It's a 1.4 billion full guarantee...Why did you say goodbye to Puig, not 600 million Cadines, the release story revealed by the player himself, "Hometown Seo will get shoulder treatment."

It's a 1.4 billion full guarantee...Why did you say goodbye to Puig, not 600 million Cadines, the release story revealed by the player himself, "Hometown Seo will get shoulder treatment."

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Why did Kiwoom Heroes, who decided to break up with one of the two foreign hitters, notify Yasiel Puig, who was guaranteed a full $1 million (about 1.4 billion won), not Ruben Cardinez, of the release.스포츠토토

Kiwoom Heroes officially announced on the 19th, "We requested KBO to disclose waivers for foreign hitter Yasiel Puig, and signed a contract for the rest of the season for a total of $400,000 (about 500 million won), including $250,000 in annual salary and $150,000 in options as a substitute."

Puig was released because of his shoulder injury. He played normally in the match against the Ulsan NC Dinos on Wednesday, but reportedly stepped on the ground with shoulder pain. Puig had his maxillary muscle partially damaged due to an impact on his left shoulder during an oasis against the Doosan Bears in Gocheok on June 23.

Puig said on his personal SNS account on the 19th, "I tried to fully recover from my shoulder injury for a few weeks, but I am still suffering from pain. As this situation continued, I had a long conversation with the Kiwoom team, and I made a difficult but important decision to go to my hometown of Los Angeles to receive treatment."

"I sincerely thank the Kiwoom team for fully supporting this decision. I still have a goal to achieve in my baseball life, and I have decided that it is necessary to take these steps toward that goal," he added.

Puig, who made his name known to Korean fans as Ryu Hyun-jin's best friend when he was with the LA Dodgers in the past, entered the KBO League in the 2022 season with a Kiwoom uniform and experienced the runner-up in the Korean Series with a batting average of 277, 131 hits, 21 home runs, 73 RBIs and 65 runs in 126 games. Kiwoom set a policy to renew the contract with Puig after the 2022 season, but gave up renewing the contract for the 2024 season due to variables in which the player was accused of illegal sports gambling and perjury in the United States.

Puig succeeded in returning to professional baseball by signing a total of $1 million with Kiwoom prior to the 2025 season. Even at the tender age of 35, he returned to the Korean stage after receiving generous treatment of guaranteeing a full 1 million dollars. On the other hand, Cardinez's condition was a total of 600,000 dollars, including 450,000 dollars in annual salary and 150,000 dollars in option.

Unlike three years ago, Puig suffered from minor injuries, leaving only 212, six home runs and 20 RBIs in 40 games. After 10 days of shoulder recovery, he made a comeback to the first team on the 4th, but remained silent with a batting average of .2 and 6 RBIs for a month in May. In the end, Kiwoom, which admitted the failure of the two foreign hitters system, pushed for the recruitment of foreign pitchers, and said goodbye to Puig for a second time. Originally, the release of Cardinez, not Puig, which was guaranteed in full of $1 million, was expected, but Kiwoom's choice was Puig, who was sick.

Puig said, "I won't be able to come back to Kiwoom this year, but my heart is still with my Kiwoom teammates and fans. I have come to love you so much and admire you so much. I sincerely thank you for your continued support for putting my health first in making this difficult decision. I will never forget it."