It was Samsung's first foreign pitcher appearance, but the batting king disappeared. because of the discomfort behind the knee
Jun 26, 2025
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The Samsung Lions, who destroyed the No. 1 ace with nine wins the previous day, are making a fresh start with a new foreign pitcher, but the best hitter in the KBO League is missing.
In the home game against Hanwha at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th, Samsung formed the starting lineup with Kim Ji-chan (middle fielder), Yang Yang-geun (third baseman), Koo Ja-wook (left wing), Diaz (first baseman), Park Byung-ho (designated hitter), Kang Min-ho (captor), Kim Tae-hoon (right wing), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), and Lee Jae-hyun (striker).
The difference from the previous day is that Kim Sung-yoon, who ranks first in batting with a batting average of 354, was excluded from the starting lineup. Kim Sung-yoon played as the second batter the previous day and recorded one hit in five at-bats and was replaced by Kim Tae-hoon during defense in the top of the ninth inning.
And also excluded from the starting lineup on the day. Kim Tae-hoon replaced Kim Sung-yoon as No. 7 and right-handed.
"I feel a little uncomfortable with the tendon behind my right knee, so I'm going to adjust it and play," Samsung said. It said it was a different place from the last injury. Kim Sung-yoon was replaced by Park Seung-kyu when he felt uncomfortable with his right hamstring after getting on base with a hit in the top of the third inning against the LG Twins on May 30, and later returned to the first team on the 15th after two weeks of recovery and rehabilitation after being diagnosed with fascia damage.
The starting pitcher for Samsung on the day is Kherson Garavito, who came in place of Denny Reyes, who left. He is a right-hander of a starting type with an average speed of 151.4km and various pitches such as pitch depth, curve, change-up, and slider. As the actual appearance in the Futures League was canceled due to rain, he will only pitch live and immediately make his debut in the first team. So it's hard to get up to 100 normal starts.
Samsung manager Park Jin-man said, `There is nothing that concerns me about taking the mound in the first team only with live pitching without taking the mound in practice. Since I've been a player, I think if I keep my routine well, I'll be able to do my part"But "I don't mean to overdo it because it's my first appearance. There was nothing set because there were not many pitches during live pitching, but I won't overdo it depending on my condition."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
