700 million won instead of going to the U.S.! No. 1 rookie, Park Joon-hyun, Park Seok-min, not the end, but the contract for 13 Kiwoom rookies has been completed.

Sep 24, 2025

700 million won instead of going to the U.S.! No. 1 rookie, Park Joon-hyun, Park Seok-min, not the end, but the contract for 13 Kiwoom rookies has been completed.
2026 KBO rookie draft was held at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul on the 17th. Bukil High School's Park Joon-hyun, who was nominated by Kiwoom in the first round, is taking a commemorative photo with general manager Huh Seung-pil. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.17/



700 million won instead of going to the U.S.! No. 1 rookie, Park Joon-hyun, Park Seok-min, not the end, but the contract for 13 Kiwoom rookies has been completed.
2026 KBO rookie draft was held at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul on the 17th. Park Joon-hyun, who was nominated, is taking a commemorative photo with President Hu Jie-yeon. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.17/
Legendary Park Seok-min's son and this year's rookie draft 'No. 1 in total'Park Joon-hyun officially wore Kiwoom Unipmo with a down payment of 700 million won.

On the 24th, Kiwoom Heroes completed a contract with all 13 2026 rookie players, including Park Joon-hyun, at the Gocheok Sky Dome club office in Seoul.

Kiwoom signed a 700 million won contract with Bukil High School pitcher Park Joon-hyun, who was designated as the first overall player in the first round of the 2026 rookie draft.




This is the second highest amount in the club's history after Jang Jae-young's 900 million won down payment for joining in 2021. The club decided on the size of the down payment in consideration of the decision that Park Joon-hyun gave up a large down payment and chose our club along with advancing to the U.S. and the No. 1 overall KBO League rookie draft. Based on Park Joon-hyun's potential as a pitcher and his growth potential, the club expects him to grow into a key player who will be responsible for the future of the team.

Park Han-gyeol (Infield/Jeongo), who was nominated as the 10th overall in the first round, stamped 250 million won, and Kim Ji-seok (Infield/Incheon High School) as the 11th overall in the second round stamped 160 million won. No. 21 Park Ji-sung (pitcher/Seoul High School) signed for 120 million won in the third round, and No. 31 Jung Da-hoon (pitcher/Cheongju High School) signed for 90 million won in the fourth round. Choi Jae-young (infielder/whimoono) and Lee Tae-yang (pitcher/Incheon High School) who are 40th in the fourth round and 41st in the fifth round respectively signed contracts for 80 million won.

700 million won instead of going to the U.S.! No. 1 rookie, Park Joon-hyun, Park Seok-min, not the end, but the contract for 13 Kiwoom rookies has been completed.
2026 KBO rookie draft was held at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul on the 17th. Park Hangyul, a high school student nominated for Kiwoom, is taking a commemorative photo. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.17/
Choi Hyun-woo (pitcher/Bae Myung-go) in the 6th round signed 70 million won, Kim Tae-eon (pitcher/sebo) in the 7th round signed 60 million won, and Park Joon-gun (pitcher/Busan High School) in the 8th round signed 50 million won, respectively. Yoo Jeong-taek (infielder/Korea University) signed 40 million won in the 9th round, Kim Joo-young (Fosu/Masan Yongmago) in the 10th round and Kim Yoo-bin (pitcher/Daegu High School) in the 11th round signed 30 million won each.




Park Joon-hyun, who finished the contract for the first time, said "It's really meaningful because it's his first contract. Thank you for your good treatment at the club. I want to be a better player than him, worthy of the down payment you gave me. Looking around the stadium today, I wanted to play in the first team. I want to adapt to the team and show you a good performance," he said.

Park Seok-min, Park Jun-hyun's father, a former professional baseball player, thanked the Kiwoom Heroes. It's not the end, it's the beginning. In the future, it will be more difficult, but I hope that I will be guided by coaches and become an indispensable player in Kiwoom. Thank you for growing up well so far, and I will continue to work hard to take care of him so that he can become a good player with personality and courtesy."

700 million won instead of going to the U.S.! No. 1 rookie, Park Joon-hyun, Park Seok-min, not the end, but the contract for 13 Kiwoom rookies has been completed.
2026 KBO rookie draft was held at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul on the 17th. Coach Park Seok-min is shedding tears while Bukil High School Park Joon-hyun, who was nominated by Kiwoom in the first round, is speaking his feelings. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.17/
Park Han-kyul said "I really thank the club for looking at me well. It was more meaningful to come to the contract with my family, and my parents were very happy. Now I feel like I'm really a professional player. I will do my best to be trained faithfully so that I can meet my expectations and show you good performances."




Meanwhile, the club held a preliminary briefing session on the contract process and details for 2026 rookie players and their families at the Seoul Sindorim Hotel on the 23rd. On the 24th (Wednesday), 60 rookie players and their families will be invited to Gocheok Sky Dome to hold a welcoming ceremony.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.