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Kang shows no fear turning 2 at second base
- Updated: May 19, 2016
PITTSBURGH — With Freddie Freeman at the plate during the Pirates’ 3-1 loss to the Braves on Wednesday, Jung Ho Kang shifted from his spot at third base to where the shortstop normally stands. Francisco Liriano’s 2-1 pitch bounced off Freeman’s bat, and Kang sprinted toward second base.
Jordy Mercer fielded it cleanly and tossed the ball toward the bag. Kang reached out for Mercer’s flip, picked the ball out of his glove with his right hand and fired to first baseman John Jaso, successfully turning his first double play at second base since the one that ended his outstanding rookie season last September.
“There wasn’t any fear or hesitation,” Kang said through interpreter H.K. Kim. “It was an urgent situation, so I just made that play.”
• Kang past ‘rehab script,’ to play consistently
It was the same play, essentially, that Kang tried to make on Sept. 17 at PNC Park. That afternoon, the Cubs’ Chris Coghlan slammed into Kang’s leg, sending him to the infield dirt. Kang underwent surgery later that night to repair a …
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