Hwang hopes to impress Giants, crack major league roster

The video of the former star of South Korea's Lotte Giants has more than 317,000 views. Now that Hwang is at spring training with the San Francisco Giants after agreeing to a minor league contract, the 29-year-old knows preening and bat-flipping is discouraged by many in Major League Baseball's culture. ''What I'm really curious about is facing the best of the major league pitchers and see and feel their pitches first hand,'' Hwang said through interpreter Mark Kim before Thursday's workout.