'International Stage OPS 1.188' Rookie of the Year, Excluded Training due to Body aches → Return to Normal Training on Day 3 'Washed Out of Concern' [Saipan Field]

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Ahn Hyun-min (23, KT Wiz), who appeared splendidly by winning both the Golden Glove and the Rookie of the Year award, shook off his health problems.

An official from the national baseball team said on the 12th, "Ahn Hyun-min will recover and participate in training."

After arriving in Saipan on the 9th, Ahn Hyun-min left the field for a while in the first training session of the national team's first camp at the Oleye Sports Complex in Saipan on the 10th, packed his bags, and was completely excluded from the training session on the 11th.

The body aches were the problem. An official of the national team said, "Ahn Hyun-min is taking a rest at the hotel due to mild symptoms of body aches," adding, "It is early in the camp, so I did not overdo it, but gave him a break as a precaution."

Ahn Hyun-min is a must in the national team. Ahn Hyun-min, who made his debut at KT in 2022 and returned from his mandatory military service early, joined the team late last year and played only 112 games, but left a strong impression with a batting average of 0.334 22 home runs, 80 RBIs, 72 runs and 7 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.448, a slugging percentage of 0.570 and an on-base percentage of 1.018 (OPS).

After the end of the season, he won the Rookie of the Year award at various awards ceremonies and won the Golden Glove in an outfielder that was difficult enough to pass through a needle hole.

Since he is a hitter with no data at all on the international stage, he is expected to play a particularly important role when facing competitors such as Japan and Taiwan.

He has already played in all four games against the Czech Republic and Japan in the K-baseball Classic held in November last year, leading the batting average of 0.286 with two home runs, three RBIs, six runs and two steals, an on-base percentage of 0.474, a slugging percentage of 0.714 and an OPS of 1.188, raising expectations for his performance in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) finals in March.

It was known to be a mild body ache, but there was a lot of concern. This is because if the symptoms can be transmitted or the symptoms last longer than expected, no matter how much training is scheduled until the 21st, it will inevitably cause a setback.

It was the only concern of this camp, which was going so smoothly, but fortunately, I joined the team on the last day of the first turn of training.

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