Although he failed to keep his loyalty with Atlanta, who saved him, the FA is Kim Ha-sung's right, will it be a big hit

Nov 05, 2025

Although he failed to keep his loyalty with Atlanta, who saved him, the FA is Kim Ha-sung's right, will it be a big hit
A professional basketball match between Seoul SK and Busan KCC held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium on the 4th. Major League Atlanta Braves Kim Ha-sung is leaving the stadium. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.11.04/



It's Atlanta that saved Kim Ha-sung, who had a hard time, but rights are rights...

Kim Ha-sung eventually decided to declare FA. It's an expected choice, but the Atlanta Braves, who have been together for a while, are likely to be despondent.

Kim Ha-sung earned his first FA qualification ahead of this season. However, the problem was the shoulder that was injured at the end of last season. a major operation requiring surgery. While infield defense is possible in the U.S., Kim Ha-sung, who also played well as a leadoff, was expected to hit a total of more than $100 million "Awesome", but injuries and surgery hampered him.




There was no team looking for it. Then an unexpected team appeared. the Tampa Bay Rays. The league's best small market team. No one imagined that it would be a high-priced recruitment team for Kim Ha-sung. One plus one year total of $29 million contract. Kim Ha-sung included the right to exercise the opt-out after this season. In the first half, he could not play properly due to shoulder rehabilitation, but he intended to be reevaluated by showing his skills in the second half.

However, Kim Ha-sung was sluggish. Even more painful, not many people paid attention to Tampa Bay, which does not have a home stadium.

Although he failed to keep his loyalty with Atlanta, who saved him, the FA is Kim Ha-sung's right, will it be a big hit
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In the meantime, another surprising news came out. Tampa Bay released Kim Ha-sung. It was judged that there was no investment effect at all. Fortunately, Atlanta, which had urgent shortstop resources, held Kim Ha-sung's hand. He paid the remaining salary this season and inherited the terms of his 1+1 year contract.




Atlanta would have hoped that Kim Ha-sung would complete his adaptation to them this season and fulfill his +1-year, $16 million contract next year. It was a chance to use the Gold Glove winner at an affordable price, and it was a kind of gamble.

Kim Ha-sung's value also began to rise again when he clearly played as the main shortstop in the big market Atlanta. And Kim Ha-sung made a cold choice. FA. For Atlanta, they are worried about whether to invest more money to catch Kim Ha-sung.

Although he failed to keep his loyalty with Atlanta, this is obviously Kim Ha-sung's execution of his rights, so it cannot be said. However, you must take full responsibility for this choice. If you don't get a better condition than $16 million a year, it could be 'Nakdong River Orial'. However, the current situation is that the possibility of success of Kim Ha-sung's challenge seems high. This year, the market has no shortstop resources, so Kim Ha-sung can receive the attention of many teams. It can be a clever judgment.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.