'How could this be?' Doosan's Yang Ui-ji unlikely to play against LG, Son Ah-seop removed from 1st division roster... An Jae-seok makes his first start at the fourth spot! "Recent form is good," says manager [Jamsil on-site]

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Doosan Bears announced its starting lineup for the Jamsil rivalry game against LG Twins.

Doosan will face LG in a 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season home game at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 31st at 6:30 p.m.

This season, Doosan has recorded 50 wins, 45 losses, and 3 ties, placing them alone in fifth place in the league. Earlier, they achieved a winning series with two wins and one loss during their three-game midweek road trip against SSG Landers. They also won the previous day's (30th) game 5-3.

LG stands alone in third place in the league with 55 wins and 42 losses. The gap between Doosan and LG is four games. LG also achieved a winning series during their three-game midweek stretch, finishing against Kiwoom Heroes with two wins and one loss. They secured a 5-3 victory over Kiwoom at Jamsil the previous day as well.

For today's game, Doosan set its starting batting order as follows: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Severino (designated hitter), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), An Jae-seok (third baseman), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Park Ji-hoon (first baseman), Yoon Jun-ho (catcher), Kim Daehun (right fielder), and Jung Soobin (center fielder). The starting pitcher is Jacklog.

Notably, 'Bears' undisputed fourth hitter' Yang Ui-ji was omitted from the starting lineup. Instead, An Jae-seok was placed in the fourth spot. This marks the first time An Jae-seok (2021 Doosan 1st round pick) has started at the fourth position. Additionally, Son Ah-seop was removed from the 1st division roster, while Oh Myung-jin was called up to the 1st division.

Before the game, Doosan manager Kim Won-hyeong commented on Yang Ui-ji's exclusion from the starting lineup: "He has been pushing himself a bit too hard recently and is showing signs of laryngitis. It will be difficult for him to play today."

Regarding An Jae-seok's placement in the fourth spot, he added: "An Jae-seok's recent form has been good. He performed well at the sixth spot, but with Yang Ui-ji out, he moved up to the fourth position."

Explaining the call-up of Oh Myung-jin, he stated: "He has played enough games in the minor league. Rather than starting immediately, we plan for him to stay on standby as a pinch hitter and fine-tune his timing."

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