Oh no! Catcher Kang Baekho got a foul tip.. Replacement in 2 innings

Mar 11, 2025

Oh no! Catcher Kang Baekho got a foul tip.. Replacement in 2 innings
The KBO League KT Wiz and LG Twins exhibition game held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 9th. KT catcher Kang Baek-ho is preparing to defend. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.09/



Oh no! Catcher Kang Baekho got a foul tip.. Replacement in 2 innings
The KBO League KT Wiz and LG Twins exhibition game held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 9th. KT catcher Kang Baek-ho is preparing to defend. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.09/
Kang Baek-ho (KT), who started wearing a catcher mask, was replaced in two innings. He was hit with a foul tip ball.

Kang Baek-ho started as the first hitter and catcher in the Kiwoom Heroes match of the 2025 KBO League exhibition game held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th. However, he entered the defense in the bottom of the third inning and was replaced by Kang Hyun-woo.

A KT official said, `Kang Baek-ho suffered pain after being hit with a foul tip on his left fourth finger during the second inning of defense. We replaced it to protect the players." It's not a big enough injury to go to the hospital.




Kang Baek-ho drew a walk in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning. When Huh Kyung-min hit left-handed, he went to third base. Kim Min-hyuk hit a sacrifice fly to left field, so Kang Baek-ho stepped on a tag-up home.

Kang Baek-ho is a superstar who joined KT as the first overall player in the first round of the 2018 rookie draft.

Kang Baek-ho, a catcher in high school, came to the professional league and played as an outfielder and first baseman. I often wore a catcher's mask.




Starting this year, he changed his job as a designated hitter and backup catcher. In addition, he was forward-deployed in the first batting order in a Major League style.

Kang Baek-ho played twice as the first designated hitter in the last exhibition game.

KT made the starting list with Kang Baek-ho (catcher), Kwon Dong-jin (striker), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder), Oh Jae-il (designated hitter), Hwang Jae-gyun (first baseman), Jang Jin-hyuk (right fielder), Yoo Jun-kyu (middle fielder), and Kim Sang-soo (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Cuevas.




KT manager Lee Kang-chul "Today, we started players who need a little confirmation. We'll prepare well until today's game."

But Kang finished the game short.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.