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The San Francisco Giants and outfielder Jung Hoo Lee reportedly agreed to a six-year, $113 million contract on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.
As part of the deal, the South Korean outfielder has the option to terminate his contract and become a free agent after four years. He'd take away $72 million in that case.
In 86 games in the KBO last season, Lee hit .318 with 48 RBI and six home runs. A broken ankle on July 22 cut his season short. He was named rookie of the year in 2017 and won the league MVP award in 2022 after hitting 113 RBI and 23 home runs and batting .349 in 142 contests.
Signing Lee was a massive win for a Giants organization that missed out on stars Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Carlos Correa the past two offseasons.
On Dec. 4, Lee was posted by the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO. Should the 25-year-old stay for the duration of his MLB contract, the Giants would owe the Heroes an almost $19 million posting fee — $18,825,000, to be exact.
If Lee opts out, however, that amount would be reduced to $12,675,000, though San Francisco would have to tack on an additional 15% of earned bonuses or escalators.
Lee is the son of 1994 KBO MVP Jong Beom Lee, who played for the Haitai Tigers in the KBO and the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's NPB. He was nicknamed "Son of the Wind," which in turn led to the younger Lee's nickname, "Grandson of the Wind."
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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