The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced changes to the first-team roster on the 24th. Four players were removed from the first-team roster, and there are no registered players.

Hanwha excluded catcher Heo In-seo and outfielder Lee Sang-hyuk from the first-team roster. The third catcher and designated runner personnel were also excluded. Heo has not played in any games, while Lee appeared as a designated runner in 2 games.

Lee Sang-hyuk stole second base as a designated runner for Choi Jae-hoon in the 5th inning during the season opener against KT on the 22nd. On the 23rd, he also appeared as a designated runner for Choi In-ho in the 7th inning with 2 outs and runners on first and second against KT.

Hanwha included only 10 pitchers in the opening roster. There were only 3 starters and 7 relievers. Hanwha engaged in an 11-inning battle against KT on the 23rd, and relievers Park Sang-won, Kim Seo-hyun, Han Seung-hyuk, and Joo Hyun-sang all made their second consecutive appearances. Hanwha is expected to reinforce its bullpen on the 25th.

Kiwoom excluded infielder Lee Jae-sang from the first-team roster. Lee appeared in 2 opening series games against Samsung and recorded 1 hit in 2 at-bats. He was the starting shortstop in the game against Samsung on the 23rd, but allowed an additional run by making an error on a groundball from Koo Ja-wook in the 2nd inning with 2 outs and runners on first and second, trailing 0-3. He was replaced in the 3rd inning.

Samsung infielder Lee Chang-yong has been removed from the first-team roster. Lee came in as a pinch hitter against Kiwoom on the 23rd and recorded no hits in 1 at-bat. Samsung had to remove one player from the roster to accommodate starting pitcher Choi Won-tae, who is anticipated to pitch against NC on the 25th.

Meanwhile, for the 5 games in the KBO League on the 25th, the starting pitchers are expected to be Hanwha's Ryu Hyun-jin against LG's Hernandez (Jamsil), Lotte's Davidson against SSG's Moon Seung-won (Incheon), NC's Choi Sung-young against Samsung's Choi Won-tae (Daegu), Doosan's Choi Won-jun against KT's Koh Young-pyo (Suwon), and Kiwoom's Kim Yoon-ha against KIA's Allard (Gwangju).

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