‘One win until the championship’ Samsung waits for Fedec bullpen… “Go out when you’re winning.”

(Daegu = Yonhap News) Reporter Dae-ho Lee = The professional baseball Samsung Lions, who are only one win away from winning the Korean Series with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, have even their starting agent, Chris Fedek, stand by in the bullpen.

Samsung coach Park Jin-man announced ahead of the 5th game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League Korean Series (KS, 4 wins out of 7) held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 8th, saying, "Pedek is on the list of players to play today," and "He will go out when he is winning."

After starting the first game of the playoffs against the KIA Tigers on October 26 and the fourth game on the 10th and 30th, Fedek also appeared as a starter in Game 2 of the Korean Series on the 4th and pitched well, allowing 1 run in 7 innings.

After appearing in three games in 10 days, his cumulative number of pitches in fall baseball is 295.

Game 6 is his turn in order, but he waits in the bullpen as only one win can determine the championship.

Samsung drew up a lineup that included Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Park Seung-gyu (right fielder), Koo Ja-wook (designated hitter), Lewin Diaz (first baseman), Choi Hyeong-woo (left fielder), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), Lee Jae-hyeon (shortstop), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), and Kang Min-ho (catcher).

Kang Min-ho, who was substituted after missing from the starting lineup for Game 4 the day before, puts on his mask again as the starting catcher.

Coach Park responded to the assessment that he showed a strong performance in the postseason, "The regular season is a long-term race, but the management at that time is for the postseason. As I played, I felt that way. Only then can I change the atmosphere in the short-term game."

Regarding the number of pitches for Won Tae-in, the starting pitcher on this day, he added, "There is no limit. The postseason is not managed by setting the starting pitcher, bullpen, or multi-inning, etc."