LG's Song Seung-ki and Kim Jin-sung Out for the Season, Oh Ji-hwan Restricted to Batting

Professional baseball team LG Twins left-handed pitcher Song Seung-ki and veteran relief pitcher Kim Jin-sung have effectively been ruled out for the remainder of the season due to injuries.

LG manager 염경엽 shared the news of Song's surgery ahead of the 2026 KBO League home game against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Baseball Stadium today (October 7).

Song, a starting pitching resource, was removed from the roster due to elbow pain following his appearance against the Hanwha Eagles on August 21, and a ligament injury was subsequently discovered.

Kim Jin-sung also left the active roster after complaining of shoulder pain following his outing against the SSG Landers on August 14.

LG has recently slipped to fourth place amid a succession of player injuries.

After sliding into an eight-game losing streak starting from the game against the Lotte Giants on September 24 through the game against the KIA Tigers on October 5, they finally snapped the skid in a game against the NC Dinos on October 6.

Infielder Oh Ji-hwan, who was diagnosed with a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee, will focus solely on batting for now.

Meanwhile, today's game marks LG's final regular-season home game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is scheduled to be demolished after the end of this season, with a new stadium set to be built in its place.

LG is currently in fourth place with no game difference behind the third-place KIA Tigers, and holds a two-game lead over the fifth-place Doosan Bears.

LG has 4 games remaining including today's match, while the KIA Tigers have 5 games and the Doosan Bears have 2 games left.

The final regular-season game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium will be played between the Doosan Bears and the Lotte Giants on October 12.

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