▲ Lotte Giants' Jeon Jun-woo hits a single during the top of the 3rd inning with two outs and runners on first and second base in a 2026 KBO League game against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park in Gyeongsangnam-do on May 31.
Veteran Lotte Giants outfielder Jeon Jun-woo (40) has been sent down to the minor league again, just six days after returning to the first-team roster.
Ahead of today's (June 19) game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, the Lotte club announced that it had removed Jeon Jun-woo and Jang Doo-sung from the roster, while calling up outfielders Kim Dong-hyuk and Kim Dong-hyun.
Jeon has been struggling throughout this season.
In 52 games, his batting average has dropped to .225 (40 hits in 178 at-bats) with 2 home runs, 13 RBIs, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of .567, leading to a diminished role on the team.
Jeon, who was previously removed from the roster on June 3 due to a batting slump, returned to the first team on June 13 but failed to bounce back, recording only 1 hit in 9 at-bats over three games.
A Lotte official explained, "There is nothing wrong with Jeon Jun-woo's physical condition; it appears the coaching staff determined that he needs time to adjust his game sense."
Jang Doo-sung, who was removed along with Jeon, suffered a calf contusion after being hit by his own batted ball during batting practice before yesterday's game against the SSG Landers in Incheon.
Elsewhere, the Samsung Lions removed right-handed pitcher Lee Jae-hee and replaced him with left-handed pitcher Baek Jung-hyun, while the Kiwoom Heroes bolstered their offense by calling up outfielder Choo Jae-hyun in place of right-handed pitcher Park Jin-hyung.
The KIA Tigers removed right-handed pitcher Ji Hyun and registered right-handed pitcher Jeon Sang-hyun, while the LG Twins called up right-handed pitcher Lee Jung-yong to replace left-handed pitcher Lee Sang-young.
The SSG Landers removed infielder Ahn Sang-hyun and registered infielder Kim Min-jun.
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