'Yu Kangnam 3G consecutive selection excluded' Lotte continues its unconventional experiment! Son Seong-bin and Bisley battery breathing 'No. 3 Jin-hyuk'

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The Lotte Giants continue their unconventional experiment surrounding the master. While the main catcher Yoo Kang-nam (34) has been excluded from the starting lineup for three consecutive games, Son Sung-bin (24), the "catcher born in 2002," will once again wear a starting catcher mask.

Lotte unveiled its starting list ahead of the away game against the Kiwoom Heroes of the "2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League" at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 11th. The most eye-catching part is Yoo Kang-nam's bench waiting. As a result, Yoo Kang-nam was excluded from the starting lineup for the third consecutive game against Sajik KT on the 7th.

On this day, Lotte set up a table setter with Hwang Sung-bin (middle fielder) and Reyes (left fielder). Noh Jin-hyuk (first baseman), Han Dong-hee (third baseman), and Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter) are in the center lineup. In particular, Roh Jin-hyuk continues to move forward in No. 3 to form an aggressive lineup. Noh Jin-hyuk was placed in the third batting order against KT on the 7th and was second against KT on the 8th. He will be the third hitter in two consecutive games following the game against Kiwoom on the 10th.

Yoon Dong-hee (Woo Ik-su), Han Tae-yang (second baseman), Son Sung-bin (catcher), and Jeon Min-jae (striker) will then support the lower lineup. The starting pitcher will play with Son Sung-bin as foreign ace Bisley. Bissley played with Yoo Kang-nam in both of the previous two games this season. In three games, he worked with another catcher, Son Sung-bin.

Visley, who played as the second starter this season, has a record of one win and no loss with a 6.00 ERA in two games this season. He was good with two hits and one run (non-earned) in five innings against Daegu Samsung, his first game, but was not good with 10 hits, three walks, four strikeouts and six runs in four innings against SSG Landers on April 4.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung's decision is interpreted as once again giving trust to Son Sung-bin, who has shown a stable pitching lead along with a recent renewal of the team's atmosphere. Attention is focusing on whether Lotte will be able to continue its winning streak against Kiwoom amid an unconventional operation in which Yoo Kang-nam, the main character of "8 billion won in total," is excluded from the selection for three consecutive games.

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