Premier12 MVP Hyun-soo Kim (KOR) signs with MLB’s Baltimore Orioles

SEOUL — The 2015 WBSC Premier12 MVP, South Korea National Team outfielder Hyun-soo Kim, has signed a two-year, $US 7 million agreement with Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.

<p>SEOUL — The 2015 WBSC Premier12 MVP, South Korea National Team outfielder Hyun-soo Kim, has signed a two-year, $US 7 million agreement with Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.</p>

<p>In November, Kim’s .333 batting average and 13 RBIs in eight games helped his National Team capture the inaugural Premier12 global championship.</p>

<p>Kim, 28 and a 2008 Olympic gold medalist, had an impressive 2015 season with the Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) league, where he belted a career-high 28 home runs and batted .326.</p>

<p>The left-hand hitting “iron man” became an international free agent following the 2015 season and his agreement with the Orioles was therefore not subject to any international transfer fees.</p>

<p>Kim’s signing with an MLB club follows in the footsteps of fellow Premier12 National Team teammate, Byung-ho Park, who transferred on December 1 from KBO’s Nexen Heroes to the Minnesota Twins via a 4-year, $US 12 million, with an additional US$ 12.85 million paid to the Heroes by the Twins in transfer fees.<br />

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