Dodgers Sign Hyeseong Kim to Three-Year Deal
On Friday, the Los Angeles Dodgers came to agreement on a three-year deal with Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim. According to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, Kim is guaranteed to make $12.5 million while having a chance to earn up to $22 million before his contract concludes.
Hyeseong Kim
Several outlets in Korea, per KBO insider Daniel Kim, first reported the length of the contract as well as the fact that the pact included option years. Heyman further clarified that those options are intertwined for the 2028 and 2029 campaigns, meaning they would either both be picked up or declined simultaneously.
Kim was officially posted by the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO on Dec. 5, and his window to sign with an MLB organization was set to close at 5 p.m. ET today. Because Kiwoom is subject to 20% of the first $25 million he receives, Los Angeles will pay $2.5 million to the club as part of the transaction.
Kim spent his entire career, which began at 18-years-old in 2017, with the Heroes. Across 953 games and 3,819 plate appearances, he hit .304/.364/.403 with 37 home runs, 386 RBIs and 211 stolen bases. He has won the KBO Golden Glove Award in each of the past four seasons, first doing so as a shortstop in 2021 and then as a second baseman since 2022.
He turns 26-years-old on Jan. 27 and will add to what’s an already deep group of position players for the Dodgers. Kim figures to receive a majority of his playing time at second, where Gavin Lux is currently pencilled in as the team’s starter, though his versatility should allow Los Angeles to move him around as it sees fit.
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