A peek into the opening Lotte lineup! Leadoff Hwang Sung-bin → Strong No. 2 Na Seung-yeop → Cleanup Yoon Dong-hee → Second baseman Jeon Min-jae

Feb 12, 2025

A peek into the opening Lotte lineup! Leadoff Hwang Sung-bin → Strong No. 2 Na Seung-yeop → Cleanup Yoon Dong-hee → Second baseman Jeon Min-jae
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants






[Taipei (Taiwan) = Reporter Kim Young-rok of Sports Chosun] What kind of lineup will Lotte Giants play in the 2025 season.

The friendly match between Lotte and Taiwan's WBC national team, which will be held at Taipei Dome in Taiwan on the 12th and 13th, is an opportunity to get a glimpse of the answer.

Lotte put up native ace Park Se-woong as the starter for the first game. Kim Jin-wook is preparing for the second round. Both players are not expected to play as many innings as it is still mid-February, but at least Charlie Barnes-Tucker Davidson has been certified as the main starting pitcher to play this year's starting rotation.




The lineup will be Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Son Ho-young (third base), Reyes (left wing), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Park Seung-wook (striker), Information-geun (catcher), and Jeon Min-jae (second base).

A peek into the opening Lotte lineup! Leadoff Hwang Sung-bin → Strong No. 2 Na Seung-yeop → Cleanup Yoon Dong-hee → Second baseman Jeon Min-jae
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants



As Reyes took over left field, Hwang Sung-bin moved to center field and Yoon Dong-hee to right field. Na Seung-yeop, who was placed as the second batter, attracts attention. It is notable that Na Seung-yeop, who has good pioneering eyes and excellent on-base percentage, plays the role of 'strong No. 2', and Yoon Dong-hee was placed in the clean-up trio in the 5th position. Son Ho-young and Reyes will form a clean-up with Yoon Dong-hee.

Today's main mask, where Yoo Kang-nam's Son Sung-bin is missing at once, is worn by Information Geun. Jeon Min-jae was named in the second base position of Ko Seung-min, who is out for rehabilitation after surgery last winter.




Given that second base is Choi Hang's main position, head coach Kim Tae-hyung first focused on testing Jeon Min-jae. He seems to be one step ahead in the competition between shortstop contenders who will compete for the main position with Park Seung-wook, including Lee Ho-joon, Han Tae-yang and Kim Se-min.

The match between Lotte and Taiwan's WBC national team will be broadcast live from 7:35 p.m. in Korean time on Lotte Club YouTube (Zions TV).

A peek into the opening Lotte lineup! Leadoff Hwang Sung-bin → Strong No. 2 Na Seung-yeop → Cleanup Yoon Dong-hee → Second baseman Jeon Min-jae
Minjae Jeon. Photo courtesy of Lotte Giants







This article was translated by Naver AI translator.