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Is there another story like this in Korean baseball? Choi Hyung-woo is already a legend.

He is already over 40 years old, but his bat shows no signs of cooling down. The player who wrote the 'room birth myth' and wrote a new history in the FA still plays a huge role in the team even in his 40s.

KIA Tigers' 'living legend' Choi Hyeong-woo (41) has created the '40s Myth' this time. He once again became the protagonist of new history by signing the oldest non-FA multi-year contract with KIA.

KIA Tigers signed a multi-year contract with Choi Hyung-woo at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 5th for a total of 2.2 billion won, including 1+1 year contract period, 2 billion won in annual salary, and 200 million won in incentives. If Choi Hyung-woo meets the incentive criteria for the 2024 season, his contract will be automatically extended to 2025.

It might be anyone else, but Choi Hyung-woo deserves a contract like this. Although he has entered his twilight years as a baseball player, his bat is still dancing.

Choi Hyeong-woo, who completed a non-FA multi-year contract with KIA, said, “I am grateful that the club first presented good conditions of a multi-year contract.” He added, “I will do my best with my teammates so that the shouts of fall baseball can be heard in Gwangju. And I will continue my career as a player. “I want to be remembered by Tigers fans as a player who never lost his original intention until the last day and was always consistent,” he said.

There was enough reason for the club to recognize Choi Hyung-woo’s value. KIA General Manager Shim Jae-hak said, "Choi Hyeong-woo not only had excellent grades, but he also always set an example for his fellow players as a clubhouse leader, so he tried to treat them with the respect they deserved. He will continue to have a positive influence on his fellow players and serve as a player representing the KBO League. “I hope you do,” he said.

Choi Hyung-woo first entered the professional stage in 2002. This is a story from about 20 years ago. However, Choi Hyeong-woo of the world did not become the best hitter from the beginning. Choi Hyung-woo, who joined Samsung in 2002, appeared in 4 games for the first team that year and hit a batting average of .400, but it was of little significance as he only recorded 2 hits in 5 at-bats. In 2004, Choi Hyung-woo, who only appeared in two games and left no hits in two at-bats, was notified of his release from Samsung and his baseball career began to suffer.

Nevertheless, Choi Hyung-woo showed his will to make a comeback at the National Police Agency and was able to rejoin Samsung in 2008. From this point on, the ‘Choi Hyeong-woo myth’ gained ground in earnest. Samsung, which had just undergone a generational change, gave many opportunities to young hitters such as Choi Hyung-woo, Park Seok-min, and Chae Tae-in, and Choi Hyung-woo was also able to grow quickly as he was provided with a 'playground' where he could play to his heart's content.

Choi Hyung-woo showed rapid growth in 2008, appearing in 126 games and hitting .276 with 19 home runs and 71 RBIs, and experienced the thrill of winning Rookie of the Year in his 7th year as a professional. This is one of the few cases in history where a middle-aged or middle-aged rookie won the Rookie of the Year award. Choi Hyung-woo, who had a batting average of .274, 23 home runs, and 83 RBI in 113 games in 2009, also showed a gradual increase in the number of home runs and RBIs, recording a batting average of .279, 24 home runs, and 97 RBI in 2010.

The moment Choi Hyung-woo rose to the ranks of the league's leading hitters was in 2011. This coincides with the period when Samsung also began its ‘dynastic era.’ Choi Hyung-woo played in 133 games in the 2011 season, hitting .340 with 30 home runs and 118 RBIs, and Samsung also enjoyed the joy of winning the championship for the first time in five years. Choi Hyung-woo, who did not live up to his name in 2012 with a batting average of .271, 14 home runs, and 77 RBI in 125 games, made a brilliant comeback in 2013 with a batting average of .305, 29 home runs, and 98 RBI in 128 games, and in 2014, he appeared in 113 games and had a batting average of . 356 with 31 home runs and 100 RBIs, succeeding in improving his perfection as a hitter. In particular, Choi Hyung-woo's walk-off hit in Game 5 of the Korean Series against Nexen Heroes (now Kiwoom Heroes) in 2014 went down in history as an important hit that decided the direction of the entire series.

Afterwards, Samsung was unable to win the Korean Series, but Choi Hyung-woo continued his winning streak. In 2015, Choi Hyung-woo, who played in all 144 games and set career highs in home runs and RBIs with a batting average of .318, 33 home runs, and 123 RBIs, became the batting champion for the first time in his career with a batting average of .376, 31 home runs, and 144 RBIs in 2016. I experienced the thrill of

Since he was a late-blooming flower, his moment of hitting the free agent jackpot was bound to be later than others. However, just because he was later than others did not mean that his value decreased. Choi Hyung-woo, who stands tall as the league's highest-level hitter, became the protagonist of a new era by pioneering the first 10 billion won era in FA history. The club that boldly bet 10 billion on Choi Hyung-woo was none other than KIA.

KIA signed a four-year contract with Choi Hyung-woo for a total of 10 billion won. It was a moment when Choi Hyung-woo once again surprised the world. Nowadays, contracts worth 10 billion won are common, but at the time, it was a ‘first in history’. Public opinion also emerged saying, “Isn’t the price too expensive?” However, it took less than a year for these sounds to disappear.

As soon as Choi Hyung-woo wore the KIA uniform in 2017, he appeared in 142 games and hit a batting average of .342 with 26 home runs and 120 RBIs. With the addition of Choi Hyung-woo, KIA was able to build the league's strongest batting line and dominate not only the regular season but also the Korean Series. In short, he was a ‘winning contractor.’ In fact, investing a lot of money does not guarantee winning. Even if you spend a large amount of money, how you spend it is important. KIA's 'large investment' ended in success.

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