[Official announcement] Jang Sung-woo has up to 1.6 billion won for 2 years, and just before the departure of "finish" I stamped my FA! KT leaves the spring camp as a whole

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Professional baseball KT Wiz will be able to leave the spring camp dramatically as a whole. Internal FA and main catcher Jang Sung-woo (36) stamped the contract a day before his departure.

The KT club said, "We signed an FA contract of up to 1.6 billion won (800 million won in down payment, 600 million won in annual salary, 200 million won in incentives) for two years with catcher Jang Sung-woo on the 20th."

Jang Sung-woo, who made his professional debut in 2008, became the main catcher after moving to KT in 2015. During his 14 seasons in the first team, he played in a total of 1482 games and recorded a batting average of 0.260 with 133 homers, 647 RBIs and 451 runs.

That's good news for KT. Jang Sung-woo was the only catcher who met the regular at-bats last year, batting average of 0.247 (102 hits in 413 at-bats), 14 homers, 58 RBIs and 44 runs in 129 games, and an on-base percentage of 0.333 on-base plus slugging percentage of 0.380 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.713. There are not many homeowners who have the ability to hit double-digit home runs for six consecutive years in defense that pitchers trust and rely on.

The player himself is also attached to KT, so the contract is expected. After his first-team debut with the Lotte Giants in 2009, he played a full-fledged role after being traded to KT in 2015. He has been KT's main catcher for 11 seasons since then, leading the company to its first unified championship in 2021. He is also said to have led the team well last season as captain.

However, the long tug-of-war continued due to the difference in position, and the joining of the spring camp seemed to fail. However, as Jang Sung-woo signed a two-year contract, he continued to accompany KT for 12 years. KT general manager Na Do-hyun said, "Jang Sung-woo is a player who can take the center stage in offense and defense. As the leader of the clubhouse, I look forward to leading the team well," he said.

Jang Sung-woo said, "I'm grateful to the club to sign a second FA contract. I'm happy to continue to be with KT. I will do my best to make the team perform well again," he said.

Meanwhile, Jang Sung-woo is scheduled to leave for Geelong Spring Camp in Australia with the team on the 21st.

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