Doosan Bears' "Blessing in Disguise" Foreign Investor: Why Was He Excluded from the Starting Lineup? Manager Says, "To Put It Mildly, He Has Played Every Inning... He Could Appear in the Later Stages" [Gwangju Field Report]

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The Doosan Bears, currently on a two-game winning streak, are set to confirm their winning series. They have announced their starting lineup for the second of three games against the KIA Tigers this weekend.

Doosan will face KIA in an away regular-season game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field at 5 p.m. on the 13th.

Doosan secured a 4-2 victory over KIA the previous day (12th), gaining the early advantage in the series. If they win today, Doosan will drop KIA to sixth place and move up to fifth, one game ahead.

For today's game, Doosan has set its starting lineup as follows: Jung Soobin (center fielder), Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Oh Myung-jin (first baseman), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Lee Yu-chan (second baseman), and Jo Su-haeng (left fielder). The starting pitcher is left-hander Benjamin.

Notably, the names of foreign hitters Daz Cameron and Park Ji-hoon are absent from the lineup.

Before the game, Doosan manager Kim Won-hyung stated, "Both Cameron and Park Ji-hoon were excluded from the starting lineup for rest purposes. They could still be used later in the game."

He further explained, "Cameron has played in almost every game this season, and to put it mildly, he has played every single inning."

Cameron has appeared in all 64 games of Doosan this season, recording a batting average of 0.299 (73 hits in 244 at-bats), 9 home runs, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 41 RBIs, 37 runs scored, 26 walks, 46 strikeouts, a slugging percentage of 0.504, an on-base percentage of 0.372, an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.876, a batting average with runners in scoring position of 0.267, and a pinch-hitting average of 1.000.

Meanwhile, KIA set its starting lineup against Doosan as follows: Kim Min-gyu (left fielder), Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder), Kim Do-young (designated hitter), Na Sung-bum (right fielder), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Byun Woo-hyeok (third baseman), Hwang Dae-in (first baseman), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Park Min (shortstop). The starting pitcher is James Neal.

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