Hanwha Signs FA Pitcher Yoon Kyu-jin to 1+1 Year Contract Worth Up to 500 Million KRW

FA pitcher Yoon Kyu-jin (left) is shaking hands with Hanwha Eagles General Manager Jung Min-chul (right) after signing with the Hanwha Eagles at Daejeon Hanwha Life Eagles Park on the 14th. Photo by Hanwha Eagles

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Sung-yeol] Free agent (FA) player Yoon Kyu-jin has signed a contract with his original team, the Hanwha Eagles.

On the 14th, Hanwha announced that they signed an FA contract with Yoon Kyu-jin for 1+1 years, with a maximum total amount of 500 million won.

In the first year of the contract, he will receive an annual salary of 170 million won, and if the option is exercised, he will receive 230 million won as next year's salary. In addition, the total option amount is 100 million won, and there is no separate signing bonus.

Yoon Kyu-jin said, "I feel relieved to be able to prepare for the season without pressure," and added, "I will only think about helping the team win. I will become a player who has a positive influence on the entire team beyond baseball."

Hanwha stated, "We expect Yoon Kyu-jin to contribute to the team's performance with good play and also play a positive role for the younger pitchers."

Yoon Kyu-jin is a franchise player who joined Hanwha wearing the Eagles uniform as the 13th overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2003 rookie draft and has played for Hanwha for 14 seasons.

Yoon Kyu-jin has appeared in a total of 416 games, alternating between starting pitcher, middle reliever, and closer, recording 42 wins, 43 losses, 30 saves, 37 holds, and an earned run average of 5.03.

With this, Hanwha has signed contracts with two internal FAs, following the signing of FA Jung Woo-ram for 4 years and a total of 3.9 billion won. Negotiations are also underway with the remaining internal FAs Kim Tae-gyun and Lee Sung-ryeol.

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