Lotte's batting average, the No. 1 team batting average, will become stronger! Yoon Go-na Hwang-son is about to be complete, Son Ho-young X Ko Seung-min joins the first team in July

Jul 17, 2025

The game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. Lotte's Ko Seung-min is cheering after hitting a timely hit with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the third inning. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/

The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th. Lotte's Son Ho-young is cheering after hitting a hit with no outs and first base in the top of the seventh inning. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.24/

It's an opportunity for the Lotte Giants' batting average, the No. 1 team batting average, to become stronger. It will not be long before the complete completion of the 'Yoon-Gona Hwang-son', which was the backbone of Lotte's lineup last year.

On the 17th, the Lotte Giants announced Yoon Dong-hee's registration for the first team. Yoon Dong-hee was expected to start as the fifth batter and right fielder in the opening game of the second half against the LG Twins, which was scheduled to be held on the same day, but the game was canceled due to rain.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, who met at Jamsil Stadium on the same day, said, `Son Ho-young will play this week and Ko Seung-min will play next week. Both will be in the first team in July unless there is a major problem."

This is where the whole 'Yoon-Gona Hwang-son' is imminent. They are the five who were in charge of rebuilding Lotte's lineup last year. All five players have a batting average of more than 300, and overall fast feet and long-shot potential. From the youngest Yoon Dong-hee (22) to the middle-aged Son Ho-young (31), they have various years and ages, but they also have strong best friend chemistry.

Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 4th. Na Seung-yeop hits a hit in the top of the seventh inning with one out and a runner on the first base. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.4/

But all of them have faced injuries and sluggishness this year. None of the players have played in the All-Star Game. Yoon Dong-hee and Ko Seung-min were listed as the best 12, but both players left due to injuries and were replaced by other players.

Na Seung-yeop showed off his presence as the next big-time first baseman by hitting seven home runs until April, but he collapsed sharply with a batting average of only 195 for a month in May. At the start of June, he was eliminated from the first team, reorganized himself in the second team, and then joined the first team again in late June, but has yet to show a clear rebound.

Ko Seung-min showed impressive performance in offense and defense with a batting average of more than 300 until May. In addition to the second base, which is the main position, he showed wide utilization by playing first base. He was about to play in his first All-Star Game in seven years since his debut, but he left on the 2nd due to an abdominal muscle injury.

The game between Doosan and Lotte held at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on the 8th, and Lotte Hwang Sung-bin is happy to advance to the base with an infield hit in the bottom of the first inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/

Yoon Dong-hee is the player that Lotte fans have been waiting for the most. He fell out with thigh pain in early June, and was diagnosed with left anterior femoral muscle injury and left. After committing to rehabilitation for a month, he returned at the beginning of the second half. Hwaseong also suffered a left-handed heavy bone fracture during the first base head first sliding in early May, but returned to the first team only on July 8 after about two months of rehabilitation.

Son Ho-young is suffering from injuries, sluggishness and defense instability all at once this season. He has no slugging power that shot 18 home runs last year, and is sluggish with a batting average of 253 OPS of 0.613. The number of double plays and 10 errors is unfortunate. He left on June 16 due to a finger muscle injury.

Gamboa, who previously filtered out the rotation at the end of the first half due to arm muscle pain, will also make his first start in the second half of the year after making a judgment that there is nothing wrong with the live pitching during the All-Star break. Game 1 of 'Elotrasico' against the LG Twins was canceled due to rain, but the starting pitchers of both teams are unchanged Gamboa and Son Joo-young.

Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th. Yoon Dong-hee is delighted after hitting an RBI double in the top of the seventh inning with one out and runners on second base. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.29/

Regarding Lotte's starting rotation in the second half of the year, head coach Kim Tae-hyung also said, `The existing five players (Gamboa Park Se-woong, Davidson, Na Kyun-an, Lee Min-seok) will go back. There is no change to add except for anyone."

As for Park Se-woong, who suffered a terrible slump in the first half of the year, he laughed, saying, `Why are you doing it like you didn't do it when you won nine games in the first half alone?' During the All-Star Game, he asked if he should change it, so he said, "Let's just leave it."," he added.

"I'm going to watch Park Se-woong with a comfortable mind. I did so well in the beginning that my expectations were too high. I hope you throw comfortably thinking you've already won nine games."

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.