Defending KBO champions Twins lose starter to oblique injury | Yonhap News Agency

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OK By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins received some bad news on the injury front even before their South Korean baseball title defense began Saturday, with starting pitcher Son Ju-young sidelined with an oblique injury. Son had earlier recovered from an elbow injury that limited him to one inning against Australia at the World Baseball Classic on March 9. LG Twins starter Son Ju-young pitches against the Kiwoom Heroes during a Korea Baseball Organization preseason game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on March 24, 2026, in this photo provided by the Twins. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) "It's a very tiny tear, but it's still a tear. So he has to be kept off the mound for two weeks," Youm told reporters at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, where the Twins were to host the KT Wiz to begin the 2026 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season. "Hopefully, he won't need too much time to recover." Youm had designs on running a six-man rotation to begin the season, with Yonny Chirinos, Im Chan-kyu, Anders Tolhurst, Song Seung-ki, Lachlan Wells and Son.

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By Yoo Jee-ho
SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins received some bad news on the injury front even before their South Korean baseball title defense began Saturday, with starting pitcher Son Ju-young sidelined with an oblique injury.
Twins manager Youm Kyoung-youb said Son had suffered a small tear in his right oblique and will be out until late April.
Son had earlier recovered from an elbow injury that limited him to one inning against Australia at the World Baseball Classic on March 9. The left-hander made his lone preseason appearance Tuesday but was roughed up for five hits and three runs in only 1 2/3 innings against the Kiwoom Heroes. Son then experienced some discomfort on his side after playing catch the following day.
LG Twins starter Son Ju-young pitches against the Kiwoom Heroes during a Korea Baseball Organization preseason game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on March 24, 2026, in this photo provided by the Twins. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
"It's a very tiny tear, but it's still a tear. So he has to be kept off the mound for two weeks," Youm told reporters at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, where the Twins were to host the KT Wiz to begin the 2026 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season. "Hopefully, he won't need too much time to recover."
Youm had designs on running a six-man rotation to begin the season, with Yonny Chirinos, Im Chan-kyu, Anders Tolhurst, Song Seung-ki, Lachlan Wells and Son.
Wells, the club's Asian quota acquisition who hails from Australia, would have been the versatile swingman asked to eat up multiple innings out of the bullpen. During Son's absence, though, Wells will remain in the rotation, Youm said.
On another injury note, Youm said infielder Moon Bo-gyeong will be limited to designated-hitting duties in the early going. Moon, who can play both third base and first base, injured his back while trying to catch a foul ball at the fence during the WBC earlier this month.
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- Moon, who can play both third base and first base, injured his back while trying to catch a foul ball at the fence during the WBC earlier this month. jeeho@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #KBO #baseball Articles with issue keywords Most Liked 'BTS: The Return' captures brotherhood under 'heavy crown': director (3rd LD) About 40,000 fans gather for BTS comeback concert in downtown Seoul (2nd LD) Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' wins NBCC Award for haunting portrayal of trauma (LEAD) BTS stages concert in Seoul's Gwanghwamun to mark long-awaited return (Movie Review) 'Salmokji: Whispering Water': mood runs deeper than plot Most Saved 'BTS: The Return' captures brotherhood under 'heavy crown': director (2nd LD) Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' wins NBCC Award for haunting portrayal of trauma (News Focus) Han Kang's NBCC win again spotlights art of translation (Movie Review) 'Salmokji: Whispering Water': mood runs deeper than plot BTS opens up about fears, excitement at historic 'Arirang' stage Most Viewed All Categories Lee vows to swiftly retake wartime command from U.S., speed up military reform including selective conscription S.

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- Twins manager Youm Kyoung-youb said Son had suffered a small tear in his right oblique and will be out until late April.
- During Son's absence, though, Wells will remain in the rotation, Youm said.
- On another injury note, Youm said infielder Moon Bo-gyeong will be limited to designated-hitting duties in the early going.
- Moon, who can play both third base and first base, injured his back while trying to catch a foul ball at the fence during the WBC earlier this month. jeeho@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #KBO #baseball Articles with issue keywords Most Liked 'BTS: The Return' captures brotherhood under 'heavy crown': director (3rd LD) About 40,000 fans gather for BTS comeback concert in downtown Seoul (2nd LD) Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' wins NBCC Award for haunting portrayal of trauma (LEAD) BTS stages concert in Seoul's Gwanghwamun to mark long-awaited return (Movie Review) 'Salmokji: Whispering Water': mood runs deeper than plot Most Saved 'BTS: The Return' captures brotherhood under 'heavy crown': director (2nd LD) Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' wins NBCC Award for haunting portrayal of trauma (News Focus) Han Kang's NBCC win again spotlights art of translation (Movie Review) 'Salmokji: Whispering Water': mood runs deeper than plot BTS opens up about fears, excitement at historic 'Arirang' stage Most Viewed All Categories Lee vows to swiftly retake wartime command from U.S., speed up military reform including selective conscription S.

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