There was a local report that ‘Grandson of the Wind’ Lee Jeong-hoo (25) agreed to a large contract with the San Francisco Giants of the US Major League Baseball (MLB). However, an official announcement from the club has not yet been made.

MLB.com, the official Major League Baseball website, quoted a source on the 13th (Korean time) and said, “San Francisco and Lee Jung-hoo have agreed to a contract. “The contract size is 6 years and $113 million (approximately 148.4 billion won) and includes an opt-out after 4 years,” he added. If you declare an opt-out, you can give up the remaining contract and enter the free agent market.

Lee Jeong-hoo joined Nexen Heroes (now Kiwoom) in the first round of selection in 2017. Lee Jeong-hoo, who showed great success in his debut season and won the Rookie of the Year award, has shown steady growth since then and has become the best hitter in the KBO League. In particular, last year, he was selected as the best player (MVP) for the first time in his debut with five batting awards (batting average, most hits, RBI, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage). His KBO league career records include a batting average of 0.340, 1,181 hits, 65 home runs, 515 RBI, 581 runs, and 69 stolen bases in 884 games.

Many major league clubs showed interest in seeing Lee Jeong-hoo, who announced early on that he would take on the major league challenge through a posting system (private competitive bidding). In particular, San Francisco Giants general manager Pete Putilla put a lot of effort into visiting Korea in person, and it appears that this interest ultimately led to a contract with Lee Jung-hoo.

MLB.com said, “Lee Jung-hoo is following in his father’s footsteps and is on the path to becoming a baseball star. “He is the son of Lee Jong-beom, the legendary Korean shortstop known as the ‘Son of the Wind,’” he said. “He left a deep impression at the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) by recording a batting average of 0.429, an on-base percentage of 0.500, and a slugging percentage of 0.571.”

When Lee Jeong-hoo wears the San Francisco uniform, he will become the 6th player to advance to the major leagues through the posting system in the KBO League. Ryu Hyun-jin (36), who entered the major league after the 2012 season, was the first player to debut in the major league through the posting system in the KBO League, followed by Kang Jeong-ho (36, retired), Park Byeong-ho (37, KT Wiz), and Kim Gwang-hyun (35, 35). SSG Landers) and Kim Ha-seong (28, San Diego Padres) entered the major league stage through the posting system. 스포츠토토맨