Casey Kelly 34, a foreign pitcher for LG, is a representative long-haired pitcher.

Kelly, who made his KBO league debut in 2019 with LG for the first time, will mark his fifth season in Korea this year. Hair that grew as long as a beard covering her face became Kelly's signature.

Until recently, however, it was true that long hair was a little difficult. It was because long hair makes the heat worse in summer.

But Kelly is now in the season where she can throw her long hair with confidence. As autumn came, the weather cooled and Kelly regained her form. He has one win, no loss, and a 1.96 ERA in three games in September.

In fact, Kelly faced the biggest crisis since entering the KBO this year.

Kelly, who played with 14 wins 12 losses in 2019, his first year of debut, continued his double-digit wins with 15 wins 7 losses in 2020 and 13 wins 8 losses in 2021, and accumulated the most wins since entering Korea with 16 wins 4 losses last year.

However, this year, he only recorded 6 wins, 5 losses and 4.44 ERA in 18 games in the first half of the year, and was mentioned in the rumor of replacement. As LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop continued his faith in Kelly, rumors of replacement ended for now, but he increased anxiety with his undulating pitching.

But now Kelly is back to her usual self. Kelly said, "I thought I should trust myself and play baseball," adding, "Thankfully, the coaching staff and the front desk trusted me and thought I could do well." I am very grateful and honored to be playing as a member of LG now," he said.

Kelly is now in full swing in the fall baseball mode. "I feel good that the summer is over," he said. "I don't sweat much in autumn and I play baseball in cool weather, so I think I'm doing well because I feel good." I'm playing hard because I have to show my best performance both team and personally now," he said.

LG is on the verge of going straight to the Korean Series, ranking first in the regular season this year. If LG finishes the season as it is, it will win the pennant race for the first time in 29 years.

"It feels good to have the team at the forefront," Kelly said. "I've been thinking and planning this since training at spring camp. Different players are often the main characters in each game. It means that he is playing baseball that well," he said with satisfaction. 스포츠토토

Kelly will be on the postseason stage with long hair. "It was actually hot in the summer, but since it's autumn when the wind blows coolly, I think it's the best season to maintain long hair," he said with a smile.