Kim Youngwoong, who was holding his back, is back! Samsung unveils first-round starting lineup, lefty Kim Tae-hoon

Oct 17, 2025

Kim Youngwoong, who was holding his back, is back! Samsung unveils first-round starting lineup, lefty Kim Tae-hoon
3rd semi-PO match between SSG and Samsung at Lions Park in Daegu on the 13th. Third baseman Kim Young-woong is in pain after suffering a back injury while defending in the top of the eighth inning. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.13/



Kim Youngwoong is back!

The Samsung Lions unveiled their starting lineup for the first round of the playoffs against the Hanwha Eagles.

Samsung will play the first round of the playoffs at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 17th.




First of all, Kim Young-woong's return is the first thing that stands out. Kim Young-woong, who missed Game 4 due to a sudden back injury in Game 3 of the semi-playoff against SSG Landers, will start at No. 5-3 on the day. He seems to have no problem during defense training before the game.

And left field is Kim Tae-hoon. Instead of Kim Heon-gon, he will compete in the seventh batting order. It seems that Hanwha's starter is right-handed Ponce, so left-handed hitter Kim Tae-hoon is more advantageous than right-handed hitter Kim Heon-gon.

And leadoff is Kim Ji Chan. Samsung, which has enjoyed using Kim Ji-chan instead of Lee Jae-hyun since the semi-playoff, wants to continue its momentum.




On this day, Samsung wrote batting order in the order of Kim Ji-chan, Kim Sung-yoon, Koo Ja-wook, Diaz, Kim Young-woong, Lee Jae-hyun, Kim Tae-hoon, Kang Min-ho, and Ryu Ji-hyuk.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.