'Trade' Son Ah-seop, to start as designated hitter in today's (25th) LG rivalry game at Jamsil; Manager says, "Currently in the phase of building up his condition" [Jamsil On-site]

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Recently acquired from the Hanwha Eagles via trade, Doosan Bears veteran outfielder Son Ah-seop (38) will start in three consecutive games. He will start as the designated hitter in today's game. Meanwhile, Kim Min-seok, who has been performing brilliantly this season, has returned to the starting lineup.

Doosan will face the LG Twins in a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium at 2 p.m. on the 25th.

Doosan played a close contest against LG in their first Jamsil rivalry game of the season the previous day (24th), but ultimately lost 1-4 after their bullpen collapsed.

With this loss, Doosan fell to two consecutive defeats following their game against the Lotte Giants at Sajik on the 23rd. Doosan now holds a record of 9 wins, 1 tie, and 13 losses, placing them in a tie for seventh place in the league.

Son Ah-seop started as the second hitter and left fielder in the previous game, recording 3 at-bats with no hits and 1 RBI. While he drove in the team's only run, he unfortunately failed to produce a hit.

For today's game, Doosan set its starting lineup in the following order: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Cameron (right fielder), Yang Seok-hwan (third baseman), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Lee Yu-chan (third baseman), and Jung Soobin (center fielder).

The starting pitcher is Choi Min-seok. Choi has appeared in 4 games this season, posting a 3-0 record with an ERA of 1.14, fulfilling his role as the team's ace. Over a total of 23 2/3 innings, he has allowed 14 hits (1 home run), issued 14 walks, recorded 17 strikeouts, and given up 5 runs (3 earned), with a WHIP of 1.18 and a batting average against of 0.171. He has achieved a quality start (6 innings pitched, 3 earned runs or fewer) a total of 3 times.

Comparing today's lineup with yesterday's, the return of Kim Min-seok, who was absent from the previous starting lineup, stands out. Kim has appeared in 19 games this season, batting .305 (18 hits in 59 at-bats) with 1 home run, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 8 walks, and 14 strikeouts. His slugging percentage is 0.475, on-base percentage is 0.382, and OPS (on-base plus slugging) is 0.857. His batting average with runners in scoring position is 0.438, and his batting average as a pinch hitter reaches 0.500.

Ahead of today's game, Doosan manager Kim Won-hyeong said, "(Son) Ah-seop hasn't played many games this season. As he continues to play, you can consider this as a phase where he is working to build up his condition."

Meanwhile, LG set its starting lineup against Doosan in the following order: Hong Chang-ki (right fielder), Cheon Seong-ho (third baseman), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Moon Sung-ju (left fielder), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Park Hae-min (center fielder), Park Dong-won (catcher), and Shin Min-jae (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Tolhurst. LG registered Jo Geon-hee to the first-division roster while removing Yu Young-chan.

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