Although Daejeon Hanwha Life Body Park is known for its good drainage facilities, the continuous rain cannot be helped. The return match of Luis Riberto (30), the foreign batter replacing the injured player for the Hanwha Eagles, has also been postponed by a day.
The 7th inter-team match of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Hanwha Eagles, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on the 20th, is uncertain due to rain. As of 3:45 p.m., considerable rain has fallen, and the decision to cancel due to rain has been made.
Since the previous night, the entire nation has been under the influence of monsoon rains, and Daejeon has also seen continuous rain forecast until the morning of the 21st. Regardless of how good the drainage facilities of the state-of-the-art Hanwha Life Body Park are, conducting the game is difficult with the ongoing rain, and an early decision for cancellation was made.
Before the cancellation announcement, Hanwha announced its starting lineup.
Facing Kiwoom's right-handed starting pitcher Raul Alcantara, the lineup included Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Riberto (center fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Roh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-seong (first baseman), Ahn Chi-hong (designated hitter), Lee Do-yoon (second baseman), Choi Jae-hun (catcher), and Shim Woo-jun (shortstop). The starting pitcher is Cody Ponce.
Luis Riberto, who is replacing the injured foreign batter Estevan Florial, who arrived in the country the day before (19th), has been named as the second batter and center fielder in the starting lineup. Although this is a rapid debut just three days after the contract announcement on the 17th, it has been postponed by a day due to rain.
Meanwhile, on this day, Hanwha placed outfielder Riberto and infielder Shim Woo-jun on the roster. Outfielders Lee Won-seok and Lee Sang-hyuk, who were substituted with hamstring pain at the start of the match against Lotte on the previous day (19th), have been removed from the roster.
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