Former Pirates infielder Jung-Ho Kang is eyeing a return to baseball back in Korea.
An official for the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) told reporter Jee-ho Yoo that Kang asked to be taken off the "voluntarily retired" list last week. His old club, the Nexen (currently Kiwoom) Heroes, would have to agree to retain Kang for him to return. Kang had not contacted the Heroes yet, according to Yoo.
Kang, of course, got his start in the KBO, where he established himself as one of the best sluggers in the league, clubbing 40 home runs in 2014.