DistantNews
Support us
Kiwoom Raises Seo Geon-chang’s Contract Value to Up to 1.2 Billion Won
🇰🇷 South Korea /Sports

Kiwoom Raises Seo Geon-chang’s Contract Value to Up to 1.2 Billion Won

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Press release Official statement New plan
  • Kiwoom Heroes announced an upward revision to infielder Seo Geon-chang’s existing multi-year contract.
  • The club added an options provision after Seo returned to Kiwoom and recorded the team’s best WAR figure this season at 2.73.

Kiwoom Heroes have increased the value of infielder Seo Geon-chang’s existing multi-year contract by adding an options clause.

The club announced the change on Aug. 31, saying the adjustment applied to the non-free-agent deal it had already signed with the player.

Seo returned to Kiwoom this season and currently leads the team in wins above replacement, with a WAR of 2.73. The original contract covered two years, 2027 and 2028, although the available announcement does not provide the full revised terms.

We added an options provision to the existing multi-year non-free-agent contract with infielder Seo Geon-chang and raised the contract value.

— Kiwoom HeroesThe club’s official announcement explained the contract revision.
About this summary

Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.