Ryu Ji-hyun succeeded in winning the 2nd player in history
Sovereignty “I came here thanks to the fans”
KT’s sovereignty is answering questions from reporters before attending the KBO Salary Adjustment Committee held at the Baseball Hall in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 25th. yunhap news
When the salary negotiations between a professional baseball player and the club do not reach an agreement, the institutional means for a player to carry out his or her argument is to apply for annual salary adjustment. However, in 2002, Ryu Ji-hyun (currently LG manager) was the only one that accepted the opinion of the player at the 20th annual salary adjustment committee. As such, the opinion that it was disadvantageous to the players was prevalent.
However, the player’s claim was accepted at the KBO Salary Adjustment Committee, which was held in 10 years. KBO held an annual salary adjustment committee for the KT club and pitcher Sovereignty (26) at the Baseball Center in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 25th, and decided the 2021 annual salary of the sovereignty to be 250 million won, which is the player’s request, rather than 230 million won, which is the club’s suggested amount. did. With this, sovereignty became the second player in history in 19 years after Ryu Ji-hyun in the first annual salary adjustment committee held since Dae-ho Lee (Lotte) in 2011.
Sovereignty, who received an annual salary of 150 million won last year, entered 77 games, which is more than half of the total 144 games this year, recording an average ERA of 2.70 with 6 wins, 2 losses and 31 holds. Hold played a big role in advancing to KT’s first playoffs, ranking first in the league. Accordingly, the sovereignty expected an annual salary increase of at least 100 million won, but KT maintained the attitude that it was difficult to raise more than 80 million won in consideration of equity with other players because it was calculated according to the club’s annual salary calculation criteria.
However, the coordination committee, which consisted of five members, including one recommended by the players and the club, including legal professionals and sports-related academics, supported the sovereign’s argument. Inui Jujeong University, a law firm active as an arbitration judge at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Sports Arbitration Court (CAS), served as the chairman of the mediation committee. Jae-kyung Lee, Professor at Konkuk University Law School, Hyun-ho Eun, Attorney at Kim & Chang Law Office, and Director Jeon Bae, Director of the Korean Baseball Association Professor Yugyeom Kim, a professor of sports management at Dankook University, and a professor at the Department of Physical Education at Seoul National University, participated as a member of the committee. The Chairman of the Jujeong University said, “The coordination committee listened to sufficient explanations from both sides and made a judgment as fair and reasonable as possible based on objective standards.”
After the decision of the mediation committee, the sovereign said, “I was nervous because it was my first time like this.” “Thanks to the fans, I came here.”
Reporter Song Yong-joon [email protected]
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