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BackSamsung Director Park Jin-man: “Jang Chan-hee and Kim Do-hwan, courageous as young batteries”
Samsung Director Park Jin-man: “Jang Chan-hee and Kim Do-hwan, courageous as young batteries”
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Samsung Director Park Jin-man: “Jang Chan-hee and Kim Do-hwan, courageous as young batteries”

Jang Chan-hee appointed as starter and Kim Do-hwan as catcher, Kang Min-ho rested

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  • Samsung manager Park Jin-man unveiled a young battery lineup in Game 4 of the Korean Series, with rookie Jang Chan-hee as the starting pitcher and Kim Do-hwan as the catcher.
  • Kang Min-ho takes a rest after the night game the night before.
  • Won Tae-in was designated as the starter for Game 5 and announced that he could standby for Games 6 and 7 if necessary.

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Why It Matters

Samsung lost to the KIA Tigers in the 2024 Korean Series and finished in second place. Coach Park Jin-man said that he studied a lot after losing, and that in the postseason, you should be bold when you need to be bold rather than regretting it after the end.

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Samsung Lions coach Park Jin-man, who turned the tide in the Korean Series (KS, 4 wins in 7 games), expected the young Battery to perform well in Game 4.

Samsung coach Park Jin-man said that ahead of the 4th game against KT Wiz in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO Postseason Korean Series held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 7th, Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Park Seung-gyu (right fielder), Koo Ja-wook (designated hitter), Choi Hyeong-woo (left fielder), and Lewin The team lineup consisting of Diaz (first baseman) - Kim Young-woong (third baseman) - Lee Jae-hyun (shortstop) - Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman) - Kim Do-hwan (catcher) was revealed.

The starting pitcher is rookie Jang Chan-hee (19), but manager Park Jin-man, who selected Kim Do-hwan (26) instead of veteran catcher Kang Min-ho (41), said, “The intention is to make the young players feel comfortable together,” and added, “This is a young battery, so I hope they will be brave and energetic.”

In particular, regarding Jang Chan-hee, he said, "Among the bullpen pitchers, he is in the best condition," and "He threw courageously in the first game, so I hope he can compete head-on (with confidence) today as well."

Coach Park also said, "We had a night game yesterday, but today's game was at 2 o'clock, so we left out Kang Min-ho. I think (Kang Min-ho) will collapse, so I think we should take a break for once."

Regarding Won Tae-in, who was designated as the starting pitcher for Game 5, he expressed deep trust, saying, "If necessary, he can standby for Games 6 and 7 depending on his physical condition."

Coach Park Jin-man, who lost to the KIA Tigers in the 2024 Korean Series and finished in second place, said, "I studied a lot after losing," and added, "In the postseason, you should be bold when you need to be bold rather than regretting it after the end."

What to Watch

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  • Won Tae-in will appear as the starting pitcher in Game 5.

    Very likely · Within days

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  • What was the result of Game 4?
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