LG Twins taste victory again in long-awaited return to the top [REWIND 2023]

The long, long wait for the Twins finally came to an end on Nov. 13, when the Seoul club beat the KT Wiz to bring the Korean Series trophy back to their side of Jamsil Stadium in southern Seoul for the first time since 1994.

The LG Twins lift the championship trophy after defeating the KT Wiz during Game 5 of the 2023 Korean Series, ending a 29-year drought. [NEWS1]

The LG Twins ended 29 years of hurt with their first KBO pennant and Korean Series title wins in nearly three decades this year, rising to the top of Korean baseball after one of the longest dry spells in league history.

The long, long wait for the Twins finally came to an end on Nov. 13, when the Seoul club beat the KT Wiz to bring the Korean Series trophy back to their side of Jamsil Stadium in southern Seoul for the first time since 1994.

The Korean Series culminated in a surprisingly quick 6-2 win for the Seoul club, capitalizing on a good third and fifth inning and a strong performance on the mound to shut down the Wiz and take their fourth straight win in Game 5 of the seven-game series.

The ease with which the Twins took the pennant echoed the club’s success during the regular season. The Seoul club secured the pennant more than a month earlier, locking in that title — also the club’s first since 1994 — on Oct. 3 with eight games still to play in the regular season.

Twins captain Oh Ji-hwan was named Korean Series MVP with three home runs and eight RBIs. Oh became the first player ever to homer in three straight Korean Series games earlier in the series, and would later go on to earn a Rolex for his troubles.

BY JIM BULLEY [jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr]