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San Diego advisor Park Chan-ho helps with the contract
“World Series Championship·Big League Rookie Goal”
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▲ Kim Ha-Sung, who joined the San Diego Padres in the American professional baseball major league, is conducting a video interview with local and domestic reporters on the 6th.
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Kim Ha-seong (26, San Diego Padres) has set a new goal of’World Series Championship and Big League Rookie King’.
On the 6th, Ha-seong Kim, who is in self-quarantine in Korea, gave a non-face-to-face video interview prepared by the club. Ha-sung Kim, who first greeted him with “Hi Every One, I’m Ha-sung Kim” with a somewhat nervous expression, said, “I heard that San Diego is a team aiming to win in 2021 and has a lot of fans. It was an honor to play for San Diego.” He also mentioned the names of fellow infielders, saying, “I think I will be able to grow by training and playing with really outstanding players such as Mani Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr., Eric Hosmer, and Jake Cronenworth.”
Ha-sung Kim signed up to $39 million (about 42.4 billion won) with San Diego on the 1st of the 4+1 year contract. It is known that Kim Ha-sung’s trip to San Diego was influenced by Park Chan-ho. San Diego AJ Freller said, “Advisor Park Chan-ho had a lot of conversations with Ha-Sung Kim and helped with the contract.”
Kim Ha-sung also said to a local reporter’s question about Park Chan-ho, “Senior Park Chan-ho is highly respected by Korean baseball players.”
Park Chan-ho has been working as a San Diego Special Advisor since 2019 due to his relationship with San Diego owner Peter O’Malley, who served as the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Park Chan-ho played for San Diego from 2005 to 2006.
On this day, the main topic of the US local reporters was’second baseman’. Ha-seong Kim, who went back and forth between shortstop and third baseman, is likely to play as second baseman in San Diego or as an infield utility player. Tatis Junior (shortstop) and Machado (third baseman) are the top players in the big leagues.
Ha-seong Kim “I played as an infielder from my childhood. He said, “I am confident in any position in the field,” he said. “I think the second baseman will be my best position now.” General Manager Freller emphasized, “When signing Kim Ha-sung, he made it clear that he would see him as an MLB player (not a minor league).” “Ha-sung Kim will play as an infielder first.”
Kim Ha-seong “It was the most attractive thing that San Diego was a team aiming to win. “I want to contribute to the victory of San Diego in the 2021 season,” he said. “I wish I could be a rookie king while showing good performance.”
When Kim Ha-sung achieves both the team championship and the rookie king, the history of the Korean major league will change. ‘Pitcher’ Kim Byeong-hyun is the only Korean player who enjoyed the thrill of winning the World Series. There is no Korean player yet to take the rookie king in the big league.
Reporter Ryu Jae-min [email protected]