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Kim Ha-sung, the best shortstop in the KBO League, has achieved his dream of advancing to the major leagues. We agreed to join San Diego for 27.3 billion won over four years.
This is Lee Sung-hoon.
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Local US media reported that Ha-Sung Kim agreed to a contract with San Diego for $25 million in four years and about KRW 27.3 billion in our money.
If there are no abnormalities on the physical examination, the contract will be announced soon.
With this, Ha-seong Kim is expected to become the 7th Korean player to go directly from the KBO league to the major leagues after Hyun-jin Ryu, Jeong-ho Kang, Hyun-soo Kim, Byung-ho Park, Jae-gyun Hwang, and Gwang-Hyun Kim.
4 years 25 million dollars is the second highest amount after Ryu Hyun-jin's 6 years 36 million dollars in 2013 among players who went through the posting system.
San Diego is an up-and-coming strong team that entered the postseason after 14 years, ranking second in the National League West this season.
Blake Snell, who was recently a Cy Young Award winner, and Darvish, a Japanese star, have been recruited one after another to reinforce their abilities, making it a team that will face the strongest LA Dodgers next year.
Haseong Kim's position is still unclear.
Superstars Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado are in charge of shortstop and third base, and second baseman Cronenworth has also been recognized for his ability to rank second in the rookie king vote this season.
(Video editing: Woo Ki-jung)