Lions re-sign free agent catcher Kang Min-ho

Samsung Lions catcher Kang Min-ho, left, poses together with his common supervisor Lee Jong-yeol after signing a two-year contract with the membership in free company, Sunday. Courtesy of Samsung Lions

The Samsung Lions introduced Sunday they’ve retained their very own free agent catcher Kang Min-ho with a two-year contract.

The Lions stated the 40-year-old backstop will earn 300 million received ($207,610) in annual wage in every of the subsequent two seasons and might make one other 200 million received yearly in incentives. Kang took a signing bonus of 1 billion received up entrance.

This contract makes Kang the primary participant in Korea Baseball Group (KBO) historical past to signal 4 offers in free company.

Kang made his KBO debut with the Lotte Giants in 2004 and hit the open marketplace for the primary time in 2014. He stayed with the Giants then on a four-year deal, however when he grew to become a free agent once more in 2017, Kang joined the Lions on a four-year contract.

In December 2021, Kang signed one other four-year cope with the Lions.

The profession chief in video games performed with 2,496, Kang had a productive age-40 season in 2025. He batted .269 with 12 house runs and 71 RBIs — his sixteenth consecutive season with a minimum of 10 homers — and offered his usually regular presence behind the plate for his pitching workers.

“With this deal, I’ll get to play 10 seasons with the Samsung Lions and I wish to assist construct a dynasty right here over the subsequent two years,” Kang stated. “It means lots to me to signal my fourth free agent deal.”