Why did the player choose to retire first when he was likely to transfer to the second draft
Nov 10, 2025
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SSG Landers said on the 10th that infielder Kim Chan-hyung conveyed his desire to end his career to the club, and the club applied for voluntary cancellation to the KBO on the 10th after reviewing it. "This announcement was made in respect of the player's intention prior to the second draft." SSG supports Kim Chan-hyung's future,' he officially announced.
The 10-year professional career, long if long and short if short, ended like this. Born in 1997, Kim Chan-hyung is from Gyeongnam Middle School and Gyeongnam High School and joined the NC Dinos as the 53rd overall pick in the second round of the sixth round in the 2016 rookie draft.
NC also boasted solid defense with a utility that could play multiple infield positions, and was evaluated as talented with high-accuracy contact ability in batting.
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SSG, which wanted to strengthen its infield defensive backup at the time, worked hard to the extent that it gave up two players and received one Kim Chan-hyung. The trade offer was also initiated by SSG first. Expectations for Kim Chan-hyung were so high.
Kim Chan-hyung, who returned after resolving military service first at Sangmu after joining SSG, has also become more competitive in the infield for SSG. Park Sung-han has grown into the main shortstop, as well as Choi Jung, the league's best third baseman, and Kim Sung-hyun, a veteran who can play almost all positions in the infield, and Choi Joo-hwan, an outside FA who was recruited ahead of the 2021 season, is also in good shape.
Nevertheless, Kim Chan-hyung, who continued to be competitive as a backup infielder, continued his hope by steadily making his name on the first-team camp list.
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The second KBO draft is scheduled to be held on the 19th. It is a stage of opportunity for many of the players who did not play much in their original team to change teams. In particular, Kim Chan-hyung was a strong candidate to continue the opportunity after the transfer. But before that, the player chose to end his professional career.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
