8K power throw' LG Chirinos "15 wins? I want to do it, but doing my best in every game is the first thing."

8K power throw' LG Chirinos "15 wins? I want to do it, but doing my best in every game is the first thing."

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Yoni Chirinos (31), a new foreign pitcher of the LG Twins in professional baseball, met expectations.

The LG Twins won 12-2 against the Lotte Giants in the 2025 KBO League at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul, at 2 p.m. on the 22nd.메이저놀이터

LG announced in November last year that it signed a contract with Chirinos for a total of $1 million (about 1.4 billion won) with a down payment of $200,000 and an annual salary of $800,000.

A right-hander with Venezuelan nationality, Chirinos started his professional career by joining the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013 and made his big league debut in 2018. After going through the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins, Chirinos pitched 356 ⅓ innings in 75 MLB appearances, going 20-17 with a 4.22 ERA. In 2024, Chirinos lost two games and posted a 6.30 ERA in six games for Miami. His overall record for Triple-A in the minor leagues was 22-14 with a 3.43 ERA in 62 games.

Immediately after his recruitment, LG said, "Chirinos is a grounder-guided pitcher with good control on low courses and excellent sinker and splitter. He can effectively manage the number of pitches he throws. He will take care of many innings."

However, the team did not have a good performance until the exhibition game. In two games, LG allowed five runs (five earned runs) in eight innings, only posting an average earned run of one win, one loss and 5.63 earned runs. LG has also expressed concern over recruiting Chirinos to take a leap forward to rise to the top again.

However, this was unfortunate. At the game, which was his official debut game in the KBO League, Chirinos started the game by allowing five hits, three outs and two runs (two earned runs) in quality. He pitched 103 pitches, and the maximum speed was 151 km. It was encouraging to see that he had eight strikeouts.

"I was the first starting pitcher of the opening game in my career. I felt a sense of responsibility. Are you struggling with 103 pitches? I already threw 85 pitches before the start of the season. And I thought about playing as many innings as possible rather than paying attention to the number of pitches I pitched today," Chirinos told reporters after the game.

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said in an interview before the game, "I hope that the two foreign pitchers -- Chirinos and Elijah Hernandez -- will join forces to secure 30 wins. This means that Chirinos has to secure 15 wins. Chirinos had 13 wins in the U.S. Minor League in the 2017 season. However, it has never achieved 15 wins in a single season including the Major League Baseball.

"I've played in the U.S. for 13 years and haven't won 15 games in a season yet. I want to achieve it this season. But I think it's more important to do my best in every game than to win," Chirinos said of his goal of winning 15 games.

Finally, Chirinos said to LG fans who cheered enthusiastically, "I was surprised by the fans who were constantly supporting me from the 1st to the 9th. I think there was a good result thanks to the fans' support."