[Official announcement] '33 million → 180 million' Ahn Hyun-min made an annual salary of 100 million won! No. 2 in KBO history... Han Seung Hyuk, a transfer student, also said, "94 million → 300 million."

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Ahn Hyun-min (23), the 2026 KBO Rookie of the Year, has become a multi-billion-year salary player, breaking the all-time increase rate of KT Wiz clubs.

The KT club said on the 15th that it has completed annual salary contracts with 64 people subject to re-contracting.

Ahn Hyun-min, who won the KBO Rookie of the Year award, the on-base percentage award and the Golden Glove in the outfield category, recorded the highest increase rate ever for the club. Ahn Hyun-min signed a contract for 180 million won, an increase of 147 million won from his annual salary of 33 million won in the 2025 season.

It recorded a 445.5% increase, exceeding the club's all-time highest increase rate of 418.5% recorded by So Hyung-joon in 2021. Excluding the FA and non-FA multi-year contracts, Ahn Hyun-min's annual salary growth is the second highest ever after Ha Jae-hoon's 455.6% (27 million won → 150 million won) in 2020.

In his first full-time season last year, Ahn Hyun-min hit .334 (132 hits in 395 at-bats) in 112 regular-season games, 22 home runs, 80 RBIs, 72 runs and seven steals, and a 0.448 on-base percentage of 0.570 OPS 1.018. He won the Rookie of the Year award at the KBO Awards, ranking second in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and third in slugging percentage.

After Kang Baek-ho (Hanwha) in 2018 and Cho Hyung-joon in 2020, he became the third KT club rookie. In particular, he ranked first overall in the league fielders with 7.22 in WAR (contribution to victory over replacement players).

In the pitching category, Oh Won-seok, who achieved his first double-digit wins since his professional debut, signed a contract of 230 million won, up 64.3% from last season's annual salary of 140 million won, and "Return Ace" So Hyung-joon signed a 50% increase to 330 million won.

Han Seung-hyuk, who transferred from Hanwha as a compensation player for Kang Baek-ho, signed a contract of 300 million won, a 219.1% increase from last season's annual salary of 94 million won, marking his first annual salary of 100 million won since his professional debut. Last year, Han Seung-hyuk led Hanwha to advance to the Korean Series for the first time in 19 years by having a career-high season with 3 wins, 3 losses, 16 holds, 3 saves, an ERA of 2.25 and 53 strikeouts in 64 innings in 71 games.

Pitcher Lee Sang-dong, who played an active part in the must-win group, also rose 69.5% from 59 million won to 100 million won, marking his first annual salary of 100 million won, while Won Sang-hyun also stamped his seal at 70 million won, a 75% increase from 40 million won.

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