Ko Jong-wook's first team, who led the June sensation, was canceled, Park Jae-hyun registered...Oh Sun-woo in left field starts

Aug 24, 2025

Ko Jong-wook's first team, who led the June sensation, was canceled, Park Jae-hyun registered...Oh Sun-woo in left field starts
The match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 26th. With two outs in the top of the second inning, Ko Jong-wook is delighted after hitting an RBI timely hit. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.26/



KIA Tigers, who have lost four consecutive games, changed their entry. Ko Jong-wook was notified of his second leg.

KIA canceled outfielder Ko Jong-wook from the first-team entry and registered outfielder Park Jae-hyun before the match against the Gwangju LG Twins on the 24th.

Ko Jong-wook was first registered in the first division in June and was a major player in KIA's sensation. He hit .296 (34 hits in 115 at-bats) with three home runs, 16 RBIs and an OPS of 0.708 in 46 games.




However, with KIA's defense faltering due to frequent errors recently, Ko Jong-wook's chances to play as a starter have decreased. Ko Jong-wook coolly said, "The defense is unstable. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho expressed his intention to use Ko Jong-wook as a substitute as Na Sung-bum returned and even Kim Seok-hwan, who recently joined the second division with a good batting sense, but it seems that he called Park Jae-hyun to reinforce his defense.

Park Jae-hyun is a rookie who graduated from Incheon High School and joined KIA in the 25th place in the third round in 2025. I already had a good chance to play 32 games in the first team. He is a player who has strength in defense rather than hitting. The Futures League recorded 46 games, a batting average of 0.296 (53 hits in 179 at-bats), an OPS of 0.851, three home runs, 31 RBIs and 11 steals.

KIA set up its starting lineup with Park Chan-ho (st baseman), Patrick Wisdom (first baseman), Na Sung-bum (right fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Oh Sun-woo (left fielder), Han Jun-su (catcher), Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder), and Kim Kyu-sung (third baseman). The starting pitcher is Adam Oler.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.