'Yang Ui-ji swept up a staggering 2.6 million votes' — Top vote-getter heats up the final Jamsil All-Star Game... Doosan sends 6 players; Lotte and Kiwoom send none

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In the final All-Star Game to be held at Jamsil Stadium, the home team Doosan Bears achieved the remarkable feat of having the most players selected with six.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on the 24th the rosters of the 24th players — 12 each for the Namo (Sharing) and Dream All-Star teams — who will compete in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO All-Star Game to be held on July 11 at Seoul Jamsil Stadium.

The teams were selected by combining 70% fan votes and 30% player votes. Out of a total of 4,968,276 fan votes and 394 valid player votes, Dream All-Star catcher Yang Ui-ji (Doosan) led all players in fan voting with 2,605,510 votes and received 187 votes from players, totaling 50.95 points to participate in the ninth "War of the Stars."

Yang Ui-ji actively campaigned for the final Jamsil All-Star Game. By posting promotional videos on the team's YouTube channel that captured the attention of baseball fans, he secured a large number of votes from the early stages of voting. Along with Yang Ui-ji, starting pitcher Kwak Bin, closer Lee Young-ha, third baseman Park Jun-soon, shortstop Park Chan-ho, and center fielder Jung Soobin, Doosan produced the most All-Stars among the 10th teams with six players.

In the Sharing All-Star team, the KIA Tigers had the most selections with five players. Starting pitcher Adam Oller, middle reliever Jung Hae-young, and closer Sung Young-tak dominated the pitching category, while third baseman Kim Do-young and outfielder Park Jae-hyun also enjoyed the honor of being named All-Stars.

LG Twins first baseman Austin Dean topped the combined rankings with 54.04 points, earning 2,392,848 fan votes and 267 player votes.

In the Dream All-Star team, Doosan had the most selections with six players, Samsung Lions had four, and KT Wiz and SSG each had one. In the Sharing All-Star team, KIA had five, Hanwha Eagles had three, and LG Twins and NC Dinos each had two. No players from the Dream All-Star Lotte Giants or the Sharing All-Star Kiwoom Heroes made the Best 12.

There were also players who ranked first in fan voting but failed to make the team in the player voting. Despite strong support from Doosan fans, middle reliever Kim Jung-woo and outfielder Kim Min-seok (3rd place), along with designated hitter Son Ah-seop (both Doosan), lost their spots in the player voting to Lee Seung-min (Samsung), Choi Won-jun (KT), and Choi Hyung-woo (Samsung) in the Dream All-Star team.

In the Sharing All-Star team, LG's starting pitcher Song Seung-gi, second baseman Shin Min-jae, and shortstop Oh Ji-hwan, who play their home games at Jamsil, lost their spots to Adam Oller (KIA), Park Min-woo, and Kim Ju-won (both NC).

There were also players who ranked first in player voting but fell short in fan voting. SSG shortstop Park Sung-han received 218 votes, far ahead of Park Chan-ho (Doosan) with 87 votes, but was overshadowed in fan voting. Lotte's Victor Reyes also received 186 votes but failed to finish in the top three. In the Dream All-Star team, Yonatan Peraza (Hanwha, 1st place) and Park Geon-woo (3rd place) were left disappointed after being surpassed by competitors in fan voting.

Players who did not make the Best 12 will aim to participate in the All-Star Game through manager recommendations. Managers Lee Sung-yong (SSG) and Yeom Kyung-yeop (LG), who will lead the Dream and Sharing All-Star teams respectively, will each select 13 players for a total of 26 recommended players, with the final list to be announced on the 29th.

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