212-home run slugger 'shock' removed from first division! SSG ends 12-game losing streak with final decision! Top overall pick throwing 159 km/h sent to minor league... Doosan's Yang Jae-hoon, suffering from elbow pain, also undergoes re-examination

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SSG Landers, which set a club record for the longest consecutive losing streak, has finally made a decisive move. Han Yu-seom (37), a slugger with 212 career home runs in the KBO who has been in severe slump, has been removed from the first division roster.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on Monday, the 1st, via its official website that a total of 14 players from seven teams were excluded from the first division rosters. SSG and NC Dinos each had three players, the highest number. First, SSG sent catcher Lee Ji-young (40), outfielders Han Yu-seom and Lee Jung-beom (28) to the minor league. According to StarNews, all three players were removed for reorganization purposes, not due to injury.

SSG recorded its longest consecutive losing streak in club history, including the SK Wyverns era, with 12 straight losses starting from the match against Incheon LG Twins on the 17th of last month. The previous record was 11 consecutive losses: from the match against Incheon Lotte Giants on June 22, 2000, to the match against Busan Lotte Giants on July 5, and from the match against Incheon KIA Tigers on August 28, 2020, to the match against Incheon Kiwoom Heroes on September 9. As a result, the team's ranking, which was in sole fourth place just before the losing streak, slipped to eighth with 22 wins, 1 tie, and 30 losses.

The team's core players could not escape responsibility for this. Han Yu-seom has been suffering from a severe slump, batting just 0.143 (5 hits in 35 at-bats) in his last 10 games, 0.168 (16 hits in 95 at-bats) in 35 games this season, with an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.489. Lee Ji-young also struggled, batting 0.190 (4 hits in 21 at-bats) in his last 10 games, while Lee Jung-beom managed only 0.231 (3 hits in 13 at-bats) in six games this season, failing to provide significant help to the team.

Seventh-place NC, which has been stuck at 4 wins and 6 losses in its last 10 games, has also made changes. NC suffered a stunning 18-7 comeback loss against Changwon Hanwha Eagles on the 28th of last month, having led 7-2 but allowing 16 runs in the final three innings. As a result, infielder Oh Young-soo (26), pitchers Son Ju-hwan (24) and Kim Jun-won (21), all without injury concerns, were notified of their transfer to the minor league. Son Ju-hwan posted an ERA of 12.91 in nine games this season, while Oh Young-soo batted 0.217 (10 hits in 46 at-bats) with an OPS of 0.681 in 26 games, both performing poorly.

Kiwoom, stuck in last place due to an eight-game losing streak, is taking a breather. Park Jun-hyun (19), the top overall pick in the draft and a right-handed pitcher known for his 159 km/h fastball, was removed from the first division roster for rest purposes. Park, who is in his first full season this year, became the losing pitcher after allowing six hits, two walks, and three strikeouts while giving up four earned runs in four innings in yesterday's (May 31) match against KT Wiz at Gocheok. Infielder Yeom Seung-won (20) also packed his bags for Goyang just six days after being called up to the first division.

Doosan Bears infielder Yang Jae-hoon (23), who was substituted due to right elbow pain the previous day, was also excluded from the first division roster along with infielder Im Jong-seong (21). A Doosan official stated, "Player Yang Jae-hoon was substituted after experiencing right elbow pain following his pitching in Sunday's (May 31) game. He underwent an examination today (the 1st). A cross-check will be conducted tomorrow (the 2nd), and the examination results are expected to be released afterward."

Additionally, KT Wiz infielder Lee Kang-min (19), Lotte infielder Noh Jin-hyuk (37), outfielder Shin Yun-hoo (30), and KIA outfielder Han Seung-yeon (23) were sent to the Futures League for reorganization purposes.

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