'How could this be?' KBO Legend Catcher Excluded from Starting Lineup for '2nd Consecutive Game'... Manager: "Will Prepare if Situations Arise Later" [Jamsil Field]

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After securing a victory the previous day (9th) and resetting the weekend series record to 1 win and 1 loss, Doosan Bears made another change to their starting lineup.

Doosan will face the SSG Landers in a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium at 2 p.m. on the 10th.

On this day, Doosan constructed its starting lineup in the following order: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Park Ji-hoon (third baseman), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Daz Cameron (right fielder), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Hong Seong-ho (designated hitter), Jung Soobin (center fielder), Yoon Jun-ho (catcher), and Oh Myung-jin (first baseman). The starting pitcher is foreign ace Jack Log.

Compared to the previous day, Oh Myung-jin will wear the first baseman's mitt in place of Kang Seung-ho, who started at first base. Additionally, Hong Seong-ho will appear at the designated hitter position. Hong Seong-ho has played in one game this season, recording 4 at-bats, 1 hit, and 1 strikeout in the LG Twins game on the 6th.

Furthermore, 'KBO League's living legend' Yang Eui-ji was excluded from the starting lineup for two consecutive games. Yang Eui-ji is currently recording season statistics of a .205 batting average (122 at-bats, 25 hits), 2 home runs, 5 doubles, 16 RBIs, 10 runs scored, 17 walks, 18 strikeouts, a .295 slugging percentage, a .322 on-base percentage, an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.617, and a .219 batting average with runners in scoring position. His batting average over the last 10 games is .189. From the 5th to the 8th, he went 4-for-4 without a hit in four consecutive games. Having also sat out the previous day, he is now absent from the starting lineup for two consecutive games. Instead, Yoon Jun-ho, who hit a home run the previous day, will don the catcher's mask again.

Ahead of today's game, Doosan manager Kim Won-hyeong, the team's commander, addressed Yoon Jun-ho's selection for two consecutive starts, stating, "I did not hesitate. (Kim) Ki-yeon was severely hit by a pitch the day before." He added, "I believe Yoon and Ki-yeon are in the same position. The better of the two will go first, and depending on the situation, the other can go later."

He continued, "Once (Yang) Eui-ji recovers a bit, they will prepare from behind," and encouraged them by saying, "What is important is that even when they come out occasionally, they are trying hard from their current positions. Therefore, I believe both are performing well."

Manager Kim also conveyed regarding Yang Eui-ji, "He will not start today, but if a situation arises later, he is preparing."

Meanwhile, facing Doosan, SSG constructed its starting lineup in the following order: An Sang-hyun (shortstop), Jung Jun-jae (second baseman), Choi Jeong (third baseman), Heredia (left fielder), Oh Tae-gon (first baseman), Chae Hyun-woo (right fielder), Ryu Hyo-seung (designated hitter), Jo Hyung-woo (catcher), and Choi Ji-hoon (center fielder). The starting pitcher is Choi Min-jun.

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