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| Hanwha's general manager Son Hyuk, who recruited 10 billion FA Kang Baek-ho. Photo courtesy = Hanwha Eagles |
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| FA Kang Baek-ho transferred to Hanwha for a total of 10 billion won. Photo courtesy = Hanwha Eagles |
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| FA Kang Baek-ho is signing a four-year contract with the Hanwha Eagles for a total of 10 billion won. Photo courtesy = Hanwha Eagles |
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On the right side of Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon, there is a large 'Monster Wall' made up of a bullpen. You have to cross this monster wall to make a home run.
It is clear that it is a structure that is obviously disadvantageous to left-handed hitters. However, Hanwha Eagles signed a total of 10 billion won (down payment of 5 billion won, annual salary of 3 billion won, option 2 billion won) with FA Kang Baek-ho to strengthen their offense.
Hanwha's general manager Son Hyuk delivered the detailed status of negotiations with Kang Baek-ho. Indeed, it was a contract with the recruitment intention Tajin that was set in '1 Night 2 Days'.
General manager Sohn said "We met after the end of the second draft on the 19th and expressed our intention to recruit, and the player visited the club's office on the afternoon of the 20th to complete the final coordination and contract." Kang Baek-ho was thinking of entering the U.S. and was about to leave the U.S. soon. "I knew it through the media, but since he was an essential player for our club, we met in the sense of trying to recruit him. The player was able to accept the club's conditions and succeed in recruiting." As such, Hanwha was able to quickly reach the contract by offering satisfactory conditions to Kang Baek-ho.
It was expected that Kang Baek-ho would create a strong center batting line with Noh Si-hwan and Chae Eun-sung and Moon Hyun-bin. General manager Sohn said, `Kang Baek-ho recruited Noh Si-hwan, a left-handed slugger who has recently become rare in the league, Chae Eun-sung, who has excellent RBI production capability, and Moon Hyun-bin, who is growing batting capability, because they thought that if they set up a batting lineup together, they would be able to achieve a daunting batting lineup" he said.
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| KT-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. Kang Baek-ho, who scored during Hwang Jae-kyun's timely hit with two outs and runners on the first and third bases in the top of the third inning, is welcomed. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.1/ |
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| The LG-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 4th. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Kang Baek-ho is hitting an RBI timely hit with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.4/ |
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| 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 after hitting a solo shot. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.27/ |
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The most curious thing is that Kang Baek-ho's long-shot power may be blocked by Monster Wall. However, Sohn said, `Of Kang Baek-ho's 136 homers, 56 are from left to right and from middle. If you add a home run to the right-center field, it reaches 82. He also said, "Even if it's not necessarily a home run, it's important to bring in runners with strong batting, so it's more meaningful that the batting line will become stronger." The fact that 41% of Kang Baek-ho's home runs flew to the left and center means that Kang Baek-ho is not a batter who only pulls.
We are also curious about where Kang Baek-ho, who played various positions such as outfielder, first baseman, and catcher at KT, will be placed. Director Son said, "First of all, it's hard to tell you because the director's idea is important"First, the club will organize records by position through Kang Baek-ho's data, and it will be decided according to the coach and coaching staff's plan during the spring camp."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
