Baseball continues on Monday (the 24th)! KT and LG clash in the Futures League at 7 p.m. in Icheon

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The 2026 Medihill KBO Futures League 'Monday Night Baseball' match will take place on the 24th at 7 p.m. in Icheon, featuring a showdown between KT and LG.

Today's game will be broadcast live via KBS N SPORTS and TVING.

Home team LG is currently ranked third in the Northern League with 44 wins, 41 losses, and 1 tie in 86 games this season, boasting a winning percentage of 0.518. The team has recorded seven wins and three losses in its last ten games, intensifying its competition for playoff positioning.

Visiting team KT is currently fifth in the Southern League with 38 wins, 46 losses, and 1 tie in 85 games this season, holding a winning percentage of 0.452.

LG relies on its speed to win. With 107 stolen bases, the team leads all Futures League clubs. Kim Ju-seong anchors the lineup as the team's top base stealer with 19 steals. The team also excels at converting scoring opportunities. In particular, Kim Sung-jin has emerged as a key player, ranking third in both batting average (0.315) and RBIs (54) in the Northern League.

KT counters with a balanced lineup. Players including Kim Min-seok, Park Seong-jun, and Yoo Jun-gyu are all maintaining batting averages above .300, delivering consistent performances. Kang Min-seong adds power with an on-base plus slugging percentage of 0.537. Ahn In-san also stands out, hitting ten home runs this season to rank third in the Southern League for home runs.

Starting pitchers for today's game are LG's Sung Dong-hyun and KT's Park Ji-hoon. Sung Dong-hyun joined LG in 2018 and has steadily built experience through appearances as a relief pitcher in 21 games at the first division level. This season in the Futures League, he has recorded four wins, two losses, three holds, and an ERA of 3.25 across 20 games.

Facing him is KT's rookie Park Ji-hoon, who has posted a record of two wins and three losses with an ERA of 6.15 in 11 games this season. After joining KT in 2026, Park made his first appearance at the first division level as a relief pitcher against Daejeon Hanwha on April 2. Since then, he has been developing his skills as a starting pitcher in the Futures League.

Meanwhile, this season's 'Monday Night Baseball' series has held 24 games through the 17th, drawing a total of 614,427 viewers across television and wireless platforms. The highest-rated game was the Hanwha-NC matchup on May 11, which achieved a viewership rating of 0.260% with 66,380 viewers.

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