Kang Baek-ho, Who Hit a Grand Slam Home Run, “I Lost 10kg, but I Feel Lighter.”

After overcoming physical and mental fatigue, I returned after 4 games... “There is no problem with performance”

KT Wiz outfielder Kang Baek-ho (24), who marked his first home run with a pinch-hit grand slam after returning to the first team, revealed that he lost more than 10 kg in weight due to mental hardship.

After finishing the 2023 professional baseball home game against SSG Landers held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 8th, he said, "I had no intention of losing weight, but I lost weight as my appetite decreased. This is the first time I have gained double-digit weight since joining the pros." 카지노사이트

He added, "There is no significant change in muscle mass and only a lot of body fat has been lost. There is no problem with performance.

In fact, my swing is improving."

Kang Baek-ho suffered greatly this season as he received a lot of criticism for his extreme slump and insincere play during games.

He was expunged from the first team on June 9 due to mental and physical fatigue, and returned in July, but was left out of the first team again.

He lost noticeably his weight during this period, causing concern among those around him.

Kang Baek-ho, who went through a recovery process in the second team, joined the first team on the 8th, and appeared as a pinch hitter in all of his first three games, allowing no hits and only one walk in two at-bats.

Kang Baek-ho, who had been silent, came out as a pinch hitter with the bases loaded and 2 outs in the bottom of the 5th inning, leading 9-5 against SSG on the 8th, and hit a bases-loaded home run.

It was a picturesque scene created after a full-count battle with the opposing team's second pitcher, Park Jong-hoon.

Thanks to Kang Baek-ho's home run, SSG defeated SSG 13-5 and maintained second place.

After the game, Kang Baek-ho revealed his weight change and indirectly revealed how much he had suffered.

He emphasized, "I'm in really good condition. My body doesn't hurt."

Kang Baek-ho also expressed gratitude to his teammates.

He said, “It would have been difficult without Park Byeong-ho and other seniors,” and “I feel reassured because they gave me a lot of good words and took good care of me.”

He also said, "I didn't feel any vacancy in the team while I was gone," and "I think there's definitely a reason why our team rose to second place."

Kang Baek-ho, who is gradually improving his physical condition, will also participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games, which opens at the end of this month.

He said, "I have rested a lot so I will prepare for the Asian Games by focusing on my team's games," and pledged, "If I recover little by little like I am now, I will be able to perform well in the Asian Games as well."

Items