Preliminary FA Biggest Fish, Out With Injury...The second division's 178km bullet hit, and Kang Baek-ho started to return to the first division
Preliminary FA Biggest Fish, Out With Injury...The second division's 178km bullet hit, and Kang Baek-ho started to return to the first division
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Kang Baek-ho (26), a slugger of the KT Wiz in the professional baseball league, has started his return to the first division. It is fortunate that his injury has not worsened significantly.먹튀검증
Kang Baek-ho started as the first designated hitter in an away game against Sangmu of the 2025 Mediheel KBO Futures League at Mungyeong Stadium on the 25th and scored one hit in three at-bats to help KT win 5-1.
In his first at-bat against Sangmu starting pitcher Song Myung-ki in the first inning, he swung the bat from the first pitch. Kang, who hit a fastball of 143 kilometers per hour but was out after hitting a fly ball to the right field, also pushed a fastball of 143 kilometers per hour on the fourth pitch at his second at-bat in the third inning, and was out after hitting a fly ball to the left field.
In the countdown to two strikes at a disadvantage in the sixth inning, however, Kang hit a fastball of 142 kilometers at the third pitch, leading to a hit to the right-handed side. His batting speed reached 178 kilometers per hour. Kang, who was at the first base, was replaced by pinch runner Shin Bum-joon to end the game.
Kang Baek-ho was removed from the first-team entry on the 19th due to a sprained right parotid muscle. Kang Baek-ho also suffered side pain at the end of the season from 2022-2023, but he came early this year.
Kang Baek-ho, who took a six-day break after the Gocheok Kiwoom match on the 18th, improved his sense of practice through the Futures League game. "I started the game with the mindset of aggressively hitting fast balls as it is my first real game for the Futures League," Kang said through his club. "I'm glad that I'm okay in general and I'm okay. I'll continue to play in the game to boost my condition."
In the match against Sangmu on Wednesday, Kang will wear a catcher's mask to boost his defense capability. He will be able to re-register his entry into the first division starting from the match against Doosan Bears in Jamsil on Tuesday at the earliest.
Kang, who will become a free agent at the end of this season, is expected to receive the greatest treatment as a 26-year-old young left-handed slugger, which is a rare occurrence in the market. It is an important year than ever since it is an FA season, but he has a batting average of 264 (23 hits in 87 times at bat) with three homers, 10 RBIs and a .326 slugging percentage of .437 OPS.763.
He had a bad start with a batting average of 2.14 (nine hits in 42 at-bats) and one homer, four RBIs, and an OPS.640 in the first 10 games of the season, which started as the first hitter, but since moving to the center batting line from 3 to 5, he has recovered with a batting average of 311 (four at-bats, 14 hits in 45) and two homers, six RBIs, and an OPS.878 in 11 games. It was regrettable that the injury came at a time when the hit rebounded, but it was fortunate for Kang Baek-ho that the injury gap was not prolonged.
This is also good news for KT, which has been cruising to fourth place (14 wins, 12 losses, 1 draw and a winning rate of .538) by banking on its strong pitching capability. Although KT ranks first in ERA (2.87), it is regrettable that its batters rank sixth in batting average (.247), tied for ninth in homers (14), and eighth in OPS (.247). If Kang returns healthy and shows his skills, he will be able to battle among the top ranks in harmony between pitching and batting.