Breaking a losing streak in the previous game, the Hanwha Eagles challenge for a winning series with a shocking lineup.
The professional baseball team Hanwha Eagles is preparing for the third match of the season against the Doosan Bears in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League, which will be held on the 10th at Seoul's Jamsil Stadium.
Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon has set the lineup against Doosan's starting pitcher Jack Logue as YIDO (2nd baseman), Estevan Florial (center fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (designated hitter), Noh Si-hwan (3rd baseman), Chae Eun-sung (1st baseman), Kim Tae-yeon (left fielder), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Lee Jae-won (catcher), and Ha Joo-seok (shortstop).
The keystone combination of Hwang Young-mook (2nd baseman) and Sim Woo-jun (shortstop) has been replaced by YIDO (2nd baseman) and Ha Joo-seok (shortstop). The catcher has also changed from Choi Jae-hoon to Lee Jae-won. Both YIDO and Ha Joo-seok are making their first starts of the season, and after dominating the Futures League, Ha Joo-seok joined the first team roster two days ago, and now he will take the field for his first game of the season after watching from the bench.
Manager Kim Kyung-moon noted, "Both players have been waiting for a long time. Due to our circumstances not being favorable, we haven't been able to put them in until now, so today I've decided to try them out first." He added, "When the players who played first are resting, if the players who come in later step up, it can help the team perform better."
Regarding YIDO's leadoff placement, he explained, "He is a player with some talent. He has many good points. We signed a good defensive player, Sim Woo-jun, as a free agent, but YIDO also has the ability to make good contact with the ball. Honestly, I should have given him a chance earlier. Today, facing a tough left-handed pitcher, I hope he does well."
Attention has also shifted to Estevan Florial, a foreign player who rebounded with four plate appearances including a multi-hit in the previous game. Manager Kim Kyung-moon said, "It must have been really frustrating for him, but a good RBI came out. Seeing him hit today, he looked more relaxed. Of course, I wish his performance had come out sooner, but if it can help the team now, we can say that yesterday's good timing for the RBI was valuable. He is getting better."
The starting pitcher for Hanwha is Ryan Weiss. His season record is 0 wins and 1 loss with an earned run average of 6.89 over three games, and in his most recent appearance on the 4th against the Daegu Samsung Lions, he lasted 4 and 2/3 innings, allowing 7 hits (2 home runs), 5 walks, and 5 earned runs, resulting in a loss.
Against Doosan last year, he was quite strong with a record of 2 wins and an earned run average of 0.75 over two games. In his KBO League debut on June 25 in Daejeon, he pitched six scoreless innings, and on August 23 in Jamsil, he pitched six innings allowing only one run, winning both times.
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