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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the NC Dinos at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 27th. Kim Hyun-soo, who was selected in the 2026 KBO Rookie Draft, is greeting his fans. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.27/ |
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the NC Dinos at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 27th. His parents are wearing the uniform of Kim Hyun-soo, who was selected in the 2026 KBO Rookie Draft. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.27/ |
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KIA Tigers signed nine rookies in 2026 on the 28th.
KIA drafted nine players except for the first and fourth rounds in the 2026 rookie draft. When Cho Sang-woo, a must-win group, was acquired in a trade with the Kiwoom Heroes in December last year, he passed two first and fourth round nominations and 1 billion won in the current level.
In fact, Kim Hyun-soo (Gwangnam High School BC, pitcher) in the second round, the No. 1 designated player for KIA this year, signed a contract of 130 million won in down payment and an annual salary of 30 million won. 30 million won is the lowest annual salary according to KBO regulations.
KIA is an impressive player with a strong physique of 189 centimeters in height, 97 kilograms in weight, excellent physical ability, good flexibility, and stable pitching form when nominating Kim Hyun-soo. It is expected that he will be able to play as a starting pitcher in many games as a starting pitcher in high school by using good breaking balls such as sliders and curves in the second half of the 140km maximum speed" he evaluated.
Kim Min-kyu (Whimoon High School, outfielder) signed a down payment of 100 million won in the third round, and Jeong Chan-hwa (Cheongdam High School, pitcher) signed a down payment of 70 million won in the fifth round.
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the NC Dinos at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 27th. Kim Min-kyu, who was selected in the 2026 KBO Rookie Draft, is greeting his fans. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.27/ |
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the NC Dinos at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 27th. Jeong Chan-hwa, who was selected in the 2026 KBO Rookie Draft, greets his fans. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.27/ |
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Kim Min-kyu is an outfielder with a physical condition of 183 centimeters and weight of 76 kilograms and was evaluated as having good contact ability, hitting more than 40% in the high school league this season. It also boasts fast feet, strong shoulders, and wide defensive range.
Jung Chan-hwa is considered a good bullpen because he has a physique of 185cm and weight of 90kg and has strikeout ability based on fast balls in the mid-to-late 140km/h.
Ji-hyun (Jemulpo High School, Pitcher) in the 6th round signed 60 million won, Park Jong-hyuk (Deoksu High School, Infielder) in the 7th round signed 50 million won, Choi Yoo-chan (Asan BC, Pitcher) in the 8th round and Han Jun-hee (Incheon High School, Infielder) in the 9th round signed 40 million won each, and Lee Sangbum Kim (Songwon University, Pitcher) in the 10th round and Lee Do-hoon (Gwangju Dongseong High School, catcher) in the 11th round signed 30 million won each.
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the NC Dinos at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 27th. KIA Tigers rookie players are singing the national anthem. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.27/ |
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the NC Dinos at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 27th. Kim Hyun-soo and Lee Do-hoon, who were selected in the 2026 KBO Rookie Draft, are showing their personal skills to fans. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.27/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
