Free baseball professional player, An Chi Hong, wears the Lotte Giants uniform.

Lotte says it has signed an agreement with An Chi Hong for up to 2.6 billion won for two years.

The detailed conditions are 142 million won in contracts, 580 million won in annual salary, and 600 million won in options.

In 2022, there will be an extension clause for up to $ 3.1 billion in two years and a mutual player contract.

If the extension is implemented in accordance with this clause, the contract will be up to 5.6 billion years.

An Chi Hong joined the KIA Tigers in the first round of the rookie draft in 2009, and has topped the bat with 0.300, 100 homers, and 586 RBIs in 1,124 games for 10 seasons in the KBO League.

Particularly from the first year of the year, he has won three Golden Gloves and two Korean Series titles.

An Chi-Hon hit 0.315 (362 at 114 hits), 5 home runs and 49 RBIs (105 on-base + long-hitting) 0.792 in 105 games this season.

He was unable to adjust to the ball that had a lower repulsion and fell short of expectations ahead of the FA.

For this reason, negotiations with the elemental team KIA did not go smoothly, and Lotte entered the gap and succeeded in the contract.

`` We decided that by signing up a second-placed second baseman, An Chi-Hong, we could build a strong competitive system in the infield and strengthen the infield, '' Lotte said. I'm going to show the fans a game that they don't give up. "

Ahn Chi-hong said, "Thank you to KIA Tigers fans and team officials who have given me so much affection." I will do my best to be a player who can repay the faith I showed and be loved by passionate Lotte fans. ”

(Photo: courtesy of Lotte Giants, Yonhap News)