[Official] Hanwha Son Ah-seop goes to Doosan in a surprise trade... I sent it after receiving "Lee Kyunghoon + 150 million won."

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Son Ah-seop (38), who was traded to Hanwha Eagles last year, suddenly moved to Doosan Bears while playing in the second division this season.

Hanwha Eagles announced on the 14th that it sent out the Doosan Bears and outfielder Son Ah-seop and made a trade with left-hander Lee Kyo-hoon (26) for 150 million won in cash.

Last year, Hanwha ranked first in the league with an ERA of 3.55, but fell to the bottom with 6.41 this season, especially with the bullpen shaking significantly with 8.73.

Son Ah-seop, who was included in the opening entry, went to Futures (second division) after receiving a single at-bat opportunity and was waiting for a first-team call-up with a hit in every game.

Son Ah-seop is a teaching hitter who does not need an explanation. In the 2007 rookie draft, he joined the Lotte Giants in the second fourth round, marking his 20th season, and ranking first in the KBO with 2,618 hits. Its advantage is that it has a sophisticated batting average of 0.319. He also hit .288 with one home run, 50 RBIs and 39 runs in 111 games last year.

An official from Doosan said, "We made a trade to strengthen the team's batting lineup. Son Ah-seop is a veteran hitter with one of the highest levels of experience in the league. He found that his current skills are also competitive enough. "I look forward to Son Ah-seop's role as a clubhouse leader as well as sophistication at bat," he said.

Hanwha recruited Lee Kyo-hoon with the aim of strengthening the left-hander bullpen depth. Hanwha explained, "Lee Kyo-hoon is also expected to fill the gap caused by the military service obligations of left-handers (Hwang Joon-seo, Cho Dong-wook, Kwon Min-gyu, Kang Kyung-woo, etc.) in the team."

Lee Kyo-hoon is a left-hander drafted by Doosan in the second and third rounds of the 2019 rookie draft, with a 2-1 record and ERA of 7.28 in 59 games. In the 2025 season, he pitched in 10 games and recorded one win with an ERA of 1.17.

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