Pittsburgh Pirates fans were hoping that Jung Ho Kang could be a mid-to-late season shot in the arm for their club. Alas, that is unlikely to occur.
Per Korean reports, #Pirates IF Jung-Ho Kang will undergo wrist surgery that will require around 3 months of recovery, effectively ending his 2018 season. https://t.co/r9doKUjjwp
— Sung Min Kim (@sung_minkim) August 3, 2018
Despite general manager Neal Huntington’s hedging that Kang was “working through” the wrist injury, the Naver report paints a much more grim picture.
At this point, the surgery may also put Kang’s 2019 with the Pirates in question as well.