Kim Ha-sung, the highest salary, 8 round-trip business seat tickets for the special Daewoo, interpreted, and even paid for trainers
Feb 06, 2025
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Details of the contract of Korean major leaguer Kim Ha-sung, who recently signed an FA contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, were revealed. John Heyman, a columnist for the US 'New York Post', revealed the details of the contract between Tampa Bay and Kim Ha-sung on SNS on the 5th (Korea time).
Tampa Bay officially announced its FA contract with Kim Ha-sung on the 4th. The condition is that a total of $29 million (about 42.3 billion won) for two years and an option of $2 million (about 2.9 billion won) for this year are at stake. The option is reportedly up to Kim Ha-sung's at-bat. If you fill the option, you can receive $15 million this year by adding an option of $2 million to your annual salary of $13 million. In 2026, the annual salary is $16 million. If Kim Ha-sung does not exercise the opt-out after this season, he can receive up to 31 million dollars (about 45.2 billion won) for two years.
This is an exceptional condition for Tampa Bay, which is a 'Small Market' club. Even if the contract period is short, the amount itself is high. Through this contract, Kim Ha-sung instantly rose to the highest salary in the team. This is the fifth largest in Tampa Bay FA history. This is the point where you can check the position and importance of Kim Ha-sung in the team.
On top of that, according to details released by Heyman, in addition to additional incentive provisions, Tampa Bay will provide the cost of hiring interpreters and rehabilitation trainers. The amount provided is $100,000 (about 140 million won) per year for each dedicated interpreter and rehabilitation trainer. Even if the additional cost is paid by Kim Ha-sung as an annual salary, the amount of expenditure is much reduced because the club pays $100,000 each.
In addition, eight round-trip business class tickets will be provided between Korea and the United States. This treatment is also given only to S-class players. These are detailed items that show how Tampa Bay judges and treats Kim Ha-sung.
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At a press conference to join Tampa Bay on the 4th, Kim Ha-sung expressed his attachment, saying, `I've worn seven times in my career since Korea,' and "This number means a lot to me." I think it's the best number for me"Joyed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
