Samsung Lions announced the list of players released

The Samsung Lions of the Korean baseball organization announced the list of players released after the final game of the regular season.

“Considering the composition of the roster and the direction of development, Samsung decided not to re-sign six players. The six players are pitchers Lee Min-ho, Han Yeon-wook, and Jang Jae-hyuk, infielder Kim Min-ho, and catchers Kim Se-min and Jeong Jin-soo.”

After finishing the regular season in second place with 78 wins, 2 ties, 64 losses, and a .549 winning percentage, Samsung is preparing for the postseason by qualifying directly for the playoffs. At the same time, the team has begun to organize its roster with an eye toward next season.

Lee Min-ho is a right-handed pitcher who joined the NC with the first pick in the 2012 rookie draft.

He was released by NC after the 2023 season and joined Samsung this season, but he didn’t play a single game in the first team and only appeared in one game in the Futures League, giving up one run in one inning. In his KBO career, Han has a 33-24 record in 337 games (529⅓ innings) with 28 wins, 24 losses, 31 saves, and a 4.88 ERA.

Han joined Samsung as a ninth-round (85th overall) selection in the second round of the 2020 Rookie Draft. However, he did not appear in a single official game this season and finished his career with a 6-8 record with a 3.64 ERA in 37 games 메이저사이트 (99 innings) in the Futures League. Jang Jae-hyuk was selected by Samsung in the ninth round (83rd overall) of the 2022 Rookie Draft and has yet to make an official appearance this season. In the Futures League, Jang compiled a 2-6 record with eight wins, eight losses, one save and a 3.67 ERA in 52 games (54 innings).

Kim Min-ho is an infielder who joined Samsung in the eighth round of the 2023 Rookie Draft.

He didn’t make his first-team debut, but in 41 games in the Futures League this season, he batted .347 (25-for-72) with three home runs, 19 RBI, 16 runs scored and a 1.004 OPS.

Kim joined Samsung as a seventh-round (63rd overall) selection in the second round of the 2021 Rookie Draft, but never made his first-team debut, batting just 1-for-3 (9-for-69) with six RBIs, six runs scored and a .335 OPS in 32 games in the Futures League. This season, he was limited to six games. Jung was selected in the seventh round (65th overall) of the second round of the 2020 Rookie Draft. He also did not make his debut with the first team, and in 130 games in the Futures League, he batted .265 (65-for-165) with two home runs, 27 RBI, 28 runs scored, one stolen base, and a .627 OPS. This season, he has struggled, going 1-for-14 with two doubles and one RBI in eight games with a .358 OPS.