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Hwang agreed to a four-year, $7.85 million deal with the KT Wiz of the KBO, Sung Min Kim of the Sporting News reports.

7 years ago

He signed a minor-league deal with the Giants last season and was a flop, hitting .154 in a brief big-league stint while being a below league (98 wRC+) average hitter in the Pacific Coast League. It is no surprise that Hwang chose to return to a league where he has had past success. The length of the deal makes it unlikely that he will ever return to MLB, as he will be 34 when the deal is over, presumably past his prime.

2017-11-13 10:50:44 (ET)

Hwang is looking to sign a deal to return to the KBO for the 2018 season, NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

7 years ago

In limited opportunities with the Giants, Hwang hit .154/.228/.231 over 18 games after posting a .285/.332/.453 line with 10 homers and seven steals in 98 games at Triple-A Sacramento. His inability to gain traction on a club that needed infield help in 2017 likely foreshadowed another year on the periphery of a 25-man roster if he stayed in North America.

2017-11-10 3:40:37 (ET)

The Giants designated Hwang for assignment Friday, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

7 years ago

Now that he's been removed from the 40-man roster, Hwang will not be joining the Giants' callups as rosters expand. The Triple-A season ends in the next few days, with Hwang holding a .287/.334/.458 line, 10 home runs and seven stolen bases through 380 plate appearances. His major-league future with the Giants remains in doubt.

2017-09-01 10:02:21 (ET)

Hwang was demoted to the minors following Wednesday's loss to the Athletics, Andrew Baggarly of The Mercury News reports.

7 years ago

The international star was clearly outmatched in the majors, batting just .154 with 15 strikeouts in 57 plate appearances. Hwang will report back to Triple-A Sacramento, where he slashed .290/.334/.473 this season, but a return prior to rosters expanding in September is unlikely. Ryder Jones was called up in a corresponding move -- Conor Gillaspie was designated for assignment -- to take over third base duties for the Giants.

2017-08-03 6:28:14 (ET)

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