LG won 6-2 against KT Wiz in Game 5 of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League postseason at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 13th, lifting the trophy for the first time in 29 years since 1994. V3.
Despite finishing second in the regular season last year, LG failed to advance to the Korean Series by kneeling down to the Kiwoom Heroes in the playoffs. After failing to achieve significant results on the fall stage despite advancing to the postseason every year, LG appointed Yeom Kyung-yeop as its new head coach and shouted "winning" once again.
LG, which has been called the "winning power" in recent years, has been fierce since the beginning of the season. LG got off to a start by finishing third in April, and after competing with SSG Landers for the top spot, it tasted the regular season title on October 8th. Since there was no LG game at the time, the players experienced winning on the bus moving to Busan, but it was clearly meaningful to win the Korean Series ticket by winning the title for the first time in 29 years.
LG lost to KT in Game 1 of the Korean Series, but even when starter Choi Won-tae collapsed in Game 2, it won a thrilling come-from-behind victory and turned the balance of the series back to square one. Since then, Game 3 has won the series after a fierce slugging and a toss-up, and in Game 4, he bombed the KT mound and won a complete victory. And on the 13th, "Jamsil Jesus" Casey Kelly's solid pitching and Park Hae-min's "one-man show" performance finally shook off the sadness.
However, there is a person who did not share LG's emotional victory. It's a flutko. Flutko, who wore LG's uniform last year, took the mound in 28 games and became an "Ace" with 15 wins, 5 losses and a 2.39 ERA. This year, he pitched in 21 games and played with 11 wins, 3 losses and a 2.41 ERA, helping LG win the regular season. However, the process of Plutko and LG ending their accompaniment was not very smooth.
Flutko's last appearance of the season will be on August 26. At that time, the left pelvic bone bruise caused Plutko to leave the line. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "I think it will take about four to five weeks. He said, "It can only come out at the end of the season," and Flutko was scheduled to start against KT Wiz on October 2 as the season got longer. However, Flutko expressed his position that he could not take the mound, citing his physical condition, and their accompanying was completed.
Although the process of breaking up with LG was not good, Flutko expressed joy. Flutko's wife expressed her joy by posting LG's winning emblem through an SNS story, and Flutko said on SNS, "Thank you." "I think I'm really lucky to be a member of the winning team," he said, adding "Fighting" and "Forever LG" hashtags. And Flutko underwent pelvic bone surgery, which was the decisive reason for not being on the mound at the end of the season.