No 12 billion won in Korea! I'm going to double it in MLB Song Sung-moon, All-Time Non-FA Chief Contractor, Starts Official Challenge for MLB

Nov 21, 2025

No 12 billion won in Korea! I'm going to double it in MLB Song Sung-moon, All-Time Non-FA Chief Contractor, Starts Official Challenge for MLB
The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Kiwoom Heroes at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. Kiwoom Song Sung-moon is defending. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.14/



Kiwoom Heroes infielder Song Sung-moon will take on the challenge of a lifetime with a guarantee of 12 billion won. There is a strong will to open the door to the Major League, which is the `Dream Stage.'

Kiwoom requested the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to announce the posting of infielder Song Sung-moon on the 21st. After that, at the request of the KBO, the Major League Secretariat will notify 30 clubs of Song Sung-moon's posting on the 21st (U.S. Eastern Time), and negotiations with Major League clubs will take place for 30 days from 8 a.m. on the 22nd, the day after the notice.

If Song Sung-moon succeeds in advancing to the Major League, Kiwoom will produce its sixth big leaguer. Earlier, starting with Kang Jung-ho (Pittsburg Pirates) in 2015, Park Byung-ho (Minnesota Twins) in 2016, Kim Ha-sung (San Diego Padres) in 2021, Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) in 2024, and Kim Hye-sung (LA Dodgers) in 2025 took the major leagues in turn.




Song Sung-moon, who joined the Heroes as the 49th in the fifth round of the second round of the 2015 rookie draft, has established himself as a key infielder for the team from the 2024 season. This season, he also achieved his first 20 home runs and 20 steals, along with a new record for the most consecutive stolen bases in the history of the KBO League. Song Sa-ri, which was not very noticeable when he joined the team, has now grown into a `big fish.'

No 12 billion won in Korea! I'm going to double it in MLB Song Sung-moon, All-Time Non-FA Chief Contractor, Starts Official Challenge for MLB
The KBO League match between Kiwoom and SSG at Gocheok Dome in Seoul on the 30th. Kiwoom players, who finished this season after the game, greeted their fans. Kiwoom captain Song Sung-moon greets his fans. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.09.30/
In particular, Song Sung-moon signed a non-FA multi-year contract with Kiwoom in August, breaking the record of the highest amount ever in field history. Kiwoom made an unconventional proposal with a six-year contract period and a total annual salary of 12 billion won. It was even a guarantee of the full amount. As a result, there was a controversy over the real meaning of this contract at the time.

Previously, the highest amount of non-FA multi-year contract fielders was 9 billion won (5 years, 3 billion won in separate options) signed by outfielder Koo Ja-wook with the Samsung Lions. Koo Ja-wook's contract had 3 billion won in options. Therefore, the difference from Song Seong-moon is much greater.




If Song Sung-moon signs a contract with a major league club, of course, the non-FA contract of 12 billion won will be invalidated. In the end, Song Sung-moon's MLB contract reference point will be 'at least 12 billion won'. Even if a contract worth more than $9 million (about 13.2 billion won) is signed, Song's challenge is a success for now. A contract worth between $15 and $20 million is 'Awesome'. In this way, Song Seong-moon can catch both rabbits of 'Dream' and 'Don'.

Song also shone on the international stage. Song Sung-moon, who won the first national flag in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12 last year, led the team as captain. This year, he also showed his presence by hitting a home run in a warm-up match against K-BASEBALL SERIES Japan.

Song Sung-moon played in 824 games in nine KBO league seasons and recorded a batting average of 0.283 with 818 hits in 2,889 at-bats, 80 homers, 454 RBIs, 410 runs and 51 steals. Attention is focusing on whether MLB clubs will appreciate this level of indicators.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.