NC 1R rookie Shin Jae-in and executive Kim Min-jae of the Army team, along with Ulsan foreign player Naga, have been confirmed as participants in the KBO Futures All-Star Game.

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The players participating in the KBO Futures All-Star Game have also been finalized. The event is expected to offer an opportunity to witness the potential of promising young players who will carry the future of the KBO League.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has finalized the roster of players for the 2026 KBO Futures All-Star Game, scheduled to be held at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium at 6 p.m. on July 10.

The Futures All-Star Game will feature 48 players in total, with 24 representatives each from the Northern League (Hanwha, LG, SSG, Doosan, Goyang, Army) and the Southern League (KT, NC, Lotte, Samsung, KIA, Ulsan). Participation is limited to players who joined the league in 2022 or later and are in their fifth year or less of their career as of this season.

Even if a player listed for the Futures All-Star Game is registered with the first division team, they remain eligible to participate in the Futures All-Star Game. Notably, Ulsan Whales, which joined the Futures League this season after its establishment, has been assigned to the Southern League and is expected to add further appeal to the Futures All-Star Game.

Under the leadership of Hanwha manager Lee Dae-jin, the Northern League All-Stars (first base dugout, batting first) include pitchers Kang Geon-woo and Won Jong-hyuk (both Hanwha), Kwon Woo-jun and Jo Won-tae (both LG), Byun Geon-woo and Lee Do-woo (both SSG), Choi Ju-hyeong (Doosan), Son Him-chan (Goyang), Kim Min-jae (Army), catchers Park Min-jun (Doosan) and Park Sung-bin (Goyang), Shin Yong-seok (Army), infielders Lee Ji-sung (Hanwha), Kang Min-gyun (LG), Ahn Jae-yeon (SSG), Sim Geon-bo (Doosan), Yeom Seung-won (Goyang), and Go Young-woo (Army), outfielders Choi Yun-ho (Hanwha), Kim Hyun-jong (LG), Kim Jeong-min (SSG), Park Chae-ul (Goyang), and Park Han-gyeol (Army), and designated hitter Kim Ju-o (Doosan) have been selected as Futures All-Stars.

In the Northern League, the performance of Army's Kim Min-jae, who won the May Monthly Medihill Futures Rookie Award, is highly anticipated. At the time of the award, Kim Min-jae started all four Futures League games in May, pitching 23 innings (third in the Northern League), recording an ERA of 2.74 (fourth in the Northern League), and achieving four wins (first overall). He secured victories in all four games he started, including three quality starts (QS), demonstrating the reliability of a starting pitcher. He continued to perform consistently well afterward and was selected for the Futures All-Star Game.

Facing the Northern League, the Southern League All-Stars (third base dugout, batting second) will be led by KT manager Kim Tae-kyun. The roster includes pitchers Kim Jeong-won and Park Ji-hoon (both KT), Choi Yo-han and Hong Jae-mun (both NC), Shin Dong-geon and Lee Young-jae (both Lotte), Kim Baek-san and Choi Ye-han (both Samsung), Naga (Ulsan), catchers Kim Min-seok (KT) and Shin Myeong-seung (KIA), Hall (Ulsan), infielders Shin Jae-in (NC), Lee Seo-jun (Lotte), Sim Jae-hoon (Samsung), Eom Jun-hyun and Park Jong-hyeok (both KIA), Noh Kang-min (Ulsan), outfielders Lee Jae-won (KT), Go Jun-hwi (NC), Ham Su-ho (Samsung), and Kwak Dong-hyo (KIA), and designated hitter Jo Min-young (Lotte) will participate in the Futures All-Star Game.

For the first time in the Futures All-Star Game, foreign players will participate in the Southern League. Only Ulsan Whales, established this season, is permitted to field foreign players. Pitcher Naga and catcher Hall are the first to take part. Naga has appeared in 14 games this season, posting a 5-2 record with a 2.38 ERA, ranking second overall in the Futures League in ERA. Hall has played in 63 games, batting .261 with three home runs and 48 RBIs, delivering solid performances. Despite being the only foreign catcher this season, he has consistently led the pitchers effectively. The addition of NC's first-round rookie Shin Jae-in also draws attention.

The Futures All-Star Game will also award the Best Performance Prize, with players showcasing their unique costumes and performances to make the game even more diverse and entertaining. The winner of the Best Performance Prize will receive a cash prize of 1 million won and a trophy, sponsored by Medihill, the title sponsor of the Futures League. The inaugural winner was Lotte's Park Jun-woo, while last year's recipient was KIA's Park Jae-hyeon-i (수상).

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