Koo Seung-min X Kim Jin-wook's sudden cancellation in the 8th inning → Director Kim Tae-hyung's disappointment explodes...New left-hander Shim Jae Min registered as Youngjae's first team.

Jul 09, 2025

The game between Doosan and Lotte at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on the 8th, and Kim Jin-wook, first base with no outs, allowed a tiebreaking two-run home run to the Cave in the top of the 8th inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/

Lotte's Koo Seung-min is pitching hard in a game between Doosan and Lotte at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on the 8th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/

It's the last series of the first half, but Kim Tae-hyung's personal punishment is certain.

Lotte Giants registered left-handers Shim Jae-min and Lee Young-jae in the first team on the 9th.

Instead, he canceled Koo Seung-min and Kim Jin-wook, the masterminds of the disaster in the top of the eighth inning against Doosan the previous day.

Lotte was leading 5-3 until the end of the seventh inning the previous day. Closing Kim Won-joong cannot take the mound due to shoulder pain. Ahead of Choi Jun-yong's use of the finish, Jung Chul-won was already consumed as a bridge role, so there was no pitcher to play a setup man.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung chose veteran Koo Seung-min, but Koo Seung-min was replaced immediately after allowing a walk to Jung Soo-bin.

Kim Jin-wook then took the mound to face Doosan's foreign hitter Jake Cave. Cave has a poor record against left-handed pitchers compared to right-handed ones.

However, Cave hit a 123-kilometer curve that was inserted into Kim Jin-wook's lower body and connected it with a tie-breaking two-run shot over the right fence.

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Doosan, which gained momentum, turned the game around with Park Gye-beom's two-run timely hit with the bases loaded with one out. Lotte once again raised left-hander Song Jae-young at Cave's at-bat in the top of the ninth inning, but Cave answered with a home run in consecutive at-bats.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung seems to be testing a new left-hander card to face Cave, who is showing off his peak condition.

Lee Young-jae is a rookie left-hander wearing a Lotte uniform in the seventh round of this year's rookie draft, and he has taken the mound in 165 games in this year's Futures League with a 4-1 record and an ERA of 3.76.

Lee Young-jae. Photo courtesy of Lotte Giants

Shim Jae-min is a 31-year-old veteran left-hander who served as Lotte's hope as a starter in the second half of 2023, but has since failed to play in the first team properly due to injuries. After a long rehabilitation, he has taken the mound in eight games this season, recording 3 wins, 2 losses and a 6.43 ERA.

Both players are registered for the first team this year. Lee Young-jae was unregistered and became an official player ahead of his registration on that day.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.