The only thing left is high school→4G consecutive lugging…A cold head coach, it's not down to physical strength

Jun 06, 2025

Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 29th. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.29/

The whole idea is twisted. Lotte Giants enter the `emergency system'

Lotte will face the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 6th. Ahead of the game, Lotte excluded its main outfielder Yoon Dong-hee from the first-team entry. On the previous day (5th), he felt pain in his left thigh during defense against Kiwoom Hero in Busan, and was diagnosed with muscle damage. Lotte explained "After stabilizing, we are scheduled to have a re-examination in two weeks."

Yoon Dong-hee played as the main hitter with a batting average of 299, four home runs and 29 RBIs in 53 games this season, with an OPS (long hit + on base) of 0.802.

Lotte has been suffering from a string injury recently. In May, Hwang Sung-bin left due to a finger injury, and Na Seung-yeop, who had been removed from the first-team entry for a while to reorganize, was hit while training at Futures.

Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 27th. Yoon Dong-hee is happy after hitting a hit with two outs in the top of the sixth inning. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.27/

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said, `We can't help it. We played a lot of tight games in the beginning. Hwang Doo-sung and Kim Dong-hyuk should go out for the rest of the outfield. If a left-handed pitcher comes out, it may be changed. Ko Seung-min will be the first baseman. Jung-hoon is not good now either."

When the weather gets hotter and you can lose your stamina. Lotte has recently been hit with four consecutive losing series. When asked about the burden of physical strength, director Kim said "That's not true. Isn't it the same for all the other teams. It's a difference between just doing well and not doing well. It's not the difference between being tired and not tired. If you have that much ability, you're good, and if you don't, you're bad" he drew the line.

On this day, Lotte formed the starting lineup in the order of Kim Dong-hyuk (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (first baseman), Victor Reyes (designated hitter), Jeon Joon-woo (left fielder), Jeon Min-jae (striker), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Han Tae-yang (second baseman), and Han Seung-hyun (right fielder).

Rookie Han Seung-hyun has been named in his first starting lineup since his debut. Han Seung-hyun joined Lotte in the 9th round (84th overall) of the rookie draft in 2025. Lotte explained "A player who has good wrist strength, good batting distance and speed, and can hit, defend, and run three times."