U.S. media outlets including the New York Post and DSRETIC reported on Wednesday (Korea time) that Lee Jung-hoo is going to San Francisco.

The size of the contract is more than what we imagined. The contract was signed with an opt-out plan four years later, with a total of 113 million U.S. dollars for six years and 149.16 billion won.

He also rewritten the history of Korean players moving to the Major League. Up until now, Ryu had posted money for Korean players. He signed a six-year contract worth 36 million U.S. dollars with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2012. Dodgers paid 25.73 million dollars.

It is also a new record for Asian fielders in Korea. The previous record was Yoshida, a Japanese outfielder who signed a five-year, 90 million-dollar contract with the Boston Red Sox last year.

The New York Yankees and San Diego have also been keeping an eye on Lee Jung-hoo, but San Francisco became the final winner.

"Lee Jung-hoo, a second-generation baseball star, has risen to stardom as a baseball player in his father's footsteps," MLB.com said after introducing himself as the son of South Korean legend Lee Jong-beom, known as the "Son of the Wind." "Lee Jung-hoo was nicknamed the "Son of the Wind" in honor of his father."

Lee Jung-hoo is the best hitter in the KBO. After graduating from Hwimungo University, Lee joined the Heroes as the first designated hitter, and made a splendid debut by making 179 hits, two homers, 47 RBIs and 111 runs in 144 games in the 2017 season. It was his responsibility to win the Rookie of the Year award.

Since then, Lee has recorded the batting average of 0.340 1,181 hits, 65 homers, 515 RBIs, and 581 runs in 884 games in the KBO. He is also No. 1 in batting average among active players.

Notably, he had a batting average of 0.349,193 in 142 games, 23 homers, 113 RBIs and 85 runs, becoming the first MVP since his debut. He became the top hitter with the most hits, RBIs and hits.

Kiwoom is smiling because of Lee Jung-hoo's contract. Kiwoom has posted more than expected when it moved to the U.S. to Kang Jung-ho, Park Byung-ho, and Kim Ha-sung. When moving to the Pittsburgh Pirates in late 2014, Kang won 5 million dollars to the Heroes. When moving to the Minnesota Twins in the following year, Park Byung-ho gave 12.85 million dollars, and when Kim Ha-sung left for the San Diego Padres in 2021, he gave 5.525 million dollars.

Lee Jung-hoo is more than that. Kiwoom earns 24.7 billion won from just the amount of Lee Jung-hoo's posting. How to calculate the posting depends on the contract amount. They are 20 percent of the initial guaranteed value of $25 million, 17.5 percent of the next $25 million, and 15 percent of the over $50 million. Therefore, Kiwoom will receive $5 million (about 6.6 billion) + $4.375 million (about 5.7 billion) + $9.45 million (about 12.4 billion).

The four players earned more than 50 billion won from transfer fees alone. It is not over yet. Kim Hye-sung, who is eligible for posting after next season, has declared his bid to enter the U.S.

Kim Hye-sung has a batting average of 0.300 877 hits, 26 homers, 311 RBIs, 501 runs and 181 steals in 826 KBO games. He is the main character who swept the KBO's first shortstop-second baseman Golden Glove, and he also became the main character of the second baseman Golden Glove this season with a batting average of 0.335 186 hits, seven homers, 57 RBIs, and 104 runs.

He also addressed military issues. As the captain of the Korean national baseball team in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, he greatly contributed to the team's fourth consecutive win. Without the gold medal, he would not have thought of advancing to the U.S. team because he had to deal with military issues.

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