▲ Lotte Giants cleanup hitter Jeon Jun-woo hits a single with two outs and runners on first and second in the top of the 3rd inning during the 2026 KBO League game against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park in Gyeongsangnam-do on March 31.
Lotte Giants outfielder Jeon Jun-woo, 40, has returned to the first-team roster.
Ahead of their home game against the SSG Landers at Sajik Stadium in Busan today (July 22), the Lotte club registered outfielder Jeon Jun-woo, pitcher Park Se-woong, and outfielder Kim Han-hol to the top roster.
Jeon Jun-woo will start as the fifth batter and left fielder, while Park Se-woong takes the mound as the starting pitcher for today's game.
Jeon was removed from the first team on June 19 after struggling in 52 games this season with a batting average of 0.225, 2 home runs, 13 RBIs, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.567. He returns after 33 days.
In the Futures (minor) league, he showed signs of regaining his batting form with a batting average of 0.357, 2 home runs, and 16 RBIs across 20 games.
Lotte, currently sitting in 8th place with 40 wins, 47 losses, and 2 draws, hopes that the return of veteran Jeon Jun-woo will help unite the team and spark a rebound.
Lotte trails the fifth-place Doosan Bears, the cut-off line for the postseason, by 6 games.
In a corresponding move, infielders Son Ho-young and Jung Dae-seon, along with pitcher Lee Jin-ha, were sent down to the minor league.
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