Kim Hye-sung will wear the uniform of the LA Dodgers, a prestigious Major League club. A total of five teams have been confirmed to have made an offer to Kim Hye-sung.메이저놀이터

An official from Kim Hye-sung's agent CAA said on the 4th (Korea Standard Time), "Kim Hye-sung agreed with the Dodgers for up to 22 million dollars (about 32.4 billion won) for 3+2 years."

The guaranteed amount is a three-year total of 12.5 million U.S. dollars, which includes an option to extend the two-year contract according to the agreement. According to MK Sports' coverage, it has been confirmed that the contract does not include the right to veto the minor league.

A total of five clubs have offered Kim a contract. "We have offered five clubs, including the San Diego Padres, the Chicago Cubs, the Seattle Mariners, the LAA and the LAD, but we chose the Dodgers," a CAA source said. "The Los Angeles Angels offered Kim the highest amount of 28 million dollars for five years, but they chose the Dodgers."

CAA is the agency that led Shohei Ohtani to a mega contract worth 700 million dollars last year. It is rumored that since Ohtani is currently in the Dodgers, he can adapt smoothly even if the total contract is smaller, and recommending a contract with the Dodgers, which is closer to the current championship, has had an impact.

In fact, Ohtani shared MLB's official Instagram with Kim Hye-sung's contract shortly after the news was announced on his SNS, and left a message of welcome by leaving a Korean message, "Welcome my friend."

Kim has not moved to the U.S. yet. She will soon move to the U.S. and undergo a medical examination to finalize her contract. "I will give her thoughts on joining the team before moving to the U.S.," a CAA official said.

The KBO league's top second baseman's major league challenge has begun.

Kim Hye-sung had a batting average of 0.304 (1,043 hits in 3,433 at-bats) with 37 homers, 386 RBIs, 591 runs and 211 steals, and an on-base percentage of 0.403 OPS of 0.767. In particular, he won the Golden Glove as a shortstop in the 2021 season, after growing up as a main infielder, and as a second baseman in 2022 and 2023. He was the steal king once in 2021, and posted a batting average of 0.326, 11 homers, 75 RBIs, 30 steals, and OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.841 this season

After the 2024 season, he was eligible to enter the Major League through the posting system (open bidding system), and after about a month of negotiations, he will wear a LA Dodgers uniform.

The Dodgers are familiar to Koreans. Kim has become the fourth Korean player to play in the Dodgers uniform. Korean Express Park Chan-ho was the first team to play in the Major League, and Seo Jae-ung took over the baton in 2006. Korean Monster Ryu Hyun-jin from Hanwha also played in the Dodgers uniform from 2013 to 2019. Kim is the first fielder and the fourth Korean player to play in the Dodgers uniform.