On a baseball-free Monday, five players were removed from the first team roster.
The KBO released the first-team rosters of 10 clubs on Monday afternoon. Five players were removed from the first team roster.
The most notable is Lee Yong-kyu (Kiwoom Heroes). 안전카지노사이트 Lee appeared in 49 games this season, hitting .230 with 35 hits, 11 RBI, 19 runs scored and a .582 OPS.
Yong-kyu suffered a right hand back sprain in May. He returned to the first team after the All-Star break. He split time between left field and designated hitter in the second half.
On April 20 against the Gocheok Lotte Giants, Yong-kyu entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score tied 6-6 and drew a walk. With the bases loaded, Kim Dong-heon walked with one out, scoring Lee Yong-kyu. The run gave Kiwoom a 7-6 win and a sweep of Lotte.
It wasn’t all bad news for Yong-kyu. He is expected to return to the first team after reconditioning in the second team.
The KIA Tigers have designated two pitchers for assignment from the first team. Jun-pyo Park appeared in 21 games this season, posting a 5.17 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 10 runs (nine earned) in 15⅔ innings with three holds. On April 16, he was called up to the first team and appeared in three games, allowing one run (one earned) in 2⅓ innings with three hits, two walks and two strikeouts for a 3.86 ERA and 2.14 WHIP. On the 20th, he faced three batters and allowed two walks against the Daegu Samsung Lions.
Along with Park Jun-pyo, Hwang Dong-ha was designated for assignment. Hwang Dong-ha was called up to the first team on the 19th and started against Samsung on the 20th. He gave up three runs (three earned), four hits (two home runs) and one walk in 4⅔ innings before giving way to Kim Jae-yeol.
Park Se-woong (Samsung) was also removed from the first team roster. Park was called up ahead of the 20th game against KIA. Park took the mound in the top of the sixth inning with runners on first and third, but gave up a straight-up double to Choi Hyung-woo and a tying three-run homer to Socrates Brito. He was replaced by Woo Kyu-min and came off the mound.
Doosan designated infielder Park Ji-hoon for assignment. Park entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the top of the eighth inning against the Jamsil NC Dinos on Tuesday. He came to bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, trailing 5-12, but was retired on a strikeout.
