Samsung's Feddeke: Just how good is he? Pre-game praise from the opposing dugout: "He's truly an excellent pitcher, and our batters too..." Doosan unveils its starting lineup to face Feddeke [Jamsil on-site]

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Doosan Bears has announced its starting lineup to face Samsung's new foreign pitcher, Chris Feddeke.

Doosan will play a regular-season home game against Samsung at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 24th at 6:30 p.m. in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.

Doosan has recorded 47 wins, 3 draws, and 42 losses this season, placing them alone in fifth place in the league. They trail first-place Samsung Lions by seven games. Depending on second-half results, they could move past the mid-tier standings into the upper tier.

In response, Samsung has recorded 55 wins, 2 draws, and 34 losses this season, leading the league alone. They hold a 2.5-game lead over second-place KT Wiz and a four-game lead over third-place LG Twins.

To face Feddeke, Doosan set its starting lineup as follows: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Severino (designated hitter), Jung Soobin (center fielder), Kang Seung-ho (first baseman), and Jo Su-haeng (right fielder). The starting pitcher is Choi Min-seok, who leads the KBO League in ERA.

Ahead of today's game, Doosan manager Kim Won-hyung was asked about Feddeke. He said, "First of all, he is truly an excellent pitcher," and added, "I watched his debut game against Lotte Giants. Lotte has a strong offense, and (Feddeke) performed well." Feddeke earned his debut victory with a scoreless performance in his KBO debut on the 18th against Lotte, pitching six innings while allowing one hit, issuing one walk, and striking out seven batters. Today's game against Doosan marks his second appearance on Korean soil.

Manager Kim continued, "He has a diverse repertoire of pitches and excellent control. I'd like to judge him myself by watching today's game, but fundamentally, he is truly an excellent pitcher. However, our batters will also aim to hit well and have a great game," he emphasized.

Standing at 196 cm tall and weighing 98 kg, Feddeke is a formidable star who once dominated the Major Leagues. In his MLB career spanning 132 games (119 starts), he recorded 32 wins, 43 losses, an ERA of 4.83, and a WHIP of 1.26. He averaged 8.02 strikeouts per nine innings and issued 2.04 walks per nine innings. In the minor leagues, he appeared in 40 games (35 starts), posting dominant stats with 13 wins, 7 losses, an ERA of 1.92, and a WHIP of 0.82.

Meanwhile, Samsung set its batting order as follows: Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Kim Sung-yoon (right fielder), Gu Ja-wook (left fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Diaz (first baseman), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Lee Jae-hyun (shortstop), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), and Kang Min-ho (catcher).

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