Wiz manager benches slumping slugger in do-or-die Korean Series game
DAEGU, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul benched his slumping slug...
In the pivotal first elimination game of the Korean Series, KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul decided to bench his struggling slugger Ahn Hyun-min at the start of the match. The Wiz are trailing the Samsung Lions 3-1 in the best-of-seven championship round, and a defeat in Game 5 will end the Wiz's season. The Wiz secured the series opener on Tuesday, but have since lost three consecutive games.
Ahn, who was named the 2025 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) Rookie of the Year, hit a home run in that opening game, contributing to an 8-7 victory for the Wiz, but has since gone 1-for-12 with four strikeouts. Naturally a designated hitter, Ahn had to play right field in Saturday's Game 4 due to regular right fielder Choi Won-jun's hand injury.
A misjudgment by Ahn on a flyball with the bases loaded, which was not officially called an error, resulted in all three runners scoring, part of the Lions' six-run inning. Jang Jin-hyuk, who hit a home run in Saturday's game, is set to start in right field and bat second for the Wiz on Sunday.
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