Late FA effect? Kang Baek-ho exploded with 5 home runs + 1.080 OPS in August with the heat...The head coach's inner thoughts.

Aug 28, 2025

Late FA effect? Kang Baek-ho exploded with 5 home runs 1.080 OPS in August with the heat...The head coach's inner thoughts.
KT-Lotte match held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th. With one out in the top of the seventh inning, runners on second and third bases. Kang Baek-ho is happy after hitting an RBI timely hit. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.27/



Late FA effect? Kang Baek-ho exploded with 5 home runs 1.080 OPS in August with the heat...The head coach's inner thoughts.
KT-Lotte match held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th. No outs in the top of the second inning. Kang Baek-ho is welcomed by head coach Lee Kang-chul after hitting a solo shot. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.27/
KT Wiz's Kang Baek-ho is having a hot summer for the first time in a long time.

Kang Baek-ho has a batting average of 333.21 RBIs and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 1.080 with five home runs in August. It is a 180-degree different move from the end of July, when he only hit 83 (2 hits in 24 at-bats) after returning from injury.

In particular, in the match against Lotte in Busan on the 27th, he hit a 120-meter-long solo shot and scored a timely hit to lead his team to victory. While Ahn Hyun-min's rise, who led the team's batting lineup, has been dampened, Kang Baek-ho's awakening is a great help.




Late FA effect? Kang Baek-ho exploded with 5 home runs 1.080 OPS in August with the heat...The head coach's inner thoughts.
KT-Lotte match held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th. First base with one out in the top of the seventh inning. Ahn Hyun-min is happy after the hit. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.27/
KT manager Lee Kang-chul, who met at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th, said, `Yesterday, the batting order was connected well. The flow continued to Ahn Hyun-min, Kang Baek-ho, and Kim Sang-soo," he said with a smile.

Why did Kang Baek-ho burst his potential like this. Coach Lee Kang-chul smiled, saying, `You're looking for your own life.'

"These days, I talk a lot with Hyun-min (An). If one side doesn't fit well, the other side seems to give a lot of advice."




Ahn Hyun-min also helped Ko Young-pyo, who was shaken by an intense throw to third base in the bottom of the first inning the previous day. Director Lee Kang-chul said, "At that time, I thought Lotte was a little twisted today"I think he scored with (Kang) Hyun-woo pinch-hit in the fifth inning and got a good atmosphere by leading the way."

Late FA effect? Kang Baek-ho exploded with 5 home runs 1.080 OPS in August with the heat...The head coach's inner thoughts.
Lotte and KT held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th. KT Kim Min-hyuk hit a timely RBI single in the seventh inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.27/
Meanwhile, KT canceled outfielder Kim Min-hyuk from the first team and registered Yoo Jun-kyu instead. KT's team explained about Kim Min-hyuk, "'I have pain in my right wrist, so I'm going to have a check-up later.'"

Coach Lee Kang-chul said, `Originally, my left side hurt, but I'm in a situation where I can't do anything because I have pain to my right side. He was upset, saying, "I used to suffer a lot from my legs, but now my wrist is in trouble."








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.