HA-Seong Kim heads to the tampa bay.
South Korean infielder has signed a 29 million dollar contract with Rays on Wednesday for two years. John Hayman in the post confirmed。
Kim can get $ 2 million with a plate exterior bonus, which begins with 325 trips to the box.
Contracts include opt -out after the 2025 season, according to ESPN Jeff Pasin.
29 -year -old Kim came abroad for a 4 -year transaction before the 2021 season, and played each of his first four seasons in the Big League with Padres.
He will be on the side until May, when the shoulder surgery was undergoing surgery in October, but Pasan wrote that it would be “inherited with a short stop” for tampa bay.
In 2024, Kim was limited to 121 games injured and reached .233/.330/.370 with 11 RUNS hits.
Kim is a valuable all -round player with a powerful base running and an excellent glove across infield, proof that it steals 78 basses in four seasons and has acquired 2023 gold gloves at the utility spot. It is done.
He spent his best year in his career, raising the 5.8 BWAR with the National League MVP voting for padres, and finished 14th.
Kim fills the holes of the Raise's shortstops left by Wonder Franco, who was officially charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation in the Dominican Republic of Dominica in July.
Franco, which was once considered one of the best young players in baseball, has not been playing since 2023.
The rays reached 80-82 in 2024, ending less than .500 since 2017.
