Kiwoom I'm ready for the last place! The head coach said, "The pitchers who will start today must win the group → The opening game is Alcantara, and Park Jun-hyun is..."

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The Kiwoom Heroes have completed their plans ahead of the opening of the 2026 regular season. Seol Jong-jin (53), manager of the Kiwoom Heroes, said he had completed preparations for the season by specifying the pitchers' positions and entry plans as it was the last schedule of the exhibition game.

Coach Seol Jong-jin officially announced the first to third starters ahead of the exhibition game against the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 24th. According to coach Seol, the opening rotation was confirmed in the order of Raul Alcantara, Ha Young-min, and Nathan Wiles.

Coach Seol Jong-jin, in particular, said of Ha Young-min, "My rehabilitation went well after elbow surgery. "I'm stronger than last season, and I look forward to good pitching by gaining confidence in folk ball," he said.

Coach Seol cited the "rebound of batting" as the biggest income earned from this exhibition game. "It is encouraging that the overall batting pace has come up, contrary to what I was worried about during the camp," he said. However, he stressed, "There have been difficulties of some middle pitchers, and we will try to win the opening game by maintaining this part well for the rest of the year."

Kiwoom set up the starting lineup in the order of Lee Ju-hyung (center fielder), An Chi-hong (designated hitter), Brooks (first baseman), Choi Joo-hwan (third baseman), Lim Ji-yeol (left fielder), Eo Jun-seo (striker), Kim Gun-hee (catcher), Park Hang-yeol (second baseman), and Lee Hyung-jong (right fielder). The starting pitcher is Wiles. Kiwoom will decide the direction of one or two outfielders in the opening entry and confirm the final opening entry according to the results of the last exhibition game.

Finally, coach Seol Jong-jin evaluated "right-handed rookie fireballer" Park Joon-hyun (19), who took the mound as a bullpen the previous day (23rd) and allowed two hits, two walks and four runs in ⅓ innings, saying, "The potential is good, but there are still ups and downs," and explained, "We will make the final decision after today's game, but if we are excluded from the entry, we will take a starting pitcher class in the second division to improve the number of pitches and the ability to digest innings."

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