Kang Baekho Rojas 1 and 2 and Hwang Jae-gyun 2nd baseman. KT's best lineup is in operation from day one

Mar 08, 2025

Kang Baekho Rojas 1 and 2 and Hwang Jae-gyun 2nd baseman. KT's best lineup is in operation from day one
KT Wiz Hwang Jae-kyun is playing second baseman and defending. Photo courtesy of KT Wiz



Kang Baekho Rojas 1 and 2 and Hwang Jae-gyun 2nd baseman. KT's best lineup is in operation from day one
In a practice game between KT and KIA at Kin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan on the 3rd, KT Kang Baek-ho hits a hit in the top of the 5th inning and high-fives with first base coach Lee Jong-beom. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.03.03/
Kang Baekho Rojas 1 and 2 and Hwang Jae-gyun 2nd baseman. KT's best lineup is in operation from day one
In a practice game between KT and SSG at Kushikawa Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, Japan on the 28th, KT Rojas hits a solo home run and celebrates with third base coach Choi Man-ho in the top of the fifth inning. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.28/
KT Wiz's new concept lineup, which starts with the strongest batters, appeared from the first day of the exhibition game.

KT manager Lee Kang-chul will start as the best lineup in the first exhibition game of the 2025 season against the LG Twins at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 8th.

KT formed the starting lineup of Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Rohas (right fielder), Huh Kyung-min (third baseman), Jang Seong-woo (catcher), Moon Sang-cheol (first baseman), Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder), Hwang Jae-gyun (second baseman), Bae Jung-dae (middle fielder), and Kim Sang-soo (striker).




What stood out from Okinawa, Japan is Kang Baek-ho, a top hitter, and No. 2 Rojas' table setter.

Kang Baek-ho had a batting average of 289, 159 hits, 26 home runs and 96 RBIs in 144 games, while Rojas also played in 144 games with a batting average of 329, 188 hits, 32 home runs and 112 RBIs.

Both of them hit and hit in the team side by side. He ranked first and second in home runs and RBIs. Rojas was first and Kang Baek-ho was second.




It is inevitably unfamiliar for two batters to hit first and second at the center batting line.

Manager Lee decided to put a good hitter in front of him. Aren't you able to hit one more time?" he said. "At first, he was the first and second batters, but if the batting order turns once and creates a chance in the lower lineup, it becomes the center lineup." Two long-hitting players were placed at No. 1.2, and Heo Kyung-min and Jang Sung-woo, who are good at in-play batting, were added at No. 3 and No. 4 to form a batting order so that when the table setter creates a chance, he could score points.

Hwang Jae-gyun, who left the third base due to the recruitment of Huh Kyung-min, will start as second baseman on the day.




Manager Lee said "I went out to second base in the practice game, but I don't know how it is because I didn't hit a lot. I think we should see it through an exhibition game." There is no player who has nailed the second baseman as the main player yet. Coach Lee said, `First, the player who is good at it becomes the main player.'



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.