'11 Home Run → 17 Home Run' Growth Growth Ko Myung-joon Honored Camp MVP for 3 consecutive years... The 2nd Miyazaki Camp Finishing 'Team Strike and Depth Reinforcement Performance'

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Ko Myung-joon (24) and Choi Min-joon (26) have been named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of SSG Landers' spring camp this time, following 2024 and 2025.

SSG Landers will return home through Incheon International Airport on the 9th after completing the second spring camp in Miyazaki, Japan, which has been held since February 23.

During this camp, SSG played five practice games (4-1) against NPB teams and domestic teams to check their sense of play. In particular, he proved his improved batting competitiveness by recording double-digit hits in three games: Rakuten (18 hits and 13 points), Lotte (14 hits and 10 points), and Doosan 1st game (12 hits and 5 points).

In addition, it has expanded the range of team depth by confirming the even performance of young prospects. The pitching staff in the 5th starting competition showed stable pitching in practice, and the internal and external backup players also showed active attacks and structured defenses to further enhance the team's power.

Coach Lee Sung-yong, who finished the second camp, said, "Veteran players took the center stage in this camp, and young players followed well with a lot of training. Thanks to the coaching staff and the front desk who supported me, I am grateful as a coach to finish without any major injuries, and I am very satisfied with the overall preparation process, he said. "It is especially encouraging that hitters boldly took their swings and showed advanced skills in the second camp." I will continue the good flow of the players until the regular season," he said.

Pitcher Choi Min-joon and fielder Ko Myung-joon were selected as camp MVP. Ko Myung-joon was selected as the "Second Camp MVP" for the third consecutive year this year, following Taiwan in 2024 and Okinawa in 2025, raising expectations.

Choi Min-joon, who joined the SK Wyverns (SSG's predecessor) in the second round in 2018, posted a standout performance once again following 2022 with 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 hold and an ERA of 3.397 in 40 games and 65 ⅔ innings last year. In this practice game, he pitched twice and allowed one hold and four strikeouts in five innings.

Pitcher MVP Choi Min-joon said, "I gain confidence by getting good results in the second camp centered on real games. I'm satisfied with the results of the offseason and the first camp. "I will continue to improve my condition during the exhibition game so that I can pitch to help the team win this season," he said.

Ko Myung-joon, who joined SK in the second round in 2021, has been selected as MVP in each camp for the past three years, rebounded by hitting 11 home runs in 2024, and last year, he hit three home runs in fall baseball with a batting average of 0.278, 17 home runs and 64 RBIs, drawing steeper growth.

This time again, I'm aiming for step-up. He played in five practice games and was selected as MVP by swinging six hits, one home run, six RBIs, and six hits in 18 at-bats.

Field MVP Ko Myung-joon said, "It is an honor to be selected as the MVP of the second camp for three consecutive years. That's how much I feel responsible. This year, we are more desperate than ever. We will continue our good sense in the camp and make sure to show you what we expect this season," he said.

Meanwhile, SSG will take a day off on the 10th and then move to Gwangju on the 11th to prepare for the exhibition game.

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