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The Doosan Bears of professional baseball completed negotiations on an annual salary contract before leaving the spring camp. Oh Myung-jin (25), a "reader man," achieved his first billion-dollar salary with the No. 1 increase and the highest increase rate in the team.
Doosan officially announced on the 20th that it has completed contracts with all 59 people eligible for renewal of their salaries in the 2026 season.
What stands out the most is Oh Myung-jin. He signed a contract of 112 million won, up 81 million won (261.3 percent) from 31 million won last year, ranking first in the team's increase and increase rate.
Oh Myung-jin, a former Daejeon Shinheung Elementary School, Hanbat Middle School and Sebo, joined Doosan in the 59th place in the second round of the 2020 KBO Rookie Draft. He played his first full-time game last year and showed good overall performance in the infield with a batting average of 0.263 (87 hits in 331 at-bats), four homers, 41 RBIs and 38 runs, and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.687 points. In addition, he enjoyed reading and posted a book report on his blog, making headlines for his unexpected appearance.
Rookie Park Joon-soon (20), who also showed good performance in his first season after his debut, also received good results. Park Joon-soon is a right-handed uta infielder who was from Bae Bong-cho (Dongdaemun Little), Cheongnyang Middle School, and Deoksu High School and joined the KBO Rookie Draft as the sixth-ranked player in the first round. He also won the Star Award at the 2024 Futures Star Awards. Last year, when he was in his debut season, he played in 91 games and recorded a batting average of 0.284 (80 hits in 282 times at bat), four homers, 19 RBIs, 34 runs and 10 steals, and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.686 . In recognition of his achievement, Park Joon-soon signed a 39 million won increase, or 130.0 percent, from 30 million won last year.
In addition, pitcher Kim Taek-yeon signed 220 million won, up 80 million won (57.1 percent) from 140 million won last year. Pitcher Park Chi-guk stamped his seal at 187 million won, up 77 million won (70.0%) from 110 million won last year. Pitcher Choi Seung-yong returned to his annual salary worth 100 million won by signing a contract of 155 million won, up 70 million won (82.4 percent) from 85 million won last year.
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