Kim Do Young, stamp for 500 million won...Lee Jung-hoo is the highest salary in his fourth year of KBO.

KIA Kim Do-young, who has emerged as the best star in professional baseball, recorded the highest salary in his fourth year in the KBO.

KIA said it signed Kim Do-young for 500 million won, an increase of 400 million won from last season's salary.

As a result, Kim Do-young set a new KBO record, surpassing the highest annual salary of 390 million won in the fourth year that Lee Jung-hoo received in 2020.

Kim Do-young said he is grateful to the club for providing good conditions through the club, adding that he will not settle for the present and continue to grow.

Kim Do-young, who joined KIA with the first nomination in 2022, received an annual salary of 30 million won in the first year, and raised the ransom by signing 50 million won in 2023 and 100 million won last year.

However, in the regular season last year, he ranked third in batting average (0.347), first in scoring (143 points, a new KBO record), first in slugging percentage (0.647), second in homers (38), and third in on-base percentage (0.420) and
For the first time in
history, he created a syndrome by achieving various records such as 10 home runs and 10 steals per month, 10 points in the youngest and the smallest game, and 30 home runs and 30 steals.

On top of that, his team KIA won the combined championship, and Kim Do-young finished the season with a sweep of the best player and Golden Glove.

Now, Kim Do-young will challenge the highest annual salary of 550 million won in the fifth year jointly held by Lee Jung-hoo and Kang Baek-ho.