Son Joo-young, who LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop predicted as the starting pitcher a year later, proved his possibility. On top of that, the quick judgment of pitching coach Kim Kwang-sam caused Son Joo-young.안전놀이터

LG beat Lotte Giants 10-2 in the second game of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 23rd.

Son, who started the game, pitched seven innings, allowing one hit, two walks and five strikeouts. He threw 96 pitches, up to 150 kilometers.

Son started the season full-time for the first time last year and became a hit product. He started the season as a fifth starter, but lost 9-10 and posted an ERA of 3.79 in 28 games. He pitched 144 ⅔ innings to fill the required innings for the first time, and ranked second in ERA among native pitchers after Won Tae-in.

In the postseason, he played as a bullpen and showed off his powerful pitching.

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop did not doubt that Son Joo-young could grow into a left-hander ace behind Ryu Hyun-jin, Kim Kwang-hyun and Yang Hyun-jong throughout last season.

This year, he continued to believe in Son. When asked to select his team's hit products on Media Day, he immediately brought up Son's name.

"Joo Young has the ball power to win 13 games this year. There is a fielder who can help him win 13 games. It is difficult for a pitcher to win 10 games alone," Yeom said. "I hope he throws 170 innings this year. If he wants to become the first starter next year, he will have to play 180 innings. He can play baseball for a long time thanks to the good mechanism."

As the coach expected, he displayed perfect pitching from the first round. In fact, he didn't get off to a good start. He allowed a walk to leadoff hitter Yoon Dong-hee in the first inning, and allowed a walk to first hitter Reyes in the second inning as well. Fortunately, he did not yield a run by inducing a double play by the follow-up hitter, but it wasn't a good start.

At this time, coach Kim Kwang-sam had hawk eyes. He caught Son Joo-young after learning that she was shaking.

After the game, Yeom said, "Son Joo-young had a bad windup balance in the second inning. Thanks to Kim Kwang-sam's quick catch and one-point play, I was able to display stable pitching from the third inning. Despite it being my first game of the season, he pitched almost perfectly through the seventh inning."

Son said, "I couldn't catch my fastball control at first. The ball flew. It is because I tend to catch (the ball control) while throwing the ball. Coach Kim Kwang-sam said, "I think I need to hit my fastball a little more now." His saying, "I have strength in my fastball, so even if I hit it on target, it will cause a lot of fouls, so I will go in aggressively," was effective. "I hit (John) low, but my ball speed was good and the count was set," Son said.