Professional baseball player Moon Bo-gyeong of the LG Twins will finally make his appearance as a third baseman.

Moon Bo-gyeong is scheduled to start at third base in the game against the SSG Landers on the 12th at Jamsil Stadium.

Moon Bo-gyeong has been playing as a designated hitter due to knee pain. He played as a third baseman in the game against Lotte on May 21, but he missed the following day’s game against Lotte on the 22nd due to knee pain. He was also excluded from the starting lineup in the game against SSG on the 23rd and appeared as a pinch hitter in the later innings.

Since then, Moon Bo-gyeong has been playing as a designated hitter for 15 consecutive games from the SSG game on May 24. With Moon Bo-gyeong occupying the designated hitter position due to knee pain, Kim Hyun-soo and Austin have been playing in the field.

LG has sent down Oh Ji-hwan, who has been struggling at bat, to the second team to give him time to regroup. Since Moon Bo-gyeong has not been able to play third base, they have been forced to keep him on the first team due to infield defense issues. Now that Moon Bo-gyeong is returning to defense, they need to resolve the third base defense with backup infielders, as utility player Gu Bon-hyeok must step up as the starting shortstop in Oh Ji-hwan's absence.

Manager Youm Kyoung-youb said on the 10th, “Moon Bo-gyeong needs to play as a third baseman for one or two games starting this week.” The designated hitter position must be distributed to prevent Austin and Kim Hyun-soo from experiencing physical strain.

Moon Bo-gyeong told reporters after the game against SSG on the 11th, “I will play defense tomorrow.” He has not fully recovered from his knee pain. Moon Bo-gyeong remarked, “It hurts.”

Moon Bo-gyeong has appeared as a regular fourth batter, recording a batting average of .317 with 13 home runs, 46 RBIs, and 50 runs scored over 64 games, along with an on-base percentage of .432, slugging percentage of .542, and an OPS of .975. He ranks third in home runs, fourth in RBIs, fifth in batting average, and fourth in OPS.

Meanwhile, LG's starter on the 12th will be Chirinos, who has a record of 6 wins and 2 losses with an earned run average of 2.59 over 13 games this season. He has pitched in 2 games against SSG, winning 1 and posting an earned run average of 3.55. The starting pitcher for SSG is Jeon Young-jun, who has pitched as a replacement starter in 4 games without a win, with 2 losses and an earned run average of 5.17.

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