Reporter Sangjin Oh = Kiwoom Heroes confirmed the uniform number for the 2023 season.
Prior to the opening of the 2023 season on the 31st, Kiwoom confirmed and announced the uniform numbers of the players and coaches. Lee Hyeong-jong (#36) and Won Jong-hyeon (#46), who were recruited as free agents, will carry on the numbers they had in their former team. Veteran pitcher Lim Chang-min (No. 45), who returned to his home team, also kept his number during his time with the NC Dinos and Doosan Bears.
Edison Russell, who returned to the KBO league, chose number 27 instead of number 50, which he had worn three years ago. Ariel Furado, the new foreign pitcher, will wear number 75, which is reversed from the number he used during his time with the Texas Rangers.
Veteran Lee Yong-gyu, who lost his pride last season with a batting average of 10% (0.199), chose number 15 in his prime, dreaming of a revival 메이저사이트. Kim Tae-jin, who had worn number 27 after Park Dong-won left last year, handed the number to Russell and changed his number to number 2.
Lee Kang-joon, who came as a reward player for FA Han Hyun-hee, wore number 58. Byun Si-won, who returned to the pros after a year of hiatus, wore number 66, and Hong Seong-min, who joined Kiwoom after being released from NC, wore number 67.