Lotte Giants Release Three Players Including Park Si-young and Choi Hang

The Lotte Giants of the KBO League have decided to release three players as they reorganize their roster toward the end of the first half of the season.
The club announced today (July 9) that they have notified pitchers Park Si-young and Jung Sun-woo, and infielder Choi Hang of their release.
Park Si-young joined Lotte in 2008 and made his first-team debut in 2010. After a long period of obscurity, he began to play a significant role starting in 2016.
He pitched consistently as a relief pitcher and moved to the kt wiz in 2021, where he served as a key member of the winning bullpen.
After being released by kt at the end of 2024, he returned to his original team, Lotte, in 2025, but struggled with a 1-0 record and an 11.05 ERA in 11 games that year.
This year, he did not make a single appearance in the first team, and in the Futures League (second team), he failed to impress with a 5.89 ERA and 3 holds in 17 games.
Park's career record in the first team stands at 10 wins, 14 losses, 1 save, and 32 holds with a 5.58 ERA over 293 games.
Choi Hang, well-known as the younger brother of SSG Landers' Choi Jeong, is an infielder who joined Lotte in 2024.
In his first year with Lotte in 2024, he played consistently in the first team, recording a .250 batting average with 12 RBIs in 72 games, but his position diminished starting in 2025.
This year, he appeared in 4 first-team games, recording a .182 batting average (2 hits in 11 at-bats).
His career record is a .267 batting average with 11 home runs and 107 RBIs in 388 games.
Jung Sun-woo joined Lotte as a developmental player last year and recorded a 1-1 record with 4 holds and a 6.32 ERA in 21 career Futures League games without any first-team appearances.
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