The Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) has removed a number of key players from its first-team roster ahead of June.

The Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) announced the roster changes on its official website on Monday. No new players were added by any of the 10 clubs, and a total of 10 players were removed from the roster.

KIA removed the most players from the first team with five: infielders Hwang Dae-in and Yoon Do-hyun, and pitchers Sean Anderson, Jung Hae-young, and Kim Dae-yu. LG sent pitcher Kim Dae-hyun, KT sent pitcher Bo Schulcer, Samsung sent outfielder Kim Sung-yoon, NC sent pitcher Lee Jun-ho, and Hanwha sent outfielder Kwon Kwang-min to the second team.

In the month of May, KIA struggled with a record of 8 wins, 11 losses, and a winning percentage of 4.2-1. As a result, KIA head coach Kim Jong-kook went under the knife to shake things up ahead of June.

The roster adjustments appear to be a strong message to the underperforming players. Among the five players who were expunged from the first team, there were a whopping three first-team players.

Hwang Dae-in, a seventh-year professional infielder, has established himself as the starting first baseman since last year. In 129 games last season, he batted .256 (122-for-476) with 14 home runs, 91 RBI, and 40 runs scored.

This season, however, he’s batted just 2-for-25 (118-for-25) with three home runs, 18 RBIs, and 11 runs scored in 36 games. May was particularly disappointing, as he batted just 2-for-15 (9-for-45) with five RBIs and three runs scored in 15 games 토토사이트.

Closer Jung Hae-young was also shaky throughout May. In eight appearances during the month of May, he only lasted 6⅓ innings, and his ERA was a dismal 4.26. On top of that, his velocity has dropped recently, and he only struck out four batters.

Anderson, who impressed in the opening month of April with a 3-2 record and a 2.58 ERA in six starts, will take a break. In May, he took three losses in four games without a win, and his ERA soared to 7.71. He was particularly shaky against the Gwangju LG on May 28, giving up six runs on four hits and four walks in three innings.

This season, KIA has struggled without its centerpiece hitters, including Na Sung-beom and Kim Do-young. They’ve managed to hold on thanks to Kim Sun-bin’s third-best batting average (3-for-2) and Choi Hyung-woo’s fifth-best batting average (3-for-1). However, the mound has been shaky with Anderson and Jung Hae-young collapsing, so the team is in desperate need of a change of scenery.

The most notable change is that KT dropped foreign player Schuler from the first team. Schuler went winless in five games (24⅔ innings) in May and struggled with an 8.39 ERA.