'Wow' KIA camp MVP is 8 people! "Expectations grow even higher." Coach Lee Bum-ho's praise explodes, "Before young players, there were signs of contraction, but..."

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The KIA Tigers squad will return to Korea on the 8th after tempering for the 2026 season. A total of eight people were selected as camp MVP.

The KIA team said on the 7th, "The KIA team, which set up spring camps in Amami-Oshima and Okinawa, Japan, will return home through Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 8th after completing the camp schedule."

KIA's team improved their condition through physical and technical training in the first camp, which began on January 25. Then, in the second camp, he played a total of five practice games, including a practice game with the Korean WBC national team, and learned his sense of practice.

63 players, including 21 coaching staff and 42 players, participated in KIA's spring camp. The team consisted of 21 pitchers, three catchers, nine infielders and nine outfielders. Among the 2026 rookies, pitcher Kim Hyun-soo and outfielder Kim Min-kyu were listed.

KIA's camp this year was held amid an efficient training schedule. At the beginning of the first camp, he strengthened his basic physical strength with a "four-day training one-day rest" system. In the second half of the year, he switched to "three-day training one-day rest" to increase his concentration. Based on the team's tactics he strengthened in the first camp, coach Lee entered a full-fledged "real-time mode" in Okinawa and achieved results.

KIA said, "Pitchers Cho Sang-woo, Kim Si-hoon, Han Jae-seung, Hong Min-gyu, catcher Han Jun-su, infielder Park Min, Jung Hyun-chang and outfielder Park Jae-hyun were selected as the MVP of this spring camp." There are eight people in total.

KIA manager Lee Bum-ho, the head coach who led this camp, said, "I'm glad I finished the spring camp well without injured players. Young players have been shrinking before, but it is a big income that has changed to an active attitude through this camp," he said, giving praise.

"I'm also satisfied with the fact that the fielders' players have become thicker. He added, "I expect that the reinforcement of bullpen power will make pitching management easier."

Coach Lee said, "Young infielders such as Yoon Do-hyun, Jung Hyun-chang, and Park Min have improved, so I think we can use the players evenly. As a captain, Na Sung-beom led the training atmosphere well throughout the camp, and I am also grateful for the example of senior players such as Yang Hyun-jong, Kim Sun-bin and Kim Tae-gun," he said, expressing his gratitude to the team.

Finally, coach Lee said, "Both the coaching staff and the players who participated in the camp did a great job. We will continue to fill the gaps through exhibition games," he said after the camp.

Meanwhile, the KIA team will take a day off on the 9th after returning home, train in Gwangju on the 10th and 11th, and play an exhibition game (home) against SSG Landers on the 12th.

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