Why did KT suddenly trade Kang Baekho's signature star who gave him 450 billion won
Jun 17, 2025
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The whole United States was in a state of shock. This is because no one expected the Boston Red Sox to trade this player.
The main character is Rafael Devers. He is now a San Francisco Giants player, not a Boston player. He became a colleague of Lee Jung-hoo.
The two clubs agreed to a one-on-one trade on the 16th (Korea time). Boston has decided to receive three prospects from starting pitcher Jordan Hicks instead of giving up Devers to San Francisco.
It's a choice I don't understand in common sense. Devers is Boston's proud franchise star. He made his debut in Boston at the young age of 20 in 2017 and grew into a superstar. He hit 214 home runs in his nine seasons. He is aggressive enough to win the Silver Slugger Award twice. He is also a three-time All-Star.
Boston awarded the team's new star an astronomical contract worth a total of $331 million (about 450 billion won) for 11 years ahead of the 2023 season. It was recognized as the present and future of the team. But he let the player go to another team in vain. In terms of the KBO League, KT Wiz suddenly traded Kang Baek-ho to another team. The shock of Boston fans is bound to be enormous.
Of course, there was a reason behind it. Devers rebelled against the club's policy on positions this season. At the same time, each other's relationship became estranged. Nevertheless, sending a team star like this, you can see how cool Boston is.
San Francisco is a festival. Without much effort, he will be able to recruit the league's strongest left-handed hitter to try to win the district championship. Matt Chapman is away due to injury, allowing Devers to return to the third base defense he wants. Devers was playing as a designated hitter after giving up his third base position to Bregman with Alex Bregman joining this season.
It's good news for Lee Jung-hoo, too. With Devers behind you, there can be much less checks on yourself.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
