Education
Kang attended Pocheol Technical High School in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South of Korea.
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Kang attended Pocheol Technical High School in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South of Korea.
He contracted with Giants as a Free Agent player for 0.75 billion on 13 November 2013. In 2003, he was selected for the South of Korea national junior team and competed in the 5th Asian Junior Baseball Championship held in Bangkok, Thailand. Notable international careers After graduation from high school, Kang made his pro debut in 2004, drafted by the Lotte Giants in the 2nd round (3rd pick, 17th overall) of the 2004 KBO draft.
In the 2006 KBO season, he became a starting catcher, appearing in all 126 regular season games.
Kang was the youngest starting catcher to play all regular season games in the KBO history. Kang offensively broke out in the 2008 season.
He finished 19th in batting average (292), 5th in home runs (19) and 6th in Reserve Bank of India (82), and led the Giants to their first post-season appearance since 2000. Kang participated in the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, China, selected for the South of Korea national baseball team, where he served as backup to Jin Kab-Yong.
However, Jin was injured during a game against the Netherlands, and Kang took over as the starting catcher at the next game.
He did a successful job for replacing an injured Jin Kab-Yong during the rest of the competition and eventually leading South of Korea to the gold medal. Awards and honors 2008 Award (Catcher).