This season begins in San Diego
Press conference before departure on the 11th
“I want to be a role model for young players”
Kim Ha-seong (26, San Diego Padres) recently took a’family photo’.
When I played in the KBO league, I delayed saying’I can shoot at any time’, but now that I am a member of the American professional baseball major league, I don’t have enough time with my family.
Kim Ha-sung, who starts the 2021 season with the’Big League’, held a press conference at the Kensington Hotel in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the 8th, and said, “I took a proper family picture for the first time. Recently, my eldest sister got married, so I took a cohabitation with my family.” It was a good memory to take a picture. I go to the US with my family picture.”
Ha-seong Kim leaves for the United States on the 11th.
San Diego will call pitchers and catchers on the 18th, and gather all the beasts on the 23rd to announce the opening of the official spring camp.
It is time for Kim Ha-Sung to begin the competition for second base in San Diego.
Kim Ha-sung said, “I was a player who couldn’t guarantee even joining the KBO league in high school. I got confidence from meeting good leaders and colleagues in a good club.” In December 2019, he said,’I will advance to the major leagues after the 2020 season ends The declaration made baseball better. It’s a great honor to sign a major league club,” he said, looking back at his past, and being thrilled with his present appearance.
Ha-sung Kim signed a contract with San Diego on January 1 in Korea on the condition of receiving a maximum of 39 million dollars (about 4.43 billion won) for 4+1 years.
He is guaranteed $28 million over four years and can receive incentives up to $4 million depending on the number of at-bats.
After the four-year contract ends, if the San Diego club and Kim Ha-sung exercise mutual options in 2025, the contract size will rise to $39 million.
He arrived in San Diego on January 2nd with his bag in front of him, and after two weeks of self-isolation, he trained with his fellow Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Skydome, which he used as his home until 2020.
Now Kim Ha-seong dreams of becoming a’San Diego second baseman’. San Diego has top-notch infields in the major leagues, including shortstop Fernando Tanis Jr. and third baseman Manny Machado.
Ha-sung Kim competes for the position of second baseman with Jake Cronenworth, who has been mentioned several times as a candidate for the rookie king in the 2020 Major League.
Local media predicted that Kim Ha-seong “may play as an outfielder.”
“I played as second baseman in high school, and in pro, I was both shortstop and third baseman. I often saw a player who changed position from shortstop to second baseman succeed. I am confident.” “I have never played an outfielder on the team. If he wants, he will have to play as an outfielder, but he wants to establish himself as a second baseman.”
Ha-sung Kim, who joined Heroes in 2014, entered the first-team stage in his first year as a pro, and when Jung-ho Kang advanced to the major league in 2015, he jumped to the main shortstop.
Ha-sung Kim played 7 seasons in the KBO league without injury, batting 0.294, 133 home runs, and 575 RBI.
In 2020, he made a big success with a batting average of 0.306, 30 homers, 109 RBIs and 23 steals.
Korean baseball fans were happy with Kim Ha-sung’s amazing growth rate.
In 2021, Ha-Sung Kim delivers the’News of Big League Ha-Sung Kim’ to Korean fans on a bigger stage.
He said, “I learned a lot while playing in the KBO league for 7 years. I knew how important the love of fans is to sports players, but I realized more deeply how much more valuable fans are in the aftermath of Corona 19.” I will be a good role model.”
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