Ponce who encountered the 'Roh Si-hwan 30.7 billion super-large contract' said, "Congratulations, brother who likes ramen. → Let's eat some vegetables now!"

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While Hanwha Eagles' "signal hitter" Noh Si-hwan (26) signed an 11-year mega contract that will remain in KBO league history, Cody Ponce (32, Toronto Blue Jays), who played with him in the 2025 season, left a pleasant congratulatory message.

Hanwha said in an official data on the morning of the 23rd, "We signed a multi-year non-FA contract with Noh Si-hwan, the team's leading hitter. The total amount of 30.7 billion won, including options, in 11 years of contract period from 2027 to 2037, is the longest and largest contract in the history of the KBO League in terms of FA contracts and non-FA multi-year contracts.

After the end of the 2026 season, a clause was added that allowed them to enter the Major League through the posting system. According to the Hanwha team, they only allowed entry into the Major League, not the Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB), but agreed with each other to return to Hanwha when they return.

The news immediately reached the United States as well. Ponce, who played with Noh Si-hwan in Hanwha in the 2025 season and entered the Major League ahead of the 2026 season, left a special message on his SNS.

On this day, Ponce said with a picture of Noh Si-hwan, who hit a home run against Adam Oler on May 2nd last year, coming into the dugout, "Congratulations on the contract of Noh Si-hwan, who likes ramen." I'm so happy," he posted. Noh Si-hwan, who usually enjoys eating ramen and other noodle dishes, is affectionately expressed as "Noodle man," showing off his intimacy.

The laughing point was the next sentence. Ponce added a tearful smiley emoji at the bottom with the words "Vegetables good! (Vegetables are good for you, too!). Now that he has become a big star who has signed a huge contract, he has also added a "real friend" affectionate nagging to reduce his favorite ramen for health and eat vegetables.

Ponce and Noh Si-hwan in the 2025 season were truly Hanwha's pitching and hitting core. Ponce led Hanwha to the Korean Series with an outstanding 17-1 record and 1.89 ERA in 29 regular league games in the 2025 season. Noh Si-hwan also played in all regular league games in the 2025 season, recording a batting average of 0.260 (140 hits in 539 at-bats) with 32 home runs and 101 RBIs. Ponce usually took good care of Noh Si-hwan, the team's central batter, and Noh Si-hwan also led the team's atmosphere by hanging out with foreign players.

Baseball fans are sharing Ponce's SNS and expressing pleasant reactions. Online communities are responding, "Now that I receive 30.7 billion won, let's eat only organic vegetables," "Ponce's naming sense is amazing," and "It's nice to see you congratulate me like this even though you're away from the team."

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