'The team also withdrew from training.' The rain cover remains unfurled in Suwon. Can the KT-KIA game proceed? "If it's postponed, Logan will start tomorrow" [Suwon Field Report]

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Can KT Wiz break their losing streak? The rain cover at their home stadium, SuwonKT Wiz Park, has not yet been removed.

On the 20th, KT announced the starting lineup for their home game against the KIA Tigers at SuwonKT Wiz Park as part of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season.

On this day, KT set its batting order as follows: Choi Won-jun (right fielder), Kim Hyun-soo (first baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (designated hitter), Sam Hilliard (center fielder), Kim Min-hyeok (left fielder), Ryu Hyun-in (third baseman), Oh Yun-seok (second baseman), Han Seung-taek (catcher), and Kwon Dong-jin (shortstop). The starting pitcher is Bae Je-seong.

Notably, Ahn Hyun-min, who has returned from a hamstring injury, is listed as the designated hitter. Ahn Hyun-min injured his right hamstring while running the bases during a match against the Changwon NC Dinos on April 15. After about two months of rehabilitation and playing in two Futures League games, he returned to the first division on the 16th during a game against the Jamsil Doosan Bears.

He has recorded a hit in four consecutive games since his return. However, he has not yet shown the same dynamism as before. He also appeared as a pinch hitter in the previous day's (19th) Suwon KIA game. This is due to his body not being in perfect condition.

The starting matchup is also unfavorable. KT's Bae Je-seong underwent rehabilitation for about three months in February due to an injury to his right shoulder subscapularis muscle during the spring camp in Australia. Although he returned in May, he has only two losses and no wins in five games with an ERA of 4.58.

The opposing pitcher is right-hander Hwang Dong-ha. Forgetting the pain of a traffic accident last year, Hwang Dong-ha has shown stable performance this season with 15 games, 6 wins, 1 loss, 1 hold, an ERA of 4.09, and 43 strikeouts in 55 innings. He also defeated KT on May 2 this year, pitching 7 innings with no walks and 8 strikeouts in a scoreless victory.

It remains uncertain whether the game can start. While there is no heavy rain, a light drizzle of about 1-2mm has been falling steadily. The rain cover has not been removed from around 1:40 p.m. until now at 3:20 p.m.

KT players who had come out to the field to train in the drizzle also withdrew again. If the game is postponed as is, KT will send Logan Allen (29), a temporarily replaced foreign pitcher due to injury, instead of Bae Je-seong as the starter on the 21st.

Logan is a left-handed pitcher signed to fill the gap left by the injured Caleb Boshley. He recorded 32 games, 7 wins, 12 losses, and an ERA of 4.53 with the NC Dinos last year. His performance against KIA was not good, with 5 games, 2 wins, 2 losses, and an ERA of 5.46.

Before the game, manager Lee Kang-cheol said, "Whether the game is canceled due to rain is decided by the heavens. If it is canceled, Logan will start tomorrow as scheduled. (The late) Young-pyo threw too many pitches last Tuesday. Logan also cannot rest too much."

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