LG Twins
LG 트윈스
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueKBO League (1982–present)
LocationSeoul
BallparkJamsil Baseball Stadium (1982–present)
Established1982 (1982)
League championships1990, 1994, 2023
Korean Series championships1990, 1994, 2023
Former name(s)MBC Chungryong (1982–1989)
ColorsBlack, maroon and grey
     
Retired numbers9, 33, 41
OwnershipLG Corporation
ManagerYoum Kyoung-youb
General ManagerCha Myung-suk
Websitewww.lgtwins.com
Uniforms

The LG Twins (Korean: LG 트윈스) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the KBO League. The Twins play their home games at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, which they share with their rivals, the Doosan Bears.[1]

History

Jamsil Baseball Stadium, home of the LG Twins

The club was established in 1982 as MBC Chungyong, owned by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. In the first part of the 1982 season, the team played at Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium; in the second part of the season, they moved to their current home, Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

The Chungyong were initially led by player-manager Baek In-chun, who had spent 19 seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Aged 38, Baek led the league in hitting in 1982, with a record-setting .412 batting average.[2] As manager, Baek brought the Japanese "small ball" technique to his team, focusing on sacrifice bunts, stolen bases, and sacrifice flies.[2] Although the team finished above .500 in 1982, Baek was dismissed by the team after the season.

In 1989, the franchise was acquired by the LG Corporation, which renamed the team the LG Twins. The following year, the Twins won their first Korean Series title with Baek In-chun as their manager. In 1994, they won their second championship. The Korean Series MVP was Kim Yong-soo in both Series, and his jersey number 41 was later retired. However, after their Korean Series appearance in 2002, the team went through the dark ages, not making the postseason for eleven years until 2013, when they earned the second seed in the regular season and qualified for the playoff series, where they were eliminated by the Doosan Bears. Between 2014 and 2022, the Twins made six postseason appearances, but failed to return to the Korean Series. In 2023, they reached their first Korean Series since 2002 by virtue of winning the regular season title.[3] In the finals, the Twins, led by captain and Korean Series MVP Oh Ji-hwan, defeated the KT Wiz 4–1 in five games, ending the club's 29-year championship drought.[4]

Season-by-season records

SeasonStadiumLeagueFinishRegular seasonPostseasonAwards
RankGamesWinsLossesDrawsWin%BAHRERA
MBC Chungyong
1982Dongdaemun Baseball StadiumKBO3/63/64022180.550.282653.51Did not qualify
Jamsil Baseball Stadium3/64024160.600
1983KBO2/63/65025241.510.256452.72Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers (0–1–4)
1/65030191.612
1984KBO4/63/65027221.551.253473.19Did not qualify
3/65024260.480
1985KBO5/65/65524310.436.246373.24Did not qualify
6/65520341.370
1986KBO3/74/75428224.560.265372.78Did not qualifyKim Keon-woo (ROTY)
3/75431194.620
1987KBO5/75/75424273.472.258363.36Did not qualify
4/75426244.519
1988KBO6/77/75417352.333.260423.95Did not qualifyLee Yong-chul (ROTY)
6/75423292.444
1989KBO6/76/712049674.425.252424.28Did not qualify
LG Twins
1990Jamsil Baseball StadiumKBO1/71/712071490.592.271613.38Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–0)Kim Dong-soo (ROTY)
1991KBO6/86/812653721.425.244534.38Did not qualify
1992KBO7/87/812653703.433.2571084.29Did not qualify
1993KBO4/84/812666573.536.256743.07Won semi-playoff vs. OB Bears (2–1)
Lost playoff vs. Samsung Lions (2–3)
1994KBO1/81/812681450.643.282883.14Won Korean Series vs. Pacific Dolphins (4–0)Yu Ji-hyeon (ROTY)
1995KBO3/82/812674484.603.257793.21Lost playoff vs. Lotte Giants (2–4)
1996KBO7/87/812650715.417.246984.11Did not qualify
1997KBO2/82/812673512.587.267833.78Won playoff vs. Samsung Lions (3–2)
Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers (1–4)		Lee Byung-kyu (ROTY)
1998KBO2/83/812663621.504.2671004.18Won semi-playoff vs. OB Bears (2–0)
Won playoff vs. Samsung Lions (3–1)
Lost Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns (2–4)		 
1999Magic League3/83/413261701.466.2811455.49Did not qualify
2000Magic League4/81/413367633.515.2731224.45Lost playoff vs. Doosan Bears (2–4) 
2001KBO6/86/813358678.464.276855.13Did not qualify
2002KBO2/84/813366616.520.2611003.94Won semi-playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns (2–0)
Won playoff vs. Kia Tigers (3–2)
Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (2–4)
2003KBO6/86/813360712.458.2491064.01Did not qualify
2004KBO6/86/813359704.457.2591024.38Did not qualify
2005KBO6/86/812654711.432.2601054.90Did not qualify
2006KBO8/88/812647754.385.246814.22Did not qualify
2007KBO5/85/812658626.483.268784.34Did not qualify 
2008KBO8/88/812646800.365.256664.88Did not qualify
2009KBO7/87/813354754.406.2781295.42Did not qualify
2010KBO6/86/813357715.445.2761215.23Did not qualify
2011KBO6/86/813359722.450.266944.15Did not qualify
2012KBO7/87/813357724.442.261594.02Did not qualify 
2013KBO3/92/912874540.578.282593.72Lost playoff vs. Doosan Bears (1–3) 
2014KBO4/94/912862642.492.279904.58Won semi-playoff vs. NC Dinos (3–1)
Lost playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (1–3)		 
2015KBO9/109/1014464782.451.2711144.62Did not qualify
2016KBO4/104/1014471712.500.2901185.10Won wild card vs. Kia Tigers (1–1)*
Won semi-playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (3–1)
Lost playoff vs. NC Dinos (1–3)		 
2017KBO6/106/1014469723.489.2811104.32Did not qualify
2018KBO8/108/1014468751.476.2931485.29Did not qualify
2019KBO4/104/1014479641.552.267943.86Won wild card vs. NC Dinos (1–0)
Lost semi-playoff vs. Kiwoom Heroes (1–3)
2020KBO4/104/1014479614.564.2771494.37Won wild card vs. Kiwoom Heroes (1–0)
Lost semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears (0–2)
2021KBO4/103/10144725814.554.2501103.57Lost semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears (1–2)
2022KBO3/102/1014487552.613.2691183.33Lost playoff vs. Kiwoom Heroes (1–3) 
2023KBO1/101/1014486562.606.279933.67Won Korean Series vs. KT Wiz (4–1) 

