"I didn't think about other teams." Lim Ki-young stays at KIA, signing a three-year maximum of 1.5 billion won FA contract

"I didn't think about other teams." Lim Ki-young stays at KIA, signing a three-year maximum of 1.5 billion won FA contract

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Lim Ki-young, an all-round pitcher who can both start and bullpen, declared his stay at KIA. KIA Tigers signed an FA contract with pitcher Lim Ki-young.

KIA announced on the morning of the 21st, "I signed a three-year contract with Lim Ki-young for a total of 1.5 billion won, including a down payment of 300 million won, an annual salary of 900 million won, and incentives of 300 million won."

Lim joined KIA in 2014 as a compensation player for the FA, finished his military service, and started playing in the KIA uniform in 2017. During the 11 seasons of the KBO League, Lim pitched in 285 games, recording 51 wins, 59 losses, four saves, 21 holds, and an ERA of 4.80. This season, he played in 37 games, recording 2-6 losses and 2-holds with an ERA of 6.31.

After signing the contract, Lim Ki-young said through the club, "I didn't think about moving to another club. I'm grateful to the club for providing good conditions, and I'm happy to hear the cheers of the enthusiastic KIA fans again. I felt sorry for the fans this season because the performance was not as good as I expected, but I will prepare well from now on and become a player who will help the team win its second consecutive Korean Series title."

"Im Ki-young is a dedicated player who does his best in the position that his team needs regardless of starting or bullpen session. 토토사이트 I expect that he will greatly contribute to the strength of the mound along with his fellow players in the next season," a Kia official said.

Kia has failed to keep its internal FA Jang Hyun-sik since the opening of the stove league. Jang signed a four-year contract with the LG Twins on November 11 for a total of 5.2 billion won (1.6 billion won in down payment and 3.6 billion won in annual salary).

Jang was a must-winner in the 2024 season as well, as he pitched in 75 ⅓ and recorded five wins, four losses and 16 holds and an ERA of 3.94 in 75 games. Kia failed to stay in the team, but decided to keep Jang and minimize its outflow.