'Shin Min-jae and Lee Jae-won excluded' LG lineup changes again! 'Walk-wild pitch-hit batter-walk' Bae Jae-jun removed from first division roster [Jamsil on-site]

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LG Twins, struggling with a slump in batting, has made another change to its lineup.

On the 23rd, LG announced its starting lineup for the home game against Kiwoom Heroes in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season, to be held at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

On this day, LG constructed its batting order as Hong Chang-ki (right fielder)-Park Hae-min (center fielder)-Austin Dean (first baseman)-Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop)-Park Dong-won (catcher)-Lee Young-bin (third baseman)-Koo Bon-hyuk (second baseman)-Moon Jeong-bin (designated hitter)-Song Chan-ui (left fielder). The starting pitcher is Im Chan-kyu.

Notably, second baseman Shin Min-jae and outfielder Lee Jae-won were excluded from the lineup. Since May, LG has been on a downward trend with both pitching and batting performing poorly. In particular, the team's batting average has slumped to 0.246, ranking 9th in the league. Although Kim Jeong-jun, LG's senior coach, and Mo Chang-min, the first division batting coach, are trying to construct a lineup to escape the slump, it is not easy.

Changes were also made to the first division roster. Right-handed pitcher Bae Jae-jun (32), who was removed from the first division roster after issuing numerous hit-by-pitches and walks on the previous day (22nd) and causing his own defeat, was taken off the roster. In the previous game, Bae Jae-jun entered the mound in the bottom of the 6th inning with one out and runners on second base, replacing Kim Yun-sik. He allowed a one-run, go-ahead hit to Kwon Hyuk-bin to the gap between left and center field, and issued a walk to Park Ju-hong. In Seo Geon-chang's at-bat, he allowed a wild pitch followed by a hit-by-pitch, and then gave up a bases-loaded walk to An Chi-hong, providing the opportunity for a large number of runs. Later, reliever Baek Seung-hyun also allowed a bases-loaded walk to Im Byung-wook, increasing the run total.

Left-handed reliever Lee Sang-young (26) took his place.

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