National third baseman Huh Kyung-min has moved to KT Wiz. Will he be able to become a long hitter like Park Kyung-soo at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, which is considered advantageous for right-handed hitters.

On Nov. 8 last year, Huh signed a four-year FA contract worth 4 billion won (1.6 billion won in down payment, 1.8 billion won in annual salary, and 600 million won in optional) with KT. Earlier, Huh signed a four-plus-year, three-year, maximum contract worth 8.5 billion won with the Doosan Bears after the end of the 2020 season. Two billion won for three years is a player option. Huh signed a larger contract with KT without exercising player options.먹튀검증

"Huh Kyung-min, who has abundant experience as a veteran infielder, is a player who can add stability to the infield based on his excellent contact ability and top-level defense," KT General Manager Na Do-hyun said. "I hope that he will be a model for juniors who have a lot of thorough self-management and sincerity."

Huh Kyung-min said, "I deeply appreciate the club's recognition of its value. I will do my best to contribute to my second win at KT, which has become a strong team in the KBO League."

Heo Kyung-min is a third baseman who played for the Korean national team, and is leading the KBO League. Since his debut in 2012, he has recorded 1,483 hits, 60 homers, 125 steals, 765 runs and 636 RBIs in 13 seasons with a batting average of 0.293 OPS of 0.747. In the 2024 season, he recorded 129 hits, seven homers, five steals, 69 runs and 61 RBIs in 155 games with a batting average of 0.309 OPS of 0.811. He has strong defense and extraordinary contact skills.

He will finally leave Jamsil Baseball Stadium, the tomb of a batter. Jamsil Baseball Stadium boasts the largest size in the KBO league, with 100 meters in the center of the left side, 125 meters in the center, and 100 meters in the right side. It is also known as a stadium that makes it difficult to hit home runs due to deep left and right centers.

KT Wiz Park, on the other hand, is said to be advantageous for batters, especially right-handed hitters. KT Wiz Park, situated 98 meters in the center of the left side, 120 meters in the center, and 98 meters in the right side, is smaller than Jamsil Baseball Stadium. It is also known that wind blows strongly from home plate toward left fence. It is a good environment for right-handed hitters to pull home runs.

In fact, KT has collected right-handed hitters and enjoyed the game. A case in point is Park Kyung-soo. He hit 43 home runs during 10 seasons with the LG Twins. In 2014, he had only two home runs, but since moving to KT in 2015, he has exploded with a whopping 22 home runs. The number of home runs increased 11 times in a year. Park added 118 home runs during the 10 seasons with the KT, and became the record holder for home runs at second base with 161 home runs.

What will happen to Heo Kyung-min? He hit seven home runs last season. If not a big problem, he seems to have won a double-digit home run. He hit 10 home runs in 2018, and has never reached the double-digit home run record since then.

He is also a good match for Suwon. During the last season, Huh posted a batting average of 0.435 on-base plus 0.481 slugging percentage of 0.652 at KT Wiz Park. This compares with a slugging percentage of 0.366 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

Park Kyung-soo, who was a second baseman in the 1.5th division, has become a legend of his team at KT. How will Huh Kyung-min, a former member of the national team, fare in Suwon.