Park Byung-ho's salary shock is halved! → Samsung alone cuts more than 300 million won amid warm winds
Jan 24, 2025
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Samsung officially announced on the 24th that it has completed contracts with 64 players eligible to renew their salaries for the 2025 season. Won Tae-in, the king of the most wins, and Kim Young-woong and Lee Sung-kyu, who have been reborn as big guns, hit the jackpot. Park Byung-ho stamped his seal at 380 million won, a 46 percent cut from 700 million won.
Park Byung-ho had a chaotic stove league. As Samsung recruited A-grade FA pitcher Choi Won-tae from LG, it became noisy who went as a 'reward player'. Speculation has been raised that big-name players such as Oh Seung-hwan and Park Byung-ho may be excluded from the 20 protected players. In particular, LG attracted great attention because it was Park Byung-ho's family.
However, as LG nominated Choi Chae-heung, it ended with happening.
In 2023, Park Byung-ho had a batting average of 283, an on-base percentage of 357, and a slugging percentage of 443, with 18 home runs and 87 RBIs. During last season, he was traded from KT to Samsung. In 2024, he hit 23 home runs and 70 RBIs with a .231 batting average, a .333 on-base percentage and a .449 slugging percentage.
Park Byung-ho's annual salary was cut by 320 million won, but his annual salary is still second in the team among players except for FA and multi-year contracts.
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'Gongpo' Kim Young-woong recorded the highest increase rate in the team. It signed at 150 million won, up 295 percent from 38 million won. Kim Young-woong, who had only three home runs in the first two seasons after joining the team, announced the birth of a hero by shooting 28 home runs last year. Kim Young-woong, who finished his salary contract, thanked the club. I feel good and satisfied because it seems to have motivated me to do better in the future."
Kim Ji-chan, who succeeded in transforming into an outfielder, also increased his salary significantly. It will receive a 75% increase in annual salary from 160 million won to 280 million won. Outfielder Lee Sung-kyu, who showed off his potential as a big shot, also signed 130 million won, an 117% increase from 60 million won. Infielder Lee Jae-hyun's annual salary rose 50% from 140 million won to 210 million won, and outfielder Yoon Jung-bin's annual salary increased 100% from 37 million won to 74 million won.
Right-handers Lee Seung-hyun and Kim Tae-hoon, who helped each other in the bullpen, recorded a 41% increase from 170 million won to 240 million won. Left-handed pitcher Lee Seung-hyun signed a contract of 120 million won, up 71 percent from 70 million won.
Left-hander Choi Sung-hoon will receive 78 million won, a reduction of 22 million won from 100 million won. Yang Hyun also accepted 70 million won, a 20 million won cut from 90 million won. Kang Han-ul and Kim Sung-yoon signed 70 million won, down 30 million won from 100 million won.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
