[Official] 'Kang Min-ho and Choi Hyung-woo leave early' Samsung confirmed its spring camp schedule → 'Panama Representative' Furado joins after WBC

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Both the list and schedule of the 2026 spring camp of the Samsung Lions, who are seeking to win the championship, have been confirmed. Kang Min-ho (41) and Choi Hyung-woo (43) will move to Guam early to build themselves, and foreign pitcher Ariel Furado (30) will join the camp after the Panama national team schedule is over.

The Samsung Lions said on the 13th, "We have confirmed the schedule for off-season training in 2026," adding, "The first-team squad plans to hold the first spring camp first in Guam following last year and then move to Okinawa, Japan, to conduct the second camp. The team will leave Incheon International Airport on flight KE417 at 5:45 p.m. on Jan. 23."

According to the Samsung club, after arriving in Guam, they will be given a day off on January 24, and the full-fledged Chun Hoon camp schedule will begin on January 25. In Guam, the focus will be on basic training. It is planned to be conducted as a three-day training schedule and a one-day rest schedule.

In addition, the first-team squad will return to Incheon International Airport on KE418 in the early morning of February 9 and immediately leave for Okinawa, Japan, the second training site, at 10:10 a.m. on the same day with LJ341. The team will have a full-fledged schedule at Akama Stadium in Onnason, Okinawa, which has been linked since 2005.

In Okinawa, in addition to training, two practice games are scheduled with the national team at Akama Stadium, its home stadium. It also plans to play practice games at home with Hanwha (2 games) and LG KT (1 game each), and one away practice game against Yomiuri and KIA. After completing all the schedules in Okinawa, I will return to Gimhae Airport on March 9 via LJ372.

In addition, the Samsung Lions Futures team, led by head coach Moriyama, will also start training at Gyeongsan Ball Park from the 25th. After completing his schedule at Gyeongsan Ball Park by the 31st, he will depart for Okinawa, Japan, where he will be trained, on February 1. At 8:05 a.m., he is scheduled to depart via Gimhae Airport on flight LJ371.

The Futures team plans to train at Okinawa's Ishigawa Stadium. The Futures team's Okinawa schedule will end on February 23, and they will move to Kagoshima, Japan, on February 24 and participate in the Oedon League. After playing six games in the Oedon League, he will return home via Incheon International Airport on flight KE2180 on March 5.

Some players move on separate schedules. WBC member Koo Ja-wook and Won Tae-in Bae Chan-seung will move according to the national team schedule. Foreign pitcher Furado will also join the Panama national team, and the timing of joining the team is expected to vary depending on the results of the tournament. Foreign hitter Diaz will move according to the Futures team's schedule from January 25 and join the first-team Akama Stadium when the first-team squad arrives in Okinawa on February 9.

In addition, players such as rehabilitation team Choi Ji-kwang, Kim Moo-shin, Lee Jae-hee and Park Seung-gyu left for Guam early on the 5th, while players such as Kim Jae-yoon, Choi Hyung-woo, Kang Min-ho, Ryu Ji-hyuk, and Lee Seung-hyun (Woo) are also scheduled to leave early.

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