[Official] Monday without baseball: 'As many as 10 players' removed from first-division rosters in a batch... Some pitchers scheduled for call-up officially announced

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On a Monday without KBO League games, the registration and removal status of first-division rosters for each team was made public.

According to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), on the 17th, Hanwha Eagles, SSG Landers, and Kiwoom Heroes each removed three players from their first-division rosters, while NC Dinos removed one player, totaling 10 players.

First, Hanwha excluded pitchers Kang Jae-min and Kim Jong-soo, and infielder Jung Eun-won from its first-division roster. Hanwha plans to call up Kim Seo-hyun and Jung Woo-ju.

Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon told reporters the day before (16th) ahead of the Daegu Samsung Lions game: "Kim Seo-hyun and Jung Woo-ju are currently in Ulsan; they will join the team on Tuesday (18th) after resting on Monday."

Manager Kim expressed his expectation, saying, "Once these two players return, given their experience from last year, I believe they will have gained more strength." He had previously stated that he would decide whether to call them up after observing their performances in two or three Futures League games. Both pitchers recently threw scoreless innings over the last three games.

Kang Jae-min has appeared in 16 games this season with a win-loss record of 0-0 and an ERA of 5.52. After pitching one scoreless inning with one walk and one strikeout against Doosan Bears on the 13th, he did not appear in any further games and was removed from the first-division roster.

Jung Eun-won has played in 12 games this season, recording a batting average of 0.133 (2 hits in 15 at-bats), one walk, and six strikeouts. After going hitless in two at-bats with two strikeouts against Doosan on the 13th, he has not appeared in any first-division games since.

SSG removed replacement foreign hitter Blake Madris, who left the team after an away game against LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium the day before, along with foreign pitcher Thomas Hatch and infielder Kim Min-jun from its first-division roster.

SSG manager Lee Sung-yong told reporters the day before: "Madris's last game was on the 16th. He has said his goodbyes to everyone. He is returning to the United States."

With Madris gone and before Heredia returns, outfielder Kim Sung-wook, who has maintained a strong hitting pace in the Futures League, will be called up to fill the roster spot. Manager Lee stated: "Kim Sung-wook, who has built his body well and has the best batting balance among all players, is scheduled to join the first division starting Tuesday."

Additionally, due to Hatch's poor physical condition, he was ultimately excluded from the roster. Manager Lee said: "Hatch participated in catch practice but reported that his condition has worsened again. Min-jun Choi will take his place. It may not be easy for Hatch to return to pitching soon; we need to see the results of his medical examination first," expressing regret.

Kiwoom Heroes also removed pitcher Kim Yun-ha, Kim Sung-min, and outfielder Im Byung-wook from their first-division roster. Kim Yun-ha has appeared in nine games this season with a record of 1 win and 2 losses and an ERA of 6.49. In the previous game against KT Wiz the day before, he pitched five innings allowing five hits, four walks, three strikeouts, and one earned run.

Im Byung-wook has played in 73 games this season, recording a batting average of 0.260 (61 hits in 235 at-bats), 31 RBIs, 33 runs scored, 13 walks, 81 strikeouts, a slugging percentage of 0.447, an on-base percentage of 0.313, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.760.

NC Dinos announced that pitcher Park Ji-han will be sent to the minor league. Park has appeared in three games this season with a win-loss record of 0-0 and an ERA of 2.70 (3⅓ innings, four walks, four strikeouts, one run allowed).

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