This year, there seemed to be no room, but the immortal Hwang Jae-gyun will eventually regain his land at third base

Apr 29, 2025

This year, there seemed to be no room, but the immortal Hwang Jae-gyun will eventually regain his land at third base
Samsung-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th. Hwang Jae-kyun is hitting an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning with one out and a runner on third base. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.11/



Fire god Hwang Jae Kyun.

There really seemed to be no room this year. But the player who will come back must come back. He finds his place somehow. Is Hwang Jae-gyun really a player full of 'money fortune'.

KT Wiz tried hard to get rid of the stigma of 'Slostater' this season. Except for the 2021 season, when Lee Kang-chul won the integrated championship after taking office, he always died in the early stages. So even though fall baseball went, it was too much to follow the championship teams.




This year, the training was conducted from the spring camp to avoid this. In fact, his early performance in the season was not bad. He has consistently shown a win rate of more than 50 percent, which is not like KT, instilling expectations.

However, it became 14 wins, 1 draw, 14 losses, and 50% of the game. The ranking, which remained in the second and third places, also fell to fifth place. There can be an impact on the main players' line injuries.

Kang Baek-ho and Kim Sang-soo left side by side due to side injuries. The core of the hitting and infield defense was missing. On the mound, Heysus, who gave him an ace mission this season, caught the adductor muscle and hurt manager Lee Kang-chul's head.




This year, there seemed to be no room, but the immortal Hwang Jae-gyun will eventually regain his land at third base
KT-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 17th. Hwang Jae-kyun is welcomed after hitting a two-run shot with no outs and first base in the top of the second inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.17/
To make matters worse, third baseman Huh Kyung-min, who was brought to the FA, was also excluded ahead of the Doosan Bears match on the 29th. left hamstring sprain. It is expected to take about two weeks off. On top of that, Oh Yoon-seok, who played the role of Altoran at second base, was also canceled due to an adductor injury.

In fact, it is safe to say that it is an infield annihilation. However, KT has a ray of light. Hwang Jae-gyun. We must not forget his name.

It is very likely that Heo Kyung-min will fill the third base position without him right away. Except for Heo Kyung-min, there is no player in the team with third base defense and batting skills like Hwang Jae-gyun. There is Moon Sang-chul at first base anyway, so automatic traffic arrangement is possible.




2025 was the beginning of a really sad year. Heo Kyung-min's transfer was the beginning. Head coach Lee Kang-chul decided Heo Kyung-min, who has higher defensive stability, to be the third baseman. At first, Hwang Jae-gyun thought he would fill any one of the first, second, and shortstop positions. However, the first baseman gathered strength from Moon Sang-chul. And head coach Lee said that young resources should be raised at the center, adding that it would be difficult to give Hwang Jae-kyun many opportunities. It was a de facto backup.

This year, there seemed to be no room, but the immortal Hwang Jae-gyun will eventually regain his land at third base
Samsung-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th. Hwang Jae-gyun, who scored during Jang Joon-won's timely hit with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning, is welcomed by coach Lee Kang-chul. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.11/
However, Hwang Jae-gyun grated his teeth regardless. Do you believe you'll have a chance in any position? 戮潔駭? Moon Sang-chul went to the second division due to injury and sluggishness. Manager Lee put Hwang Jae-gyun as first baseman. It's not overwhelming like it was in its heyday, but desperation came out at the batter's box.

This time, it's third base's turn. It's originally his place. I'm sure you'll have a big heart to show a good side of yourself somehow.

The atmosphere of the season was that he might hardly be able to play. However, Hwang Jae-gyun himself is changing the atmosphere. Manager Lee said of Hwang Jae-kyun, who made a comeback after a year in the Major League, signed an 8.8 billion won FA contract with KT, and led the integrated championship just before re-acquiring the FA qualification for the 2022 season and signed another 6 billion won contract. Hwang Jae-gyun will acquire his third FA qualification when he finishes this season. What kind of unexpected drama can Hwang Jae-gyun write.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.