On the 29th, SSG Landers baseball fans sent condolence wreaths to the sidewalk in front of Incheon SSG Landers Field Baseball Stadium in protest against the SSG club's recent failure to prevent Kim Kang-min's transfer to the Hanwha Eagles.

On the 29th, a condolence wreath erected in front of SSG Landers Field Baseball Stadium in Incheon said, “Where is our eternal number 0?” “Incheon Romantic Baseball died today,” “Don’t deceive the fans,” and “Do you think the fans who are ruining Incheon Baseball are idiots? ” It contained protest phrases such as:

In Kim Kang-min's photo zone, there was a post-it note covering the SSG team's name and writing the former team's name, SK Wyverns.

Kim Kang-min joined SK Wyverns, the predecessor of SSG, in 2001 and has played for only one team for 23 years. He won five Korean Series championships (2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, and 2022), and was named the Korean Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) last year, when SSG won its first combined championship.

Recently, it was reported that Kim Kang-min was discussing with the SSG club whether to continue his active career while contemplating his retirement. However, in the second draft, the list of 35 protected players was composed mainly of prospects and Kim Kang-min was excluded. Even if Kim Kang-min, who was contemplating retirement, was excluded from the list of protected players, he was not considered likely to be nominated to another team.

However, the Hanwha Eagles named Kang-min Kim as the 22nd overall pick in the 4th round of the 2024 KBO 2nd draft on the 22nd.

Kim Kang-min, who played for Incheon for 23 years, has now decided to continue his career as a player at Hanwha.

It is known that former SSG Landers general manager Kim Seong-yong recently announced his intention to voluntarily resign in response to Kim Kang-min's transfer situation. 19가이드03