LG Jung Woo-young, Unable to Win the Championship
[Asian Games] LG Jung Woo-young, Unable to Win the Championship for the First Time in 29 Years, “I Only Think About the National Team”
His team LG is expected to win the regular season during the AG period... Jung Woo-young “I won’t think about my previous sluggish performance”
The last time the professional baseball LG Twins won the regular season was in 1994.
Since then, LG has never lifted the regular season championship trophy for 28 years.
Among LG"s active players, not many remember LG"s victory scene.
The most senior pitcher is Kim Jin-seong (38), and the most senior fielder is Kim Hyun-soo (35).
Key bullpen member Jung Woo-young, born in 1999, wasn"t even born when LG won the championship.
So, for Jung Woo-young, LG"s regular season victory, which is just around the corner this season, may be more meaningful.
LG recorded 80 wins, 48 ??losses, and 2 draws as of the 27th, beating second place KT Wiz by 8.5 games and marking the magic number of regular season wins at 6.
LG is expected to celebrate its regular season victory as early as the first week of October.
It’s been 29 years.
Unfortunately, Jung Woo-young cannot be there.
This is because he was selected for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games national team.
Jung Woo-young has to watch or hear about his team"s victory from a foreign country.
It may have been very disappointing, but Jung Woo-young emptied his mind.
As he has joined the national team, he is determined to focus on the Korean team rather than his affiliated team, LG.
After arriving at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in China with his teammates on the 28th, he was asked, "Have you been watching your team"s games since joining the national team?" and calmly replied, "I have watched a little, but I am only thinking about the national team." said.
Next, when asked, "LG may confirm its victory during the Asian Games," he emphasized, "I think it is better for the national team to win a gold medal and then go (to their own team).
I will only focus on the Asian Games."
Jung Woo-young is preparing for this competition.
He performed poorly at the 2023 World Baseball Classic held earlier this year, failing to manage his condition.
Even in the KBO league regular season, he was unable to display his previous power.
He had an ERA of 4.74 in 57 games.
Jung Woo-young expressed his will to win, saying, "For now, I will not think about what I have done before and will do my best to show good pitching here.
I will approach this tournament thinking that I will be waiting in the bullpen every day."