Because you're Park Sewoong's younger brother? No Junghoon Lee → Park Se-jin trade, Lotte's necessary internal situation

Jun 03, 2025

Because you're Park Sewoong's younger brother? No Junghoon Lee → Park Se-jin trade, Lotte's necessary internal situation
Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 29th. Park Se-woong is pointing at the defender as he finishes the inning without losing a point in the bottom of the second inning. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.29/



Because you're Park Sewoong's younger brother? No Junghoon Lee → Park Se-jin trade, Lotte's necessary internal situation
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It's not a cross-trade between first-team players. But it is special for the Lotte Giants.

Lotte exchanged players with KT Wiz again on the 2nd 'Trade Best Friend'. Outfielder Junghoon Lee (31) moved to KT, and pitcher Park Se-jin (28) changed to Lotte's uniform.

Park Se-jin, a Gyeongbuk High School graduate, will change her uniform nine years after joining KT with the first nomination in 2016.




Park Se-jin is the younger brother of Lotte 'Glasses Ace' Park Se-woong. The two players, who played side by side as the ace of Gyeongbuk High School, were recorded as "1st nomination for brothers from the same club for the first time ever", but they did not play in one team as Park Se-woong was traded to Lotte in 2015 prior to Park Se-jin's nomination. However, they flew side by side as Busan Seagulls with the addition of the "trade to the same club".

Both teams traded two players who were not too disappointed. Trade is another opportunity for the person concerned.

Lotte already has a left-hander with Junghoon Lee, which it recruited as a release player in 2023, so it is a business that is already left. KT added a card that can help the batting lineup with the feeling of catching straws due to bad news such as Kang Baek-ho's injury.




Because you're Park Sewoong's younger brother? No Junghoon Lee → Park Se-jin trade, Lotte's necessary internal situation
KBO League exhibition game KT and SSG held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 12th. KT Park Se-jin is pitching hard. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.03.12/
Junghoon Lee has been recognized for his batting ability everywhere. There have been three seasons over 100 at-bats. His career performance is also competitive with an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.699. There is no record for the first team this season, but he has a batting average of 357 with three home runs and eight RBIs in the Futures.

However, there is no room at Lotte. It's because of the weak defense. The possibility of using the outfield, first base, and even a catcher in overtime was explored, but it was not easy. Lotte found it difficult to use the Junghoon Lee because Jeon Joon-woo, Reyes, Yoo Kang-nam and others needed to take turns using designated hitters.

The two teams exchanged players several times since the 4-4 trade between Park Se-woong and Jang Sung-woo in 2015. In particular, KT's batters from Lotte, including Jang Sung-woo, Kim Joon-tae, Shin Bon-ki, Oh Yoon-seok, and Lee Ho-yeon, performed well. Through these recruitments, he even completed his first Korean Series championship. If you add FA Hwang Jae-gyun and pitcher exclusion, there are more good memories.




Because you're Park Sewoong's younger brother? No Junghoon Lee → Park Se-jin trade, Lotte's necessary internal situation
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th. Lotte Jung Hyun-soo is catching his breath. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.24/
On the other hand, Park Se-jin won the first nomination after playing as an ace in high school baseball, and was constantly mentioned as a candidate for the fifth starting pitcher until the military uniform match. However, compared to their potential, they didn't show much on the professional stage. All he pitched was 42 games and 80 innings. There's never been a full-time season. The most thrown on the first-team stage was 11 ⅔ in 16 games in 2023. Lotte has also been consistently active as a native ace since Park Se-woong, who received from KT, and there are players who are expected to perform more in the future, including Shim Jae-min and Choi Yi-joon.

Also, the more left-handed pitchers there are, the better. Lotte is already struggling with frequent appearances, with Chung Hyun-soo (36 games) and Song Jae-young (34 games) ranking first and third in the most appearances. Currently, Kim Jin-wook is sharing the burden of the left-hander bullpen. Even if Kim Jin-wook returns as a starter in the future, if Park Se-jin can only play the role of Song Jae-young, Chung Hyun-soo, such as Bridge, Longman, and Pil Seung-jo, will be used more widely.

Because you're Park Sewoong's younger brother? No Junghoon Lee → Park Se-jin trade, Lotte's necessary internal situation
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 25th. Lotte Song Jae-young is pitching hard. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.25/
Park Se-jin is the second pitcher after Song Jae-young to look like Park Se-woong and the third Se-jin after Cho Se-jin and Jang Se-jin. Three players with the same name in Lotte include Yoon Sung-bin (Yoon Sung-bin, Hwang Sung-bin, Son Sung-bin). There is enough character to be loved by fans.

Will it be a win-win trade where KT and Lotte can laugh cheerfully.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.