Will it catch LG off guard, who would have expected to sit down? Lotte's second starter, Park Se-woong, will go out.

Mar 18, 2025

Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 17th. Starting pitcher Park Se-woong of Lotte is pitching. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.17/

"Don't you know when you look at the order?"

The Lotte Giants' second starter for the 2025 season is Park Se-woong. Park Se-woong is going to catch the LG Twins.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung predicted Park Se-woong as the second starter to go after the opening match Barnes ahead of the final exhibition game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 18th.

Park Se-woong started against Kiwoom on the 17th and gave five hits and two walks in five innings, but struck out five and saved two runs. He is ready to play in the new season.

While the opening game was announced as Barnes, attention was focused on who will be the second and third starters. The new foreign pitcher Davison is also showing good pitching, and the possibility of Davison entering as the second starter could not be ruled out because LG is a team with weaknesses in left-handed pitchers. Left-hander Kim Jin-wook could also be a hidden card. Kim Jin-wook pitched in the Futures game on the 16th to raise the number of pitches.

The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA will be held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Manager Kim Tae-hyung is watching the players' training. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/

However, coach Kim laughed, saying, `I think we can tell by the order of throwing.' First of all, not Kim Jin-wook, but Park Se-woong threw on the 17th, so he can take five days off and enter LG's second game on the 23rd. Davison will not accompany him in the away game at Gocheok, but will throw in a Futures League game against the NC Dinos on the 19th. It is difficult to take the mound in LG's second game after a three-day break. Naturally, Davison moved on to the third starter. It is the first game of the three away games against SSG Landers.

Coach Kim, who joked that `I had to change it after seeing Park Se-woong throw yesterday.' It means that Se-woong should throw a little more comfortably in Jamsil. In fact, LG's batters, whether they are right-handed or left-handed, explained the reason for the decision. "When pitchers go away to Incheon, they feel burdened by home runs. I took that into consideration, too" he said.

In this way, Lotte's opening rotation was confirmed as Barnes, Park Se-woong, Davidson, Kim Jin-wook, and Na Kyun-an. Will it catch LG off guard, who was expected to be left-handed. This is why attention is inevitably focused on Park Se-woong's pitching.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

Will it catch LG off guard, who would have expected to sit down? Lotte's second starter, Park Se-woong, will go out.

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