Team

Current lineup

LG Twins roster
Players Coaches/Other
Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer

 Catchers
  • 27 Park Dong-won
  • 30 Heo Do-hwan

Infielders

 Outfielders


 Manager

Coaches

  • 6 Yoo Ji-hyun (bench coach/defense)
  • 9 Lee Byung-kyu (hitting)
  • 73 Serijawa Yuji (catching)
  • 74 Ga Deuk-yeom (bullpen)
  • 72 Kim Jae-geol (third base)
  • 71 Kim Kyeong-tae (pitching)
  • 88 Kim Yong-yil (training)
  • 95 Lim Hoon (assistant hitting)
  • -- Kim Ho (first base)
Futures League
Rookie League


updated on 16 December 2023
→ All KBO League rosters

Managers

  • Baek In-chun (1982)
  • Kim Dong-yeop (1983)
  • Eo Woo-hong (1984–1985)
  • Kim Dong-yeob (1986–1987)
  • Yu Baek-man (1988)
  • Bae Seong-seo (1989)
  • Baek In-chun (1989–1991)
  • Lee Kwang-hwan (1992–1994)
  • Cheon Bo-seong (1995–1999)
  • Lee Gwang-eun (2000–2001)
  • Kim Sung-keun (2002)
  • Lee Kwang-hwan (2003)
  • Lee Sun-cheol (2004–2006)
  • Kim Jae-bak (2007–2009)
  • Park Jong-hun (2010–2011)
  • Kim Ki-tae (2012–2014)
  • Yang Sang-moon (2014–2017)
  • Ryu Joong-il (2018–2020)
  • Ryu Ji-hyun (2021–2022)
  • Youm Kyoung-youb (2022–present)[5]

The team featured prominently in the tvN drama Reply 1994, where the team's 1994 head coach is a main character. In the drama, the team is referenced under a different name, "Seoul Twins" (Korean: 서울 쌍둥이), due to trademark issues with the LG Corporation.[6]

In 2023, TVING released the original documentary Our Game: LG Twins, directed by Lee Hyun-hee, covering behind-the-scenes stories inside and outside the stadium. It received praise for its unique documentary and became the best original documentary in TVING's history in terms of paid subscriptions.[7]

References

General
  • "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Specific
  1. ↑ "LG Twins unable to get over Doosan Bears hump in KBO". Yonhap News Agency. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 Hyun-kyung, Kang. "Baseball: Korean baseball shifting to Major League style," The Korea Times (9 March 2017).
  3. ↑ "LG Twins overcome KT Wiz in five, win their first Korean Series in 29 years". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Jee-ho, Yoo (13 November 2023). "(LEAD) LG Twins capture 1st Korean Series title in 29 years". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "LG Twins hire new manager Youm Kyoung-youb". Yonhap News Agency. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "응답하라 1994, LG트윈스를 왜 서울쌍둥이라 했을까?". Naver. 19 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Kim, Chae-yeon (4 April 2023). "야구팬 다 모였다".. '아워게임' 티빙 오리지널 다큐멘터리 유료가입기여자수 역대 1위 ["All baseball fans gathered".. 'Our Game' TVing Original Documentary No. 1 in the number of paid subscription contributors]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Naver.
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