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Pirates’ Kang Jung-ho begins hitting after wrist surgery: report

September 13, 2018

SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) — Pain-free after wrist surgery, Pittsburgh Pirates’ South Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho has begun a hitting program, a report said Thursday.

Citing Todd Tomczyk, Pirates director of sports medicine, MLB.com said Kang is taking swings against overhand soft tosses, fielding ground balls and throwing without pain.

Kang went under the knife for cartilage debridement in his left wrist on Aug. 3, and his estimated recovery time was four to six weeks.

According to MLB.com, Kang will eventually face live pitching and get into games during the instructional league if rehab goes well.

In this Associated Press file photo from Sept. 16, 2016, Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates misses a double off the bat of Cincinnati Reds' Adam Duvall in the first inning of a major league regular season game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (Yonhap)

In this Associated Press file photo from Sept. 16, 2016, Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates misses a double off the bat of Cincinnati Reds’ Adam Duvall in the first inning of a major league regular season game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (Yonhap)