To be confirmed before the exhibition game for the fifth starter. Director Lee Bum-ho's announcement was followed by Kim Do-hyun and Hwang Dong-ha's LG match (Okinawa Field)
Feb 27, 2025
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Kim Do-hyun and Hwang Dong-ha, the fifth starting candidates of the KIA Tigers, will take the mound side by side in a practice game against the winning rival team to occupy the last remaining starting spot.
KIA will hold a practice game against the LG Twins at Kin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 27th. The starter is Kim Do-hyun and Ihe Hwang Dong-ha will take the mound.
Kim Do-hyun took the mound as the second pitcher in a practice game against Hiroshima on the 22nd and threw 21 pitches with a maximum speed of 148km in two innings, allowing one strikeout and no run in two innings. Hwang Dong-ha pitched a bullpen on the 23rd and will start his first practice game.
The two, who performed well as alternative starters last year, will compete for the fifth starting position this time. Until Lee Eui-ri, who underwent elbow surgery, returns, one of the two will be the fifth starter.
Kim Do-hyun had a 4.92 ERA with four wins, six losses and three holds in 35 games last year. As a starter, he appeared in 10 games and posted 3 wins, 3 losses and an ERA of 4.57.
Hwang Dong-ha went 5-7 with a 4.44 ERA in 25 games, mostly as a starter. He won four games, lost seven, and had a 4.80 ERA in 21 games.
KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said, `One of the two will be the fifth starter. "We're going to play against LG, which is going to fight against us at the top, and there are a lot of good hitters in LG, so we're going to check how they cope."
Manager Lee said, `I think we need to finalize it before the trial game. We have to increase the number of balls in the exhibition game." KIA is scheduled for practice games against Samsung on the 2nd and KT on the 3rd.
But I don't think it's going to be completely over. Manager Lee said that the remaining one who will be eliminated from the fifth starter will also raise the number of pitches with the other starters. Manager Lee said, "You can't play a full season with five players. I think the other one needs to raise the number of balls similarly because they need a replacement selection."
Even if the fifth selection was decided before the exhibition game, the appearance in the exhibition game would be different from what was expected, and if the elimination was better, it would be enough to change. Competition is likely to continue until the regular season begins.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
