A day after running a deal to acquire Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell this Monday, San Diego couple, Agreed to the terms of a contract of four years and $ 25 million with Korean star shortstop Ha-Seong Kim, renowned San Diego Union-Tribune journalist Kevin ACEE has reported the sum of the deal.
That way, Kim will earn an average of 6.25 MDD per season from 2021 to 2024, not bad for the Korean phenomenon who will make his MLB debut playing in the Western Division of the National League in a park that is more favorable for pitchers like the Petco Park.
Now Kim needs to avenge that money and not be a fraud as has already happened with Korean elements who did not curdle in Major Leagues. Ha-Seong joins four countrymen who are in the Major Leagues today:
Left baseman Ji-man Choi with the Tampa Bay Rays, gardener Shin-soo Choo with the Texas Rangers, pitcher Kwang-hyun Kim with the St. Louis Cardinals and Hyun-jin Ryu with the Toronto Tiles .