Kim Hye-sung has advanced to the Major League that he dreamed of. He is the champion of the 2024 season and the champion of the LA Dodgers, the strongest team in his life. Will he be able to win the World Series ring for the first time since Kim Byung-hyun.안전놀이터

The Dodgers officially announced on Monday (Korea time) that it signed a three-plus-year, up to 22 million U.S. dollars contract. A three-year, 1.25 million dollars is a guarantee contract. The +2-year contract is a club option, and if this option is triggered, Kim will receive an additional 9.5 million dollars.

The Dodgers won the National League West title with 98 wins and 64 losses in the 2024 season. It was crowned with the San Diego Padres in the Division Series, the New York Mets in the Championship Series, and the New York Yankees in the World Series. It is the first championship in four years since 2020 and the eighth World Series championship in the team's history.

The Dodgers is aiming to win the title again in 2025. It filled its starting lineup with Blake Snell, the largest free agent in the FA. Snell signed a five-year, 182 million-dollar contract with the Dodgers. With Snell's addition, the Dodgers has formed a four-punch team consisting of Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Shohei Otani. Dustin May and Clayton Kershaw are considered potential candidates for the fifth starting pitcher. Although Kershaw is currently an FA, chances are high that he will sign a contract with the Dodgers. He will be followed by Tony Gonsolin, Bobby Miller and Landon Neck.

The Dodgers' lineup is also impressive. The team has three MVP players, including Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman. Max Muncy, Theoscar Hernandez and Will Smith are also hitters. Ohtani will start pitching at the same time in 2025, and his hitting power is expected to decline slightly, but he will continue to compete for the strongest in the Major League.

It is not a victory, but a record number of wins. MLB.com , the official website of the Major League, said on the 2nd that the Dodgers will challenge for the most wins in history in 2025. "The Dodgers rotation is expected to be one of the best in the Major League," MLB.com said. "We have three players (Otani, Betts and Freeman) who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in the future. When we think about this together, we have a realistic chance to challenge the record of 116 wins in the Major League."

Kim is the only Korean major leaguer to ever win the World Series. Kim won two World Series championships in 2001 when he was a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks and 2004 when he was a member of the Boston Red Sox.

His performance in 2001 was remarkable. While playing the closing game for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Kim left the team with five wins, six losses and 19 saves with an ERA of 2.94 in 78 games. He played 98 innings during the regular season, keeping the team in check. Due to overuse of his team, however, he performed poorly in six games, including one loss and three saves with an ERA of 4.66. He changed his position to a starting pitcher when he was with the Boston Red Sox in 2004, but failed to make the roster for the World Series.

Park Chan-ho, Choo Shin-soo, and Ryu Hyun-jin also failed to win a World Series ring. Park first experienced the World Series as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009. However, he suffered a setback after losing to the New York Yankees. Choo has never advanced to the World Series. Ryu became a member of the Dodgers in 2018. He became the first Korean to become a starting pitcher for the World Series. However, he lost four runs in four ⅔ innings, and the Dodgers lost to the Boston Red Sox with one win and four losses.

Of course, she needs to overcome fierce competition within her team. She will likely play as an infield utility resource based on her second base. She will likely compete with other players including Gavin Lux, Chris Taylor, and Miguel Rojas. Shortstop Betts and home and field utility Tommy Hyun-soo Edman can also play second base this season, so she needs to engage in fierce internal competition.

Kim Hye-sung has become the closest player to winning the World Series since Kim Byung-hyun. Attention is focusing on whether he can overcome tough competition to become the starting pitcher to put the Dodgers on the highest level this season.