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KIA Tigers Roster Shake-up: Oh Seon-woo Injured, Byun Woo-hyuk and Ko Jong-wook Added
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KIA Tigers Roster Shake-up: Oh Seon-woo Injured, Byun Woo-hyuk and Ko Jong-wook Added

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • KIA Tigers baseball team has made changes to its first-team roster, removing Oh Seon-woo and Yoon Do-hyun.
  • They have been replaced by Byun Woo-hyuk and Ko Jong-wook.
  • Oh Seon-woo sustained an injury to his shoulder during a recent game against the Samsung Lions.

The KIA Tigers professional baseball team has adjusted its active roster, removing outfielder Oh Seon-woo and catcher Yoon Do-hyun from the first team. The team announced on July 7 that Byun Woo-hyuk and Ko Jong-wook have been added to the roster.

Oh Seon-woo's removal from the first team comes after he sustained an injury during the previous day's game against the Samsung Lions. The incident occurred in the top of the eighth inning with two outs and runners on second and third base. Oh Seon-woo was involved in a play where he secured a ground ball hit by Samsung's Kim Sang-jun and managed to make a tag out, but appeared to suffer an injury in the process.

Further details regarding the nature and severity of Oh Seon-woo's injury were not immediately provided, but the team's decision to place him on the injured list and replace him on the roster indicates it is significant enough to warrant a temporary absence from play. The inclusion of Byun Woo-hyuk and Ko Jong-wook suggests the team is looking to fill the void left by the injured players and maintain competitive strength.

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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.