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Samsung Lions made changes to its infield roster. The team removed infielder Shim Jae-hoon (20) from the roster and newly registered infielder Park Gye-beom (30), acquired from Doosan Bears through a trade conducted the previous day (6th), to the first-division roster. Park Gye-beom will appear in a game on the very day of his registration.
Samsung announced on the 7th that it removed infielder Shim Jae-hoon from the first-division roster and suddenly registered Park Gye-beom ahead of the '2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League' match against Kiwoom Heroes to be held at Daegu Samsung Lions Park.
The most notable point is how Park Gye-beom will be utilized. Park Gye-beom will start as the eighth hitter and shortstop on his first day joining the first division. This is his return game in front of home fans in Daegu after being traded from Doosan Bears. It appears to be Manager Park Jin-man's calculation to immediately deploy Park Gye-beom, who has abundant first-division experience, as an immediate force to bolster infield stability.
This is Park Gye-beom's first first-division appearance of the season. He has been with Doosan this season only in the Futures League, not the first division. In 15 Futures League games, Park Gye-beom has posted a batting average of 0.152 (5 hits in 33 at-bats), 4 walks, 7 strikeouts, and 2 RBIs. His OPS (on-base plus slugging) is 0.445.
First, second-year infielder Shim Jae-hoon was sent down to the Futures League. Shim Jae-hoon played in 9 games this season, posting a batting average of 0.125 (1 hit in 8 at-bats) and an OPS of 0.250, which was not particularly good. He started in only 2 games this season and mainly served as a pinch runner or pinch defender.
On this day, Samsung set up its lineup as follows: Kim Ji-chan (center fielder)–Kim Sung-yoon (right fielder)–Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter)–Diaz (first baseman)–Park Seung-kyu (left fielder)–Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman)–Jeon Byeong-woo (third baseman)–Park Gye-beom (shortstop)–Kim Do-hwan (catcher). Compared to the lineup from the previous day (6th), Kim Sung-yoon was placed in the second spot, excluding Koo Ja-wook. Starting pitcher 'ace' Won Tae-in will face the Kiwoom lineup.
Won Tae-in has no wins this season yet. He has appeared in 4 games so far, going winless with 2 losses and an ERA of 4.43, which is not good. His season start was delayed due to injury, and he made his somewhat late first appearance on April 12 against the NC Dinos in Daegu. In his previous appearance on the 1st against the Hanwha Eagles in Daegu, he pitched 5 innings, allowing 5 hits (1 home run), striking out 7, and giving up 3 earned runs, but recorded no decision.
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