Lotte Veteran Jeon Jun-woo Returns to 1st Team After 33 Days

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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