Wes Benjamin, now an ace for the Doosan Bears, is preparing for this week’s KBO wild-card matchup against the LG Twins, looking to deliver a different outcome than two years ago. On Oct. 3, 2024, while pitching for the KT Wiz, Benjamin threw seven shutout innings and helped KT beat Doosan 1-0 in the second wild-card game, ending the Bears’ postseason run.
Two years later, Doosan enters as the fifth seed and faces the fourth-ranked LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. The wild-card format requires the lower-seeded team to win two straight games on the road to advance, while the higher-seeded club needs only a tie or a win and has two chances at home. Outlets note that this structure contributes to the rarity of upsets, with only one such underdog victory occurring so far in the current postseason. Benjamin, who was part of that upset in 2024, says he believes a similar result is possible this fall.
