South Korean All-Star 2B Hyeseong Kim posted to MLB as free agent
Dec 4, 2024, 4:00 PM
Hye-Seong Kim of South Korea hits an RBI single to against Israel during the Olympics in 2021. (Yuichi Masuda/Getty Images)
(Yuichi Masuda/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (AP) — South Korean All-Star second baseman Hyeseong Kim was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Thursday through 5 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 3.
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Kim, who turns 26 on Jan. 27, has played eight seasons in South Korea, the last six with the Seoul-based Kiwoom Heroes. He set career highs with a .326 average, 11 homers and 75 RBIs while stealing 30 bases.
Kim has a .304 career average with 37 homers, 386 RBIs and 211 steals for the Nexen Heroes (2017-18) and Kiwoom.
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A MLB team would pay a South Korean club a fee of 20% of guaranteed money in a major league contract through $25 million, plus 17.5% above that through $50 million, plus 15% over that. A supplemental fee would equal 15% of any earned bonuses, escalators and compensation from option years that are exercised or become guaranteed.
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