'Clear skies, but 7.6mm of heavy rain per hour' — Can the Jamsil Doosan-Lotte game proceed as scheduled? [Jamsil On-site]

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It’s a bolt from the blue under clear skies. Jamsil Baseball Stadium has been completely covered in rain.

The 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season match between Doosan Bears and Lotte Giants, scheduled to be held at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 2nd, was delayed due to rain.

Originally, there had been no forecast of rain in Songpa-gu Jamsil-dong, where Jamsil Baseball Stadium is located. However, starting around 4 p.m., intermittent showers began, and from 6 p.m., heavy rain started pouring exclusively over Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

Rain clouds formed near Jamsil-dong, and as of 6:40 p.m., the hourly rainfall reached 7.6mm. Thanks to the tarp being covered early on, it seemed a normal start would be possible if the rain stopped. But as the rain continued, water began pooling on the outfield warning track, and the area around home plate also became thoroughly soaked.

A Doosan team official said, "Even if the rain stops, it will likely take considerable time to restore the field conditions. We’ll have to wait and see."

For Lotte today, the lineup was arranged as follows: Hwang Seong-bin (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (second baseman), Victor Reyes (left fielder), Han Dong-hee (designated hitter), Jeon Min-jae (shortstop), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder), Park Chan-hyung (third baseman), and Son Seong-bin (catcher). The starting pitcher was Na Gyun-an.

In response, Doosan set their lineup as: Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Jung Soobin (center fielder), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Ui-ji (designated hitter), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Ryu Seung-min (right fielder), Yoon Jun-ho (catcher), and Kang Seung-ho (first baseman). The starting pitcher was Kwak Bin.

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