The Korea Baseball Organization LG Twins and KT Wiz will face off in a doubleheader at Seoul's Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. The previous day's game was canceled due to rain, leading to the scheduling of a doubleheader. The first game of the doubleheader will start at 2 p.m., and the second game will begin one hour after the first game concludes.

On this day, LG registered pitcher Seong Dong-hyun and outfielder Park Kwan-woo to the first team as part of a special roster for the doubleheader. Park Kwan-woo is a left-handed batter and fielder. He joined LG after being selected 50th overall in the 5th round of the 2025 rookie draft. This is his first inclusion in the first team roster.

During his third year at Gyeongbuk High School, Park Kwan-woo recorded a batting average of .413 with 33 hits (1 home run), 21 RBIs, and 7 stolen bases over 23 games. The LG scouting team evaluated him as "a player with excellent contact ability and wrist strength stemming from a good swing mechanism. He has also shown strong performances in defense, including range, ball judgment, and first-step quickness."

After participating in the exhibition games, Park Kwan-woo began the season in the second team. In March, he recorded a batting average of .417 (10 hits in 24 at-bats) over 6 games, and in the Futures League, he has a batting average of .313 (31 hits in 99 at-bats), with 1 home run, 13 RBIs, 12 runs scored, and 8 stolen bases.

Manager Yeom Kyung-yup noted, "The defense in the second team has been solid. If we want to give the starters a rest, the defense has to be reliable," explaining the rationale for Park's call-up.

KT has called up catcher Kim Min-seok and pitcher Lee Jeong-hyun as part of their special roster for the doubleheader. Additionally, they have removed Lee Chae-ho from the first team roster and registered pitcher Ju Kwon to the first team. Kim Min-seok, who joined KT as the 97th overall pick in the 10th round of the 2024 rookie draft, is making his first appearance on the first team roster.

In the first game of the doubleheader, LG unveiled a starting lineup consisting of Park Hae-min (center fielder), Song Chan-eui (right fielder), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Park Dong-won (catcher), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop), Koo Bon-hyeok (second baseman), and Choi Won-young (left fielder).

KT will send out a starting lineup featuring Hwang Jae-kyun (third baseman), Kim Min-hyuk (designated hitter), Ahn Hyun-min (right fielder), Jang Seong-woo (catcher), Rojas (left fielder), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Moon Sang-cheol (first baseman), Bae Jeong-dae (center fielder), and Park Min-seok (shortstop).

LG's starting pitcher will be Son Joo-young. He has posted a record of 4 wins and 2 losses with an earned run average (ERA) of 4.20 over 8 games this season. Son Joo-young has struggled against KT, having lost all 5 games he has pitched against them with an ERA of 8.72.

KT's starting pitcher is Oh Won-seok. After finishing last season, he was traded from SSG to KT. Oh Won-seok has performed well this year, recording 4 wins and 2 losses with an ERA of 2.40 over 8 games while wearing the KT uniform.

However, Oh Won-seok has struggled against LG. His career record against LG is 3 wins and 8 losses with an ERA of 8.39. He has suffered 7 consecutive losses since 2022 against LG and had a poor performance on April 2 earlier this year, allowing 5 runs in 4⅓ innings.

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