The KBO announced its first-team roster changes on Friday. Seven players from three teams were removed from the first-team roster with no players registered. Three from KT, three from LG, and one from Doosan.
Doosan bullpen pitcher Choi Ji-kang was removed from the first team due to a shoulder injury. A Doosan official said on Friday, “Choi Ji-kang was removed from the first team due to right shoulder pain. The specific return schedule will be known after a cross-check.”
Choi has been a bullpen ace this season, appearing in 45 games and pitching 41⅓ innings with a 3-1 record, one save, 13 holds and a 2.61 ERA. His last appearance was a one-hit, one-run shutout against Jamsil Samsung Electronics on March 13.
Choi, who joined Doosan as a developmental player in the 2022 Rookie Draft, pitched 1.2 innings in two games in the 2022 season and 22 innings in 25 games last year, going 2-1 with a 5.32 ERA and two saves. This year, he has made the leap to the top of the bullpen and leads the team in holds. He threw nearly twice as many innings as last year’s 22, which put a strain on his shoulder.
Kia has expunged pitcher Moon Yong-ik and infielders Shin Bong-ki and Park Min-seok from the first team.
KT will register the discharged players on the 16th.
KT will replace Shin and Park with Shim Woo-jun and Kwon Dong-jin, who completed their military service on Friday. Shim, who can play multiple infield positions, 카지노사이트 추천 including shortstop, can serve as a backup to veterans Kim Sang-soo and Hwang Jae-gyun. Kwon Dong-jin, with his quick feet, can be utilized as a pinch-hitter along with his infield defense.
Moon Yong-ik joined KT from Samsung last winter as compensation for free agent Kim Jae-yoon. He has a fastball that reaches over 150 mph, but his command is poor. In 10 appearances this season, he is winless with a 14.21 ERA. He allowed five runs (two earned) on eight hits and eight walks in 2.1 innings against Doosan on April 11.
LG removed pitcher Lee Sang-young and infielders Kim Sung-jin and Kim Dae-won from the first team. Left-handed reliever Lee Sang-young has been working out of the bullpen since making three appearances as a temporary starter in June. He has allowed runs in three consecutive games. He gave up a walk-off home run to Choi Hyung-woo against KIA on April 9 and allowed one run on one hit and one walk in one inning against KIA on April 11.
LG had left-hander Lim Joon-hyung discharged from the military. Manager Yoon Kyung-yup said he will utilize Lim as a left-handed bullpen option once he is discharged.
Kim Sung-jin was called up in early July as a right-handed bat and had one hit in seven at-bats. Kim Dae-won will be the pinch-hitter, and either Choi Seung-min or Choi Won-young, who started the season as a pinch-hitter before being dropped to the second team when Kim Dae-won was expunged from the first team, will be called up.
