Choi Jeong’s New History… FA Cumulative Total Exceeds 30 Billion for the First Time
Choi Jeong (37, SSG Landers) has reached a total of 30.2 billion won (14 years) through three free agent (FA) contracts.
SSG announced on the 6th, “We signed a FA contract with Choi Jeong for 4 years and 11 billion won.
All of the money is guaranteed.”
In November 2014, Choi Jeong signed a 4-year, 8.6 billion won contract with SK Wyverns (predecessor of SSG), the highest free agent contract at the time. 실시간 바카라사이트
In December 2018, she signed another 6-year, 10.6 billion won contract with SK.
At the time of her second free agent contract, Choi Jeong ranked first in total KBO free agent contracts, and she signed her third free agent contract on this day.
This contract between SSG and Choi Jeong changed the history of the KBO League.
There were many cases where players who went overseas enjoyed the ‘overseas player premium’ and returned to the KBO League with large contracts, but Choi Jeong signed three mega-contracts while only playing in the KBO League.
In terms of total multi-year contract value, Choi Jeong has risen to an overwhelming first place.
Doosan Bears catcher Yang Eui-ji signed a 4-year, 12.5 billion won FA contract with the NC Dinos on December 11, 2018.
Four years later, on November 22, 2022, Yang Eui-ji, who returned to Doosan and signed a new 6-year, 15.2 billion won FA contract, will earn up to 27.7 billion won through two FA contracts.
Choi Jeong’s three contracts total 30.2 billion won. Choi Jeong has set a new record, surpassing Yang Eui-ji’s total FA contract value (27.7 billion won) by 2.5 billion won.
The third-highest multi-year contract income is Kim Hyun-soo, who signed with LG Twins for 23 billion won, including 11.5 billion won for 4 years in 2018 and 11.5 billion won for 6 years in 2022.
Choi Jeong-eun opened the era of 30 billion won in total multi-year contracts with three FA contracts.