[Official Announcement] Samsung-Doosan Surprise Trade! Park Gye-beom Returns to Samsung → Ryu Seung-min Heads to Doosan

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The Samsung Lions and Doosan Bears have executed a surprise trade. Infielder Park Gye-beom is returning to the Samsung Lions, while outfielder Ryu Seung-min is moving to the Doosan Bears.

Doosan and Samsung announced the trade swapping Park Gye-beom and Ryu Seung-min through a press release on the afternoon of the 6th. Samsung explained, "This decision was made to strengthen the depth of our infield." A Doosan official stated, "Ryu Seung-min is now a 22-year-old young Na I-e (SVP) who has completed his military service as an outfielder. He has shown exceptional talent in batting and possesses unlimited growth potential. He is a player who can fully secure a spot in the outfield in the future."

According to Doosan, Samsung requested the trade about 10 days ago, and the terms were aligned. After Doosan made a counter-proposal for Ryu Seung-min, the deal was finalized following paperwork after lunch on the 6th.

Park Gye-beom, an infielder who joined Samsung in the second round of the 2014 draft, was designated as a compensation player for FA Oh Jae-il after the 2020 season and moved to the Doosan Bears. Over nine professional seasons up to last season, Park recorded a career batting average of 0.241, 17 home runs, and 143 RBIs. He is returning to Samsung after six years.

Outfielder Ryu Seung-min, now wearing the Doosan uniform, is a left-handed pitcher and left-handed batter who graduated from Gwangju Jeil High School. He joined the Lions in the 2023 rookie draft, selected in the 7th round (overall 68th pick). His career stats in the first division include 30 games played, a batting average of 0.204 (11 hits in 54 at-bats), 5 RBIs, and 6 runs scored.

In the Futures League, he has played 219 games with a career batting average of 0.263 (176 hits in 668 at-bats), 14 home runs, and 103 RBIs. Notably, in 24 games this season in the Futures League, he has posted a batting average of 0.329 (28 hits in 85 at-bats) with 11 RBIs, showing improved hitting form.

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