'8 Wins, 1 Loss' vs SSG: Yeom Kyung-yeop Says, "I Don't Know Baseball; It's Really Hard"... Kim Yun-sik Removed from First Team Roster, Starting Lineup Revealed [Incheon Field]

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"I really don't know baseball. The more I do it, the harder it gets."

Although he has become stronger whenever facing SSG Landers this season, Yeom Kyung-yeop (58), manager of the LG Twins, spoke cautiously and held back his words. It appeared to be related to recent circumstances that have not gone as planned.

LG will face SSG Landers in the 10th game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League season at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 4th.

While competing for first place in the first half, LG managed only three wins, eleven losses, and one draw in their last 15 games, falling six games behind leading team KT Wiz. Even before facing SSG, who they have beaten eight times out of nine meetings, he could not speak with confidence.

LG set its starting lineup for the day as follows: Hong Chang-ki (right fielder), Park Hae-min (center fielder), Austin Dean (first baseman), Moon Jung-bin (designated hitter), Moon Sung-ju (left fielder), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Cheon Seong-ho (third baseman), Lee Ju-heon (catcher), and Koo Bon-hyuk (right fielder). Lachlan Wells will start on the mound.

Before the game, when asked by reporters if he felt confident about facing SSG, which has shown its "natural enemy" side, Manager Yeom replied cautiously, "I won't comment on that."

However, considering recent trends, it seemed he believed nothing could be guaranteed. Manager Yeom stated, "Just because a team performs well against a specific opponent doesn't mean they will always succeed. I really feel like I don't understand baseball. The more you play, the harder it seems. There are too many variables."

Manager Yeom, who refers to himself as an "unknown player" during his playing days, said, "Even if you work until you die, there are things that simply won't happen in life. That's why I don't talk much to my players. Having experienced it myself, I will penalize those who do not give their best effort, but if they have done everything they can, the responsibility also lies with the manager and coaches. We must do our best to make things work out smoothly. Even though the season has exceeded 100 games, the fact that we are still facing difficulties suggests there is a definite reason despite everyone saying we prepared well together."

On this day, Cheon Seong-ho, who was registered on the first team roster alongside Baek Seung-hyun, made it into the starting lineup. Meanwhile, Kim Yun-sik was notified to move to the second team along with Kim Min-soo from the first team the previous day.

Manager Yeom explained, "There were too many walks. It seemed difficult to control that here. I thought he might need to go to the second team and throw more pitches to improve."

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