"I was going to go down to the second tier..." With a home run, life could be different
Jul 03, 2024
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KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul praised catcher Kang Hyun-woo, who turned into a 'buckoo'.
KT won the game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 2nd, winning 6-5 after a close game in the 11th inning.
At the center was Kang Hyun-woo, a catcher in his fifth year. Kang Hyun-woo hit a decisive three-run home run in the fifth inning and a timely hit in the 11th inning. the first four-run game of one's career. Without Kang Hyun-woo, KT would not have won consecutive games. Attacks are also attacks, but they also matched Cuevas and battery on the same day.
Coach Lee has been agonizing over Jang Sung-woo's backup catcher for years. This year, Kang Baek-ho is playing as a catcher. However, if Kang Hyun-woo performs well like this, there will be less worries in the future.
Coach Lee, who met ahead of the match against Hanwha on the 3rd, said, `I was worried about whether to throw Kang Baek-ho as a catcher because Jang Sung-woo was not in a good condition. But I heard that Cuevas had a good memory when he worked with Kang Hyun-woo last year. That's why I let him participate. Originally, I was going to send him down to the second team. I think it's going to keep getting worse. But hitting a three-run home run and life changing..." With his performance in the game on the 2nd, he meant to give him more opportunities in the first team for the time being. If you show good performance here, you can grow into a first-team player rather than a second-team player. Opportunities come all of a sudden like this.
Manager Lee said "Originally, the bat was a good player. Should I explain that the area where the bat comes out is large. So I used him as a substitute during a recent chance" he said.
After his best performance on the 2nd, Kang Hyun-woo greeted the coach and coach for not being burdened by his first start in a long time and giving him confidence.
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