Hanwha Kang Baekho's first official event...A pledge to the fans. To make it better next season than this season
Nov 30, 2025
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Kang Baek-ho participated in the 40th anniversary of the Hanwha Eagles and the runner-up event of the Korean Series at the Daejeon Convention Center (DCC) on the 30th.
Kang Baek-ho stood in front of the fan as a representative player along with captain Chae Eun-sung and rookie Oh Jae-won before the signing event.
Kang Baek-ho said, `It's such an honor to meet such a good fan at such a good club. Next season, I will try to contribute hard with better goals than this season."
Hanwha announced its FA contract with Kang Baek-ho on the 20th. It is worth a total of 10 billion won (5 billion won in down payment, 3 billion won in annual salary, and 2 billion won in incentives) for four years.
Kang Baek-ho is a slugger representing the KBO League. He joined the KT Wiz in the second round of the 2018 KT Wiz (first overall) and recorded a career batting average of 333, 136 homers, 565 RBIs, and an OPS (long hit rate + on base rate) of 0.876 for eight seasons.
From his first year as a member, he continued his strong performance. He hit 29 home runs, setting a record for the most home runs in a single season of high school graduates, and in 2021, he hit a batting average of 347 and 102 RBIs, leading KT to its first championship.
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At the time of Kang Baek-ho's recruitment, Hanwha succeeded in recruiting Kang Baek-ho with strong batting production capability and raised expectations for strengthening the batting depth````````````````````````.
Meanwhile, rookie Oh Jae-won said, `It's an honor to invite you to my seat even though I'm not playing yet. I'll sign it with all my heart. I'll do my best to be here next time" he said.
Captain Chae Eun-sung also said "The season is over unfortunately. It's been a while since we met our fans. I hope it's a good time" he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
