Ha-Sung Kim signed a contract with Major League Baseball (MLB) San Diego Padres on the condition of receiving a maximum of 39 million dollars (about 4.43 billion won) for 4+1 years.
Ha-Sung Kim's agency ASPEC CORPORATION released a press release today (1st) and announced that Ha-Sung Kim has entered the major leagues by breaking the highest amount ever posted by batters in KBO.
Ha-sung Kim is first guaranteed $28 million (30.46 billion won) for four years.
Combined with the incentives associated with the number of at-bats, you can get up to $32 million (34.8 billion won).
When the mutual option is executed after the end of the four-year contract period, the total ransom value rises to a maximum of $39 million.
Kim Ha-sung's team, Kiwoom Heroes, receives a transfer fee of 55,555,000 dollars, or about 6 billion won.
When a KBO player signs a contract with a major league club between $25 million and $50 million through the posting system, the former club will receive 20% ($5 million) of $25 million and 17.5% (520,000) of the remaining amount. 5,000 dollars) as a transfer fee.
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