Wow how much do I have to pay, there was no FA precedent like this....Choi Hyung-woo, KIA and Samsung all want it, but why is it getting long

Nov 27, 2025

Wow how much do I have to pay, there was no FA precedent like this....Choi Hyung-woo, KIA and Samsung all want it, but why is it getting long
Kang Min-ho teasing Choi Hyung-woo, who cried.



Wow how much do I have to pay, there was no FA precedent like this....Choi Hyung-woo, KIA and Samsung all want it, but why is it getting long
A match between KIA and Samsung held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 10th. Samsung's Oh Seung-hwan Retirement Tour event was held. Choi Hyung-woo wearing a Samsung hat and taking a commemorative photo with Oh Seung-hwan. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.09.10/
Has a 43-year-old veteran player ever led the FA market atmosphere. The interest in veteran big guns Choi Hyung-woo is very hot.

This year's FA market opened on the 9th. Immediately after the opening, Park Chan-ho, the biggest shortstop, was the main character. The market was calm before the completion of the largest fishing contract, and Park Chan-ho signed a four-year, 8 billion won contract with the Doosan Bears on the 18th, signaling a signal. Big fish such as Kang Baek-ho (Hanwha Eagles, 4 years and 10 billion won), Park Hae-min (LG Twins, 4 years and 6.5 billion won), and Kim Hyun-soo (KT Wiz, 3 years and 5 billion won) signed the contract one after another.

Amid the gust of wind, the next runner was expected to be pitcher Lee Young-ha. In fact, Lee Young-ha was courted by multiple clubs, and Doosan promised a four-year, 5 billion won contract and is only about to announce it.




It is Choi Hyung-woo who stole Lee Young-ha's spotlight. Choi Hyung-woo is rated C, but the other team that wants to recruit must pay 1.5 billion won, or 150% of Choi Hyung-woo's annual salary of 1 billion won, as compensation. It was widely expected that no club would take a player in his mid-40s, compensating him for a larger amount than A-class players.

It was Choi Hyung-woo's former team, the Samsung Lions, that broke expectations. Samsung is moving with romance, perhaps hoping that Choi Hyung-woo will finish his career together. Of course, the purpose of strengthening the lineup is the first.

Choi Hyung-woo kept his position as KIA's No. 4 hitter again this year, hitting .307 (144 hits in 469 at-bats), 24 home runs, 86 RBIs and an OPS of .928. He ranks fifth in on-base percentage (0.399), OPS, seventh in slugging percentage (0.529), and tied for seventh in home runs. It overwhelms hitters in their prime.




Wow how much do I have to pay, there was no FA precedent like this....Choi Hyung-woo, KIA and Samsung all want it, but why is it getting long
KBO League KIA and Samsung match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 11th. KIA Choi Hyung-woo hit a hit in the seventh inning to achieve 4,300 hits in the KBO League. Choi Hyung-woo hits hard. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.11/
Wow how much do I have to pay, there was no FA precedent like this....Choi Hyung-woo, KIA and Samsung all want it, but why is it getting long
The match between KIA and Lotte at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 11th. KIA Choi Hyung-woo hit a tiebreaking three-run home run against Lotte's Na Kyun-an in the fourth inning. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.09.11/
Still, Choi Hyung-woo moved to stay at KIA as his top priority. This is why the tug-of-war has been prolonged so far. Since the difference in conditions between KIA and Samsung is not so large, the industry's view is that Choi Hyung-woo will stamp it if KIA shows a little more sincerity.

If Samsung is the team that Choi Hyung-woo announced the beginning of the player, KIA is the team that supported Choi Hyung-woo's heyday. Choi Hyung-woo became the first FA after the 2016 season and signed a four-year, 10 billion won contract with KIA. KIA and Choi Hyung-woo opened the era of 10 billion won in FA together. Ahead of the 2021 season, he was re-qualified as an FA and agreed to a three-year total of 4.7 billion won with KIA, and in January last year, he signed a non-FA multi-year contract of 2.2 billion won for 1+1 year. KIA invested 16.9 billion won over nine years.

The reason why neither KIA nor Samsung can move very enthusiastically is Choi Hyung-woo's age. Even if Choi Hyung-woo has already proven enough, he does not know how the veteran player's body will change for a year or a year, so he keeps thinking about the aftermath.




It is known that Choi Hyung-woo believes that he should sign a contract considering his juniors, not just his own contract. This is because it is difficult to find an FA precedent with a recruitment match like Choi Hyung-woo ahead of the 43-year-old season. If the performance is not good, there is nothing to say, but it is right after the outstanding performance. The logic is that if you are treated fairly, your juniors will not lose money in the future.

Wow how much do I have to pay, there was no FA precedent like this....Choi Hyung-woo, KIA and Samsung all want it, but why is it getting long
The KBO League SSG and KIA match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 28th. KIA Choi Hyung-woo hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.28/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.