There was no SHINHWAJang Pil-joon Kang Jin-sung announces his release again after not completing a season of Kiwoom
Aug 31, 2025
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Kiwoom Heroes announced on the 31st that they had reorganized the team to reorganize the team.
Kiwoom requested KBO to announce waivers for pitcher Jang Pil-joon and infielder Kang Jin-sung on the same day. Infielder Lee Myung-ki was asked to cancel the training player.
Jang Pil-joon and Kang Jin-sung were the 「Duo of Dispatchers」 that Kiwoom ambitiously recruited ahead of this season. Jang Pil-joon was notified of his release from the Samsung Lions and Kang Jin-sung from SSG Landers after last season.
However, Jang Pil-joon's request for release recently became an issue. Jang Pil-joon signed a one-year contract of 40 million won on the judgment that he could return from April to May after elbow surgery, but his elbow problem was not 100% resolved ahead of the actual match and he did not play a single game in both the first and second teams. Jang Pil-joon said he felt burdened by the situation of continuing to receive treatment while not helping the team, and that he wanted to focus on personal treatment without being a member of his team, and he first talked about releasing it to the club. The club also considered Jang Pil-joon and eventually asked for a waiver disclosure.
Kang Jin-sung, who signed a contract for 55 million won, was not injured, but disappeared after playing six games in April this year. He also struggled with a batting average in the second division, but disappeared from the second division after playing in the Futures match against SSG on July 31. It appears to have been ruled completely out of power.
Meanwhile, another released player, Kim Dong-yeop, who joined them, was not included in the release list. Oh Sun-jin is still playing well in the first team.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
