BRADENTON, Fla. — Jung Ho Kang is “unlikely” to be ready for the start of the MLB season, Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said Thursday.
The Pirates have just eight preseason games remaining after Thursday’s contest with the Boston Red Sox and Kang remains in his native South Korea, awaiting a decision on his work visa for the season. Huntington said that the delay, while frustrating for the Pirates, is not necessarily indicative of a negative outcome.
“It is a process that’s ongoing,” he said. “When it takes time in October or November when we apply for them, nobody cares.