Hanwha excluded Kim Seo-hyun and Jung Eun-won from the first division entry ahead of the match against KT in Daejeon on the 18th. Pitcher Nam Ji-min and outfielder Choi In-ho were called up in the absence of the two players. 

Jung Eun-won excluded the first team entry of the season. For the first time since August 2020, he was excluded from the first team since a wrist injury caused by a sand dune. Jung Eun-won, who has a batting average of .228 74 hits in 325 at-bats with two home runs and 23 RBIs in 95 games this season, had the lowest performance since his debut in the first division in 2018. 토토 Recently, rookie Moon Hyun-bin fell into the starting lineup as he played as a second baseman, and eventually went through adjustments in the second division. 

Head coach Choi Won-ho said, Eun-won was modifying the take-back movement, but it was not easy to modify it while playing in the first division. The batting coach and the player themselves said it would be better to go down and adjust to the form they are modifying, so I sent it down, he said. 

Rookie pitcher Kim Seo-hyun, who joined Hanwha as the No. 1 overall player, is also recording one save and a 7.25 ERA in 20 games this season. He struck out 26 in 22⅓ innings with a fastball of up to 160km and a sharp slider based on the track vein, but his control was shaken with 23 walks and 7 balls that fit his body. 

He took a starting class in the second division and played a long relief against Daejeon Doosan on the 11th, his first appearance in the first division, but showed rapid poor control with three hits, six walks, two strikeouts and four runs in two⅔ innings. He took five days off and made his first start in his first division debut against Changwon NC on the 17th, but was substituted early with three hits, four walks, one strikeout and three runs in two innings. 

The total number of pitches was 44, but it was not controlled enough to have more balls 24 balls than strikes 20. He used curves 8 and sliders 2, mainly two-seam 20, four-seam 14, and fastballs for up to 153 kilometers, but many balls were out of the zone. He is suffering from poor control, which is commonly seen in fast-ball prospects. 

Coach Choi Won-ho said, If I had thrown like the first inning yesterday, I would have kept throwing even if I gave him four to five points. From the second inning, there were many things that were out of control. If it's a problem to get hit, you can find various ways to change the pitching design or change the catcher, but if you can't throw a strike, you have to practice. I also told Seohyun that point, he said. 

In the end, Hanwha decided to send Kim Seo-hyun back to the second division to go through the training process. Han Seung-joo will start the starting rotation instead of Kim Seo-hyun, and right-hander Young-gun Nam Ji-min, who was throwing as a starter in the second division, will come in as a long relief. Nam Ji-min, who was called up to the first division 46 days after his cancellation on the 3rd of last month, recorded 1 win, 5 losses, and an ERA of 6.45 strikeouts in 10 games 22⅓ innings this year. In the Futures League, he has two wins 30⅓3 innings and a 4.14 ERA with 23 strikeouts. 

In addition, outfield prospect Choi In-ho also joined the first division for the first time since he was discharged from Sangmu in June. Choi In-ho hit .39 in 58 Futures League games this year 59 hits in 191 at-bats, two home runs and 35 RBIs. He batted .221 58 hits in 263 at-bats, 4 home runs and 31 RBIs in 96 games in the first division for two years between 2020 and 2021 before joining the military. 

Meanwhile, Hanwha started the starting lineup with KT sidearm starter Lee Sun-woo in the order of Moon Hyun-bin second baseman, Nick Williams left fielder, Noh Si-hwan (nominated hitter, Chae Eun-sung first baseman, Kim Tae-yeon third baseman, Lee Jin-young right fielder), Jang Jin-hyuk center fielder, Choi Jae-hoon catcher, and Lee Do-yoon shortstop. The starting pitcher is Moon Dong-joo and Kim Tae-yeon entered the third base as Noh Si-hwan entered the designated hitter.