'Sudden blow' again for Doosan as injury strikes; fireballer's elbow pain leads to removal from first-division roster, hospital check-up scheduled [Gwangju field report]

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Another sudden blow. This time, the unfortunate news of an injury came from the pitching staff. Doosan Bears' 'right-handed fireballer' Choi Jun-ho (22) plans to undergo a hospital check-up due to elbow pain. Meanwhile, as Doosan prepares to play the first game of a three-game series against KIA Tigers this weekend, the team has also announced its starting lineup.

Doosan will face KIA in an away regular-season game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field at 6:30 p.m. on the 12th.

Recently, Doosan has succeeded in four consecutive winning series and is maintaining a steady upward trend.

With a record of 31 wins, 2 draws, and 30 losses, the team sits alone in sixth place in the league. The gap to fifth-place KIA is 1.5 games, meaning the standings could be overturned depending on the results of this series.

On this day, Doosan set its starting batting order as follows: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Cameron (right fielder), Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Park Ji-hoon (third baseman), Oh Myung-jin (first baseman), Lee Yu-chan (second baseman), and Jo Su-hyeong (center fielder). The starting pitcher is Choi Min-seok.

Doosan defeated Lotte Giants 12-7 on the previous day (the 11th) after racking up 17 hits in total. In particular, Cameron recorded four hits, Lee Yu-chan and Yang Eui-ji each had three hits, and Kim Min-seok hit a double, all contributing strong performances. Cameron also received the opportunity to start in today's game.

Previously, Park Chan-ho, who had gone hitless in his first series against his former team KIA after joining Doosan, will now lead off the lineup. Park had been hitless in three consecutive games during the three-game series against Lotte, so attention is focused on whether he can deliver a powerful performance against KIA.

There are changes in the first-division roster. Today, Doosan removed pitcher Choi Jun-ho from the first-division roster and instead registered pitchers Kim Han-joong and Lee Ju-yeop.

Unfortunately, the reason is injury. A Doosan official stated, "Choi Jun-ho complained of discomfort in his right elbow after pitching yesterday," and added, "He has moved to Seoul today and is scheduled to undergo a hospital check-up tomorrow (the 13th)." This season, Doosan has seen Yang Jae-hoon, Choi Won-jun, and Yoon Tae-ho sidelined due to injuries, while Kim Taek-yeon, who also suffered an injury, has recently returned.

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