Defending champion LG Twins broke out of a three-game opening losing streak and bounced back with two consecutive wins. It was thanks to LG's victory fairy visiting Jamsil Stadium to throw the ceremonial first pitch and infuse winning energy. She was the perfect one-two punch ceremonial first-pitch thrower.
LG fell into an opening three-game losing streak despite starting foreign pitchers Chirinos and Tolhurst and native ace Im Chan-kyu. It was a shocking opening three-game losing streak the first in eight years since 2018.
On April 1-2 against KIA, LG invited girl group idols as ceremonial first-pitch throwers on two consecutive days. Last year LG had an unusually high winning percentage in games with idol ceremonial first pitches. Among LG fans, the superstition 'idol first pitch = victory fairy' held sway.
On the April 1 game against KIA, ITZY's Yuna threw the ceremonial first pitch. Yuna said she was "glad to have the opportunity to cheer for the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium. I will cheer hard to give the players good energy. LG Twins, fighting".
After throwing the ceremonial first pitch, Yuna went up to the LG first-base cheering stage during the fifth-inning cleaning time and boosted the cheering atmosphere with a performance of the new song "Ice Cream".
LG's starter Song Seung-gi pitched well, allowing one run through one out in the fifth, and the lineup broke out, resulting in a 7-2 victory. They snapped a three-game losing streak. Yuna continued the idol victory-fairy tradition.
On April 2 against KIA, Kim Chae-yeon of girl group tripleS took the mound as the ceremonial first-pitch thrower.
Kim Chae-yeon delivered a message of support, saying, "2025 season champion LG Twins! I hope you achieve good results again this year and are in the highest place at the end." During the game, Kim Chae-yeon led cheers with the cheerleaders from the LG first-base cheering stage.
LG's starter Lachlan Wells delivered a quality start, allowing one run over six innings, and the subsequent go-to relievers closed it out with scoreless outings for a 2-1, one-run victory.
The two-day "idol first pitch = victory formula" continued. Yuna and Kim Chae-yeon both reworked LG uniform tops to show off slim waists and delivered stylish ceremonial first pitches dressed in denim pants.
Song Seung-gi pitched well on the 1st, allowing one run over 4 1/3 innings, but due to a pitch count limit (80 pitches) he could not complete five innings and came off the mound with a 3-1 lead, so he did not become the winning pitcher.
Song Seung-gi, who said, "I should have finished through the fifth with 80 pitches, but many cuts in the third and fourth innings increased my pitch count, which was disappointing," added, "I also pitched well when idols threw the first pitch last year." Last year, Song Seung-gi started twice during idol first-pitch games and led the team to victory with 7 scoreless innings and 5 scoreless innings.
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