LG Twins will see a power-hitting prospect return for next season. Lee Jae-won, who is currently playing for Sangmu, is the key player.

Lee Jae-won started the game on the 4th as the fourth left fielder in the 2025 Futures League match against the Lotte Giants held at the Gimhae Sangdong Baseball Stadium. He recorded 4 hits, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs out of 6 at-bats.

Lee Jae-won has recently been showing explosive slugging power. In the last 10 games, he has a batting average of .360 (36 hits out of 100 at-bats) with 9 home runs and 32 RBIs, an on-base percentage of .463, a slugging percentage of .670, and an OPS of 1.133. He is leading the central batting lineup alongside teammates Han Dong-hee and Ryu Hyun-in.

Sangmu created a 1,3 base opportunity after Ryu Hyun-in's two-run double to right-center and Han Dong-hee's single to right with one out in the first inning. Lee Jae-won hit the first pitch for a timely single to left, scoring the first run.

Trailing 1-5 in the third inning with one out, Han Dong-hee reached base with a single to left. Lee Jae-won hit a double down the right-field line, creating a scoring chance with runners on second and third. After that, Jeon Ui-san had a timely hit for 1 RBI, and Lee Jae-won scored on Park Chan-hyuk's groundout to shortstop.

Sangmu leveled the score to 5-5 with Jeong Eun-won’s two-RBI single with two outs and runners on second and third. With the bases loaded and two outs, Ryu Hyun-in's walk forced a run to take the lead, and Han Dong-hee’s single added another run, pushing the score to 7-5. Lee Jae-won struck out looking on a full count.

Sangmu's leadoff batter in the fifth was Han Dong-hee, who reached base with an infield hit to short. Lee Jae-won worked a full count, then blasted a two-run home run over the right-center field wall on the sixth pitch, traveling a distance of 125 meters. They widened the gap to 10-5. Following this, Kim Jae-sang had an RBI double, and Jeong Eun-won hit a two-RBI single, increasing the lead to 13-5.

Lee Jae-won recorded his fourth hit with a single to left after two outs in the sixth. He fell to a strikeout as the leadoff batter in the eighth inning and was replaced in the eighth for defensive purposes. He narrowly missed a cycling hit.

Sangmu scored 26 hits, winning decisively 17-8. Ryu Hyun-in, who ranks first in batting, went 2 for 5 with 2 walks, 1 RBI, and 1 run. Han Dong-hee, the home run leader, went 5 for 7 with 1 RBI and 3 runs. Jeong Eun-won went 3 for 5 with 1 home run, 6 RBIs, and 2 runs. Park Chan-hyuk went 2 for 6 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs. Kim Jae-sang went 3 for 5 with 1 RBI and 2 runs.

Meanwhile, Lee Jeong-yong, who is scheduled to be discharged on the 17th, took the mound in the seventh inning, leading 15-7. He pitched a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts and no runs.

He struck out the first batter, Kim Dong-hyun, with a swing and a miss on a 2-ball, 2-strike count. Lee In-han retired the next batter with a groundout to third. Park Geon-woo also struck out to end the inning on a 2-ball, 2-strike count.

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