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2025 KBO Playoffs Kick Off: Eagles Face Lions
10/18/2025
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Story summary
- The 2025 KBO playoffs begin on October 17, 2025, with the Hanwha Eagles vs. Samsung Lions.
- Hanwha Eagles exclude veteran infielder Ahn Chi-hong (Hanwha Eagles) and bullpen pitcher Kim Jong-soo (Hanwha Eagles) from their roster.
- Kim Kyung-moon, Hanwha's manager, has 1,013 career wins and seeks his first championship after near-misses.
- The game will be at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, with Cody Ponce and Kherson Garabito as starters.
