Jang Doo-sung X Kim Dong-hyuk is the starting pitcher → Ko Seung-min's 1st base + Yoon Dong-hee DH…Kiwoom's new foreign Mercedes joins

Aug 01, 2025

Jang Doo-sung X Kim Dong-hyuk is the starting pitcher → Ko Seung-min's 1st base Yoon Dong-hee DH…Kiwoom's new foreign Mercedes joins
Lotte Jang Doo-sung is happy to hit in the bottom of the 6th inning of the game between Doosan and Lotte at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on the 8th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/



Jang Doo-sung X Kim Dong-hyuk is the starting pitcher → Ko Seung-min's 1st base Yoon Dong-hee DH…Kiwoom's new foreign Mercedes joins
Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 6th. Kim Dong-hyuk is happy after making a bunt hit with no outs and first base in the top of the second inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.6/
Lotte Giants, who finished July with 12 wins and 9 losses, will take part on the first day of August.

Lotte will play the first game of the weekend series against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 1st.

On this day, Lotte will play as a lineup of Jang Doo-sung (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (first base), Son Ho-young (third base), Reyes (left wing), Yoon Dong-hee (designated hitter), Yoo Kang-nam (fosu), Han Tae-yang (second base), Park Seung-wook (striker) and Kim Dong-hyuk (right wing).




It is noticeable that Ko Seung-min, who came out as a right fielder the previous day, returned to first base, and Kim Dong-hyuk played right field instead. Yoon Dong-hee was replaced after complaining of thigh tightness during the NC Dinos match on the 30th, and he played at-bat only as a pinch hitter in the previous day's game. He also appears to be the designated hitter in consideration of his condition as much as possible in the game.

Jang Doo-sung X Kim Dong-hyuk is the starting pitcher → Ko Seung-min's 1st base Yoon Dong-hee DH…Kiwoom's new foreign Mercedes joins
The match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 26th. Yoon Dong-hee is hitting an RBI triple with no outs and third base in the bottom of the third inning. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.26/
Ko Seung-min started as a second baseman this year, and is also playing first base, left field, and right field. As Hansae's batting condition has been good recently, chances are high that he will continue to play first base or right field for the time being.

The first choice is Lee Min-seok. He has taken the mound in 12 games and played 60 ⅔ innings this season, recording 2 wins, 2 losses and an ERA of 4.01.




However, in July alone, he showed off his unenviable stability with four games, 22 innings and an ERA of 2.45. However, Seung-woon rarely follows.

Kiwoom newly registered rookie Yeom Seung-won in the first team and started as the ninth designated hitter. The lineup consists of Lee Joo-hyung (center fielder), Lim Ji-yeol (left fielder), Song Sung-moon (third base), Choi Joo-hwan (first base), Cardines (right wing), Ko Young-woo (second base), Kim Jae-hyun (catcher), Kwon Hyuk-bin (striker), and Yeom Seung-won (designated hitter). The starter is Alcantara.

Jang Doo-sung X Kim Dong-hyuk is the starting pitcher → Ko Seung-min's 1st base Yoon Dong-hee DH…Kiwoom's new foreign Mercedes joins
Photo provided by Kium Heroes
On this day, new foreign pitcher C.C. Mercedes joined the team. He played for the Yomiuri Giants and Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japanese professional baseball (NPB), and made his KBO league debut this season while playing for the Lions.




Mercedes will depart for Japan on the 5th to issue a work visa. Acting Kiwoom manager Seol Jong-jin will start against the Doosan Bears as early as the 8th-10th. He explained, "I'm going to start right away without playing in the Futures."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.