Kwang-Hyun Kim, “Reinforce your physical strength to digest full-time”… 12th departure

Kim Kwang-hyun interviews with video before leaving the US [브랜뉴 스포츠]

St. Louis Cardinals Kim Gwang-hyun (33), who is ahead of the second season of the MLB, pledged, “I worked hard to strengthen my stamina for the first full-time season. I want to show a better figure this year.”

Kim Kwang-hyun leaves for the United States through Incheon International Airport at 9:45 am on the 12th. This is to join the St. Louis Spring Camp, which begins on the 18th (Korean time). He trained in Jeju with the SK Wyverns players from the 2nd to 10th. Now I move to Seoul, pack my luggage to the US, and spend the rest of my time with my family.

Kim Kwang-hyun decided not to conduct a departure interview in accordance with the recommendations for COVID-19 quarantine. Instead, on the 10th, a self-produced interview video was distributed to solve the curiosity of reporters and fans. He said, “After returning to Korea in November of last year, I did exercise mainly in physical strength training in warm Busan. I made a routine with training coach Heo Jae-hyuk to reinforce my physical strength. After moving to Jeju Island, I mainly focused on pitching and technical training.” Explained the training process.

Kim Kwang-hyun successfully finished his MLB debut season last year. However, he did not experience all the infamous 162 match schedules. This is because the regular season has been reduced to 60 games due to Corona 19. Kim Gwang-hyun added, “I will be playing a real full-time season this year. I thought I would need a little more stamina in the MLB than in the KBO league (144 games), so I tried to increase the amount of non-season training.”

He also expressed anticipation for St.Louis’ all-time season. Kim Gwang-hyun greeted, “I am glad that Adam Wainwright, who helped me a lot last year, renewed the contract. I was a senior pitcher who thought it would be nice to work out more together.” Also, “Ryu Hyun-jin (Toronto Blue Jays) hyung’s most feared batter Nolan Arena also came to the team this season, I think it will help a lot.”

Kwang-Hyun Kim played an active part in the KBO League as a major player for SK Wyverns for 13 years. When returning to Korea after completing MLB life in the future, you will have to wear your own team uniform again. However, he can no longer play as a’SK player’. Shinsegae Group E-Mart agreed to take over the SK baseball team last month. Both the team name and emblem are changed.

Kim Gwang-hyun said, “I was really surprised to hear the news of the sale of the club at first. It’s a team I’ve been on for 13 years, and I think that I’ve been playing a baseball game because the SK team gave me full support.” He hoped, “I hope that the Shinsegae Group, who will play the club in the future, will play a big role in the development of Korean baseball.”

Reporter Bae Youngeun [email protected]