[스포츠]Shin-soo Choo, “decision to be desperate for a new world”…donates 1 billion out of 2.7 billion annual salary

[스포츠]Shin-soo Choo, “decision to be desperate for a new world”…donates 1 billion out of 2.7 billion annual salary

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[앵커]

Choo Shin-soo, who has played professional baseball for 20 years, returns to the Korean league.

Shinsegae Group, which recently acquired the SK club, announced that it has signed a joining contract with Shin-soo Choo who is staying in the US for an annual salary of 2.7 billion won.

Reporter Kim Sang-ik reports.

[기자]

Choo Shin-soo, who played for Texas until last year, can be seen playing in the domestic professional baseball this season.

Shinsegae Group officially announced that it has signed an annual salary of 2.7 billion won with Choo Shin-soo, a free agent.

The annual salary of 2.7 billion won exceeds Lotte Lee Dae-ho’s highest annual salary of 2.5 billion won, of which 1 billion won was decided to be used for social contribution activities.

Shinsegae Group has been pursuing the recruitment right after the decision to take over the baseball team, but the active courtship of the club moved Choo Shin-soo’s heart.

[송재우/ 추신수 국내 매니지먼트 : 본인 생각은 작년에 부상 때문에 제대로 못 뛰어서 올해는 미국에서 뛰고 내년에 올까 생각하고 있었는데, 이왕 (국내로) 오는 거 한 해 일찍 들어가서 자신이 뛸 수 있을 때 보여주는 게 맞다고 판단한 것 같습니다.]

Shin-soo Choo said, “Recently, 7~8 teams in the major leagues have offered good conditions, but Shinsegae Group’s direction, desperateness, and devotion have been a great help in the decision to return to Korea.”

After signing with Seattle in 2001, Shin-soo Choo, who went through Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Texas for 16 years starting from 2005, has a career batting average of 27%, 218 home runs, and 782 RBIs.

Choo Shin-soo also holds the record for the most home runs and most RBIs for Asian players.

This year, the Korean age has turned into an uncomfortable age, but with the introduction of Chu, the new team, Shinsegae, can strengthen the left-handed hitter line in batting order.

[류선규 / SK 단장 : 추신수 선수가 오면 1,2,3 번 중 하나가 될 테니까 타선이 강화되면서 팀 전력이 강화될 테고 새로운 팀에서 간판스타 1호 선수로 (만들 계획입니다).]

Shin-soo Choo plans to return to Korea and self-isolate for two weeks before joining the squad during winter training.

YTN Kim Sang-ik[[email protected]]is.

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