[Official] KT to join Joo Hyung-kwang, confirmed coaching staff for 2026 season → Kim Ho is promoted to the first team as QC coach

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Former Lotte Giants coach Joo Hyung-kwang (50) will head to KT Wiz. His position is as a coach for the Futures rehabilitation team. Coach Kim Ho (59), who won the Futures League in the 2025 season, will move to the first team and take charge of QC (Quality Control) coach.

KT Wiz announced on the 13th that it has completed the formation of the coaching staff for the 2026 season.

"Coaches led by head coach Lee Kang-chul will lead the first-team squad, and coach Kim Ho will move to the first-team Quality Control (QC) coach to help operate a virtuous cycle between the first team and Futures," he said.

In addition, a battery coach was newly established to strengthen the power of each position through the recruitment of new Futures coaches and to strengthen the training efficiency of each part of the training group.

Coach Joo Hyung-kwang, who has been a professional baseball coach since 2009, will be the rehabilitation coach of KT Futures, while coach Lee Young-soo and coach Baek Seung-ryong will join as hitting coaches and defensive coaches for Yook Sung-gun to guide the players, respectively.

Meanwhile, KT is scheduled to travel to Australia via Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 21st to begin its spring camp schedule.

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