Shortly before the Dodgers finalized their three-year, $66 million re-signing of Hernández, the team also reached an agreement Friday to sign South Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim, a 25-year-old utilityman