Top hitter Huh Kyung-min disappeared. A compensation player from Hanwha appears as the second top hitter of the season (Suwon Field)

Sep 18, 2025

Top hitter Huh Kyung-min disappeared. A compensation player from Hanwha appears as the second top hitter of the season (Suwon Field)
The Doosan-KT match at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 9th. Heo Kyung-min is cheering after hitting a three-run shot with two outs and runners on the second and third bases in the bottom of the seventh inning. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.9/



Top hitter Huh Kyung-min disappeared. A compensation player from Hanwha appears as the second top hitter of the season (Suwon Field)
The Doosan-KT match at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 9th. Cho Hyung-joon took the mound as a starting pitcher for KT. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.9/
Top hitter Huh Kyung-min disappeared. A compensation player from Hanwha appears as the second top hitter of the season (Suwon Field)
The game between Doosan and KT at Jamsil Stadium on the 24th. KT Jang Jin-hyuk hit a come-from-behind three-run home run in the top of the eighth inning. Jang Jin-hyuk hits hard. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.24/
KT Wiz Jang Jin-hyuk will be the top hitter for the second time this season.

KT has formed the starting lineup of Jang Jin-hyuk (left wing) and Lee Ho-yeon (first baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (right wing), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Jang Sung-woo (catcher), Hwang Jae-gyun (third baseman), Stevenson (middle fielder), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), and Kwon Dong-jin (striker) in the first round of the doubleheader against the LG Twins at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 18th. The opponent's starter was right-hander Yoni Chirinos, so he deployed five left-handed batters, including the first and second table setters.

Jang Jin-hyuk's participation as a top hitter is a special feature. Jang Jin-hyuk, who came as a compensation player for Um Sang-baek who moved to FA, has a batting average of 192 (24 hits in 125 at-bats) with three home runs and 16 RBIs in 77 games this season. On the 16th, he scored a superior solo home run from Yoo Young-chan, the opponent's closer, in the bottom of the ninth inning against LG.




It is the second time that he has started as a top hitter since the match against Suwon KIA on June 1st.

Heo Kyung-min, who was mainly a top hitter, was excluded from the selection. KT's team said, `Huh Kyung-min was excluded from the starting lineup due to right hamstring discomfort' and"We plan to decide whether to play as a pinch hitter or in the second game while watching his condition.'

Heo Kyung-min, who wore KT's uniform as an FA this year, had a batting average of 281 (108 hits in 385 at-bats) with four home runs, 38 RBIs and 41 points in 105 games.




KT announced the selection of Patrick Murphy the day before, but as it was canceled, it will release So Hyung-joon as the starter for the first game on the day. Patrick is playing in the second game. Following the previous day, Chirinos is scheduled to start the first game of the day.

KT manager Lee Kang-chul said that "(Small) Hyung-jun prefers daytime games" because of the reason for switching to Cho Hyung-jun, and decided to bet in the first game because Hyung-jun has better innings than Patrick. Wouldn't it be better to drag the first game out for a long time to reduce bullpen consumption?"





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.