I'm sorry Samsung, which had been wanting Park Se-hyuk for a surprise trade of 4.6 billion FA, finally had it
Nov 25, 2025
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NC Dinos veteran catcher Park Se-hyuk was traded to the Samsung Lions with one year left on his FA contract.
Samsung announced on the 25th that it has given up the third round of the 2027 rookie draft from NC by acquiring catcher Park Se-hyuk in a trade.
Park Se-hyuk became the first FA in his life ahead of the 2023 season and signed a four-year total of 4.6 billion won with NC. At the time, NC's main catcher Yang Eui-ji left the game by signing a total of 15.2 billion won for 4+2 years with the Doosan Bears, and needed to be reinforced immediately, and recruited catcher Park Se-hyuk, who shared Doosan's golden age.
Park Se-hyuk's four-year annual salary was 2.4 billion won, and he has 400 million won left in next year's annual salary. NC is preparing Ahn Jung-yeol and Kim Jung-ho for backup while Kim Hyung-joon is growing up as the main catcher. NC coolly said Park Se-hyuk is not a big part of next season's plan, but he seems to have considered a trade as he is a high-paid player who will receive 400 million won next year.
Samsung reportedly showed interest in Park Se-hyuk's trade early on. Until now, the card had not been right, but veteran catcher Kang Min-ho began to move actively under the judgment that he should strengthen his home ground a little more with the current FA market. In the second draft, he acquired Doosan catcher Jang Seung-hyun and even brought Park Se-hyuk in a trade, increasing the number of cards.
"Park Se-hyuk, who played 12 seasons for Doosan and NC, is a veteran catcher who has played 1,000 professional games. He experienced winning the Korean Series at Doosan in 2019 and has played in the Korean Series for five consecutive years since 2017. The club expects that it will serve as a mentor for junior catchers along with strengthening the catcher's power. With the overall lack of catcher resources in the league, Samsung noted that Park Se-hyuk is a rare right-handed and left-handed catcher, and that he is a resource with long-shot power and defense", he explained.
In a phone call with Sports Chosun shortly after the trade, Park Se-hyuk apologized and thanked NC first. I think I came with a little expectation from the team, but I'm sorry that I didn't meet the expectations too much. I also feel sorry for the fans. I'm sorry and grateful to the team as well. It wouldn't have been an easy decision, but I'm grateful that you prepared such an opportunity so that I can show you baseball again. I'm also grateful to Samsung for taking me even though I haven't had good grades for years.
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Park Se-hyuk said "I thought I prepared well, but I think I got hurt because I wasn't good enough. I'm getting older now, and I think I thought like I was young and vaguely prepared. We decided to move the team in a situation where we decided to prepare well so that we wouldn't get hurt next year. "The sick place is much better now, so there is no problem at all."
It is also expected that Jang Seung-hyun, who was with Doosan, will meet again at Samsung. Even infielder Ryu Ji-hyuk, the players who were with Doosan when they were young, will unite in Daegu.
Park Se-hyuk called "(Jang) Seung-hyun recently to congratulate him on getting a good opportunity at Samsung, but we met again. I'm looking forward to meeting (Ryu) Ji-hyuk again."
I want to contribute to Samsung, which has become a strong team that advances to the postseason every year.
Park said "I thought the young players were a really good team. It was really hard as a catcher because there were many fast players. If I go to Lions Park, I think I can't beat Samsung, and it's hard to beat them. As such, the harmony between the old and new was really good, and there were players who centered on (Kang) Min-ho and (former) Ja-wook's back, so I saw them become one, hitting and performing well even when it was difficult. I'm looking forward to that because I can see everyone having fun playing baseball even when I'm on the bench."
Park Se-hyuk told his wife, who watched this year's sluggish performance from the side "I quit my job last year and came to Changwon together, so I had a lot of trouble. I think my wife must have had a hard time in her heart. When I go to the new team, I'll try to show my husband what he's doing well.'
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
