[Official] 'Entering the 2027 season preparation phase' Samsung departs for Okinawa, Japan, for its closing camp → Roster announced, including four rookies

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The Samsung Lions are officially embarking on intensive preparations for the 2027 season.

The Samsung Lions team departed from Gimhae Airport in Busan at 9 a.m. on the 1st, boarding Jin Air flight LJ 705 to head to their camp site in Okinawa, Japan.

According to the Samsung organization, the team is scheduled to undergo an intensive training schedule of 21 nights and 22 days, from November 1 to 22, at Akama Stadium located in Onna-son, Okinawa.

This Okinawa closing camp is centered on lower-year players, with a focus on strengthening fundamentals and improving skills. In particular, four rookies—2027 draft infielders Kim Yong-hwi, Kim Woo-kyung, and Won Sang-yoon, and outfielder Seo Seung-hwan—are joining early to shed their first drops of sweat as they adapt to the professional stage.

An overseas prospect development program will also be conducted concurrently. The organization dispatched players and coaching staff to the closing camp of the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball on October 29 for the purpose of developing prospects.

Currently, infielder Cha Seung-jun, pitcher Kim Seo-jun, hitting coach Park Seok-min, and training coach Jo Sang-hyun are undergoing training at the Yomiuri minor league facility. After completing their schedule with Yomiuri, they plan to cross over to Okinawa on November 13 to make a final joining of the team's closing camp.

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