On the 30th

Eliezer Hernández of the professional baseball LG Twins, foreign pitcher, recovered from a thigh injury and threw a fastball clocked at 150 km in his return game to the Futures League. Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "He will pitch once more in the second team before returning."

Hernández started as the starting pitcher in the game against the NC Dinos in the 2025 Futures League held at Icheon LG Champions Park on the 20th, recording 2 innings, 2 hits allowed, 3 strikeouts, and 1 earned run.

He threw 39 pitches, reaching a top speed of 150 km with his fastball. He threw 24 fastballs, 8 sliders, 5 curves, 1 sinker, and 1 changeup.

In the top of the first inning, Hernández started strong by striking out lead-off batter Park Si-won with his 6th pitch, but allowed a triple to Oh Tae-hoon in right-center field, facing a crisis with one out and a runner on third base. He allowed 1 run on a sacrifice fly by Kim Sung-wook but ended the inning by retiring Kim Bum-jun on a fly out to left field.

In the top of the second inning, Hernández struck out 5th batter Song Seung-hwan with 3 pitches, but allowed a single to 6th batter Park Joo-chan. He struck out 7th batter Ahn Jung-yeol looking. During his at-bat against 8th batter Kim Se-hun, he allowed a stolen base to Park Joo-chan, putting him in a crisis with 2 outs and a runner on second base, but he got Kim Se-hun to fly out to second base without allowing any runs.

Hernández was replaced early due to thigh pain after throwing 6 innings with no hits and no runs against Samsung on April 15. The next day, a diagnostic revealed damage to his right adductor, estimating a return period of about 6 weeks. LG registered Hernández as a rehabilitating player and immediately signed Cohen Win from Australia as a replacement player.

Hernández has been training with the LG team during home games while undergoing rehabilitation training at Jamsil Stadium. Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "Hernández will be immediately inserted into the starting lineup after 6 weeks." The return is set for the 30th against Samsung, as the contract with replacement player Cohen Win ends on the 29th.

Manager Yeom noted about Hernández, "He will pitch once more in the second team before returning." Hernández has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses with an earned run average of 5.68 over 4 games this season.

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