Excluding Hong Chang-ki's first start of the season, 'Breaking' and Yum Yu-yeon's flexibility is amazing! Lee Jae-won No. 8 + Chun Sung-ho leadoff for 2 consecutive days [the scene of Jamsil]

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LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop (58) has a surprising level of flexibility. KBO's representative on-base king Hong Chang-ki (33) was excluded from the starting lineup even though he had no major injuries.

LG announced its starting lineup ahead of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season SSG Landers at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 11th.

On this day, LG's lineup consisted of Chun Sung-ho (third baseman), Moon Sung-joo (right fielder), Austin Dean (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Hae-min (middle fielder), Park Dong-won (catcher), Lee Jae-won (left fielder) and Shin Min-jae (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Lim Chan-kyu.

It is notable that Hong Chang-ki, who was sluggish with a batting average of 0.163 (7 hits in 43 at-bats) and OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.542 in 11 games at the beginning of the season, was excluded. It also feels unconventional that Chun Sung-ho, who was classified as a backup who should give him a chance, took the leadoff for two consecutive days and Lee Jae-won played in the starting left field.

Chun Sung-ho is batting hard with a batting average of 0.481 (13 hits in 27 at-bats) and an OPS of 1.267 in 10 games this season, but Lee Jae-won is still waiting with a batting average of 0.100 (1 hit in 10 at-bats) in eight games. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop told reporters before the game, "Hong Chang-ki is a break. My ankle is also a little bad," he said.

Just as he tried to save Oh Ji-hwan two weeks ago, Hong Chang-ki was also trying to revive his spirits. Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "I always emphasize to the players that baseball can't go well in 144 games every day. Sometimes it doesn't work. In the end, I hoped that I wouldn't feel too burdened, saying, "It's the way out quickly to endure the same without doing anything else."

He said, "Our team's No. 1 doesn't change as much as possible. (Hong) Chang-ki needs to keep his No. 1 position so that our team's batting order can run smoothly. Our team number 2 is always a changeable position. "The best person among Park Hae-min, Shin Min-jae, and Moon Sung-joo will enter No. 2," he said.

Recently, head coach Yeom Kyung-yeop has been nicknamed Yeom Yoo-yeon (Yum Kyung-yeop + Textile Softener) by fans as he has actively changed his batting order since the beginning of the season.

On the previous day (10th), Chun Sung-ho, who started the leadoff for the first time, performed well with three hits, one walk, four points and one stolen base in four at-bats, resulting in good results. Despite the effects of such frequent batting order changes, head coach Yeom said, "The kids are doing well. No matter how well you change the batting order and use the operation well, it's no use if the children don't do it."

Meanwhile, LG canceled Bae Jae-joon from the first team and registered Kim Jin-soo, who went down with a hamstring the previous day ahead of the game. As a result of the examination, it was not possible to see at least two weeks due to fine damage to the left thigh hamstring. LG is also in pain because Bae Jae-joon was showing good performance with one win and no loss with a 2.84 ERA in six games this season.

Coach Yeom said, "Injury is also a skill. If the mound is slippery, you can ask for it to be hardened. "It's a fine damage that's less than 1cm. Still, I think I need to rest for two weeks to recover."

He said, "I was thinking of putting it on the winning group because it was time to get better, but I kicked the good opportunity that came to me. Last year, (Face) came up a little in May, but suddenly took a month off due to a side injury. I'm just sad that this situation is repeated," he lamented.

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