I moved my mind before I got 1+1What do you mean, pay cut back… His eyes were on the reconstruction of the dynasty, an immortal batter
Dec 04, 2025
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After waiting, the official announcement of the contract with Samsung was made on the 3rd. Samsung fans cheered and KIA fans were discouraged.
However, the announced terms of the contract were simpler than expected. Up to 2.6 billion won for two years.
It is a much better condition than the maximum 2.2 billion won per 1+1 year signed with the KIA Tigers under a non-FA multi-year contract two years ago, but the market situation has changed.
Choi Hyung-woo has activated the rejuvenation mode for the past two years. He hit .280 with 22 homers and 109 RBIs in 116 games last year, which led to the overall victory. I did better this season. In 133 games, he maintained his batting average of 0.307, 24 home runs, 86 RBIs, and 0.928. He maintained the center of the lineup, which had been moaning due to injury.
It was a superior performance than the 2021-2023 performance, which was the basis for the 1+1 year maximum of 2.2 billion won contract ahead of the 2024 season.
No matter how future-oriented the FA contract is, it was expected to exceed the conditions two years ago. In addition, the FA market has recently seen its ransom skyrocket due to the bubble. As Samsung participated in the war, it even became competitive. There are many conditions for the ransom to rise.
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As a result, attention was focused on the conditions presented by the original team KIA Tigers. Since the maximum total amount was not less than 2.6 billion won, KIA's proposal for 1+1 year, not Samsung's 2 years, was mentioned as the reason for the breakdown of the negotiations.
On the surface, of course, this is the right part. Choi hoped to play within the framework of a stable two-year guarantee.
However, one-plus-one-year conditions are not all the reasons for coming to Samsung.
More than 10 years have passed since he left Samsung, but Choi Hyung-woo lived with longing for the Samsung Lions who made him what he is today.
Although retired, there are many close players, including Oh Seung-hwan, Koo Ja-wook and Ryu Ji-hyuk. At Oh Seung-hwan's retirement ceremony, Choi Hyung-woo shined his beloved senior's last ground by mixing with the Samsung squad like a lead actor, not a supporting actor. Samsung's juniors implicitly expressed their hopes of returning to the Lions with a mischievous joke that forced Choi Hyung-woo to wear Samsung's blue hat and take pictures. The wish has become a reality.
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'Next year's goal is to win and rebuild the dynasty. A sincere appeal, 'It's possible only with Choi Hyung-woo, shook the batter's box. A long life is a way to risk your life for someone who recognizes you. Money didn't matter.
It is obvious that he wants to receive more money, but Choi Hyung-woo made up his mind about returning to his home before the details of the contract were largely completed. This is why the official announcement was made a long time after the confirmation article to Samsung came out.
Samsung, which had to shoulder 1.5 billion won in compensation, tried to come up with better conditions for Choi. But things were not going well. As Choi Hyung-woo, who had already made up his mind, coolly signed the paycut contract, a picture of Choi Hyung-woo in a blue uniform could only be released.
What mattered to Choi Hyung-woo was not money but his use for the reconstruction of the dynasty.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
