There's one more thing besides KT, a team that didn't even think of Park Hae-min's interest in FA! By the way…

Nov 18, 2025

There's one more thing besides KT, a team that didn't even think of Park Hae-min's interest in FA! By the way…
The Korean national baseball team returned home through Gimpo International Airport on the 17th after a friendly match between Korea and Japan at Tokyo Dome, Japan. Park Hae-min leaving the arrival hall. Gimpo Airport = Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.17/



Several teams are showing interest in veteran FA outfielder Park Hae-min. With the player sitting at the negotiating table himself, the biggest issue is expected to be on what conditions to buy his mind.

FA Park Hae-min, who returned home after completing the baseball team's schedule, is now expected to start full-fledged negotiations. Park Hae-min, who earned his first FA qualification after the end of the 2021 season, signed a four-year total of 6 billion won when he moved from the Samsung Lions to the LG Twins at the time.

Even if he is not the type of batter with a high batting average, Park Hae-min's strongest strength at LG over the past four years is his travel to all games and his fast feet. Park Hae-min did not miss a single game during his four seasons with LG. He played 144 games full-time for the fourth consecutive year. It's a great strength considering the age of mid-30s. On top of that, it has recorded more than 40 steals for the past two consecutive years and still boasts the league's top outfield defense. It is also not surprising that the baseball team, which had four warm-up matches in preparation for the World Baseball Classic (WBC), selected Park Hae-min as its main outfielder.




There's one more thing besides KT, a team that didn't even think of Park Hae-min's interest in FA! By the way…
Game 5 of the Korean Series between LG and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 31st. LG won and won the Korean Series.Park Hae Min greets his fans. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.10.31/
Park Hae-min, who has completed his first FA contract, will be able to declare his second FA at the best time. Park Hae-min's stock price naturally rose further as his original team, LG, won this year's regular season title and the Korean Series title. He won 'the steal king' with 49 steals this year, and has a 0.379 on-base percentage, which is more than 10% higher than the batting average (0.276). In addition, it is also a positive factor for field officials to agree on their usual character and leadership to give a good evaluation.

LG, the original team, is also bound to suffer fatal injuries if it misses Park Hae-min right away, but there are multiple clubs who are interested in addition to LG. Initially, teams that wanted to reinforce the outfield, such as the Hanwha Eagles, were expected to be the strongest candidates, but there are other strong competitors.

Although the contract has not been announced yet, KT Wiz, who missed Park Chan-ho at a time when shortstop Park Chan-ho, who was considered the "biggest fish", is in final negotiations with the Doosan Bears, is one of the strong competitors. LG's general manager Cha Myung-seok recently appeared on a YouTube channel about Park Hae-min's future and said, `I heard that Park Hae-min has an offer from another team. But I heard that the unexpected team made an offer. It's not the team that's being talked about." In fact, it is true that KT was interested in Park Hae-min from the beginning regardless of whether he signed a contract with Park Chan-ho or not.




There's one more thing besides KT, a team that didn't even think of Park Hae-min's interest in FA! By the way…
Game 5 of the Korean Series between LG and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 31st. Park Hae-min is sharing his joy after catching Choi Jae-hoon's ball with a good defense in the bottom of the fourth inning. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.10.31/
However, if Park Chan-ho is not caught, there is a possibility that he will move a little more flexibly in terms of the amount of money he can invest. Of course, the future of Kang Baek-ho, an internal FA, could be the key, but anyway, Park Hae-min, who is expected to have a relatively low price, can take a slightly wider stance.

KT is not the only unexpected team interested in recruiting Park Hae-min. Another club was also confirmed to have expressed interest in recruiting Park Hae-min. Another club also does not have a vacancy in the starting lineup, but it seems that there is some consensus on reinforcing the type of batter like Park Hae-min. The key is the ransom. Currently, clubs are wary of excessive overpay. In particular, some high-value FA players are extremely wary of the trend of negotiations in recent years in a way that is virtually similar to an auction.

There's one more thing besides KT, a team that didn't even think of Park Hae-min's interest in FA! By the way…
The Korean national baseball team held training at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 5th. Park Hae-min and Moon Bo-kyung are warming up. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.11.05/
Of course, Park Hae-min may have a higher-than-expected ransom in a situation where there is competition, but there is a possibility that he will quickly withdraw if there are signs of soaring prices depending on the age of entering his mid-to-late 30s or the direction of the club's development.




However, it can be a positive factor for Park Hae-min that the player himself negotiates directly without an agent. Clubs can also talk directly with players and have candid conversations, and Park Hae-min also has the advantage of being able to carefully examine external factors such as sincerity about himself, team atmosphere and communication with clubs, apart from the terms of the contract. Until now, there has been no opportunity to talk about details as he was called up to the national team immediately after the end of the Korean Series, but as he returned home on the 17th, he is expected to start a full-fledged conversation with his original team LG.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.