Chung Hyun-woo, a left-handed pitcher who joined the Kiwoom Heroes as the No. 1 player in the first round of the 2025 professional baseball rookie draft, signed a down payment of 500 million won.
Kiwoom announced on the 17th that it has completed contracts with all 14 rookies designated for next year, and introduced that it has set the third-largest down payment after Jang Jae-young (first designation in 2021 and 900 million won) and Ahn Woo-jin (first designation in 2018 and 600 million won) considering Chung Hyun-woo's talent and symbolism as the team's first overall player.
Chung Hyeon-woo, a third-year Deoksu High School student, is considered a fastball pitcher who throws fast balls over 150 kilometers per hour and a "completed pitcher" with excellent breaking ball completion and control such as curves and fork balls.
Chunghoon High School pitcher Kim Seo-joon, who was nominated as the seventh overall in the first round, signed for 220 million won, and infielder Yeom Seung-won (Hwi Bookstore), who was nominated in the second round, signed for 160 million won, respectively.
Rookie players will receive the same amount of 30 million won as next year's salary.
Kiwoom invited 14 rookie players and 70 of their families to the home game against kt wiz at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul and held a welcoming ceremony. 토토사이트
Chung Hyeon-woo said through the club, "Thank you for the good treatment. As much as I'm looking forward to it, I think I should repay my faith," adding, "When I looked around Gocheok Sky Dome, I felt that it was a stadium with the best conditions for players to play. I will prepare hard and try to show you a good performance as soon as possible."