“You’re short, will you succeed?” Overcome the 165cm prejudice!
165cm short infielder. He entered the pros in the 6th round, not even a top draft pick. Nowadays, there are quite a few successful short stature athletes such as Samsung Kim Ji-chan (163 cm) and Kim Seong-yoon (163 cm), but back in 2008, there was a lot of doubt that it would be difficult for short stature players to succeed. However, Kim Sun-bin (35, KIA) proved it by completing a free agent contract twice, which was difficult to achieve once. Even though he is short, he can play baseball well.
Early last month, Kim Sun-bin signed a three-year free agent contract with his original team, KIA Tigers, for a total of 3 billion won. He virtually confirmed the Tigers’ one-club man status by signing the terms of a contract deposit of 600 million won, an annual salary of 1.8 billion won, and an option of 600 million won. Kim Sun-bin, who was selected 43rd in the 6th round of the KIA in 2008 when he was 19 years old, signed his second free agent contract following a 4-year, 4 billion won contract in 2020, and will be able to wear the Tigers uniform until the age of 37.
The KIA club said, “Kim Sun-bin, who joined KIA in 2008, played in a total of 1,509 games during 15 seasons in the KBO League, recording 1,506 hits, a batting average of .303, 564 RBIs, 691 runs, and 149 stolen bases. He explained the reason for retaining Kim Sun-bin, saying, “He recorded a high batting average of .302 last season, 134 hits, 48 RBI, and 41 runs, and he also showed excellent leadership by leading the players as the team captain for the past two years.”
Kim Sun-bin, who met at Narrabunda Ball Park in Canberra, Australia, the site of the KIA’s first spring camp on the 7th, said, “I am proud of signing two FA contracts. At first, there was a lot of talk about things like, ‘Can a short player come in and be successful?’ or ‘Can he be a short player, but can he have a long career?’ But this is how I signed two free agent contracts.” granted.
Kim Sun-bin’s secret to winning two free agents is consistency. Kim Sun-bin was actually called a little giant throughout his career and played in a whopping 1,509 games over 16 years. His career batting average is also over .300. In 2017, he had the honor of winning his first batting title, Golden Glove Award at shortstop, and championship ring at the same time.
Kim Sun-bin said, “You can only sign a free agent contract if you consistently perform in the first team. I think I was able to sign two free agent contracts because I worked consistently. (Choi) Hyeong-woo also revealed his secret: “Because he consistently performed well, he was able to sign a free agent contract.”
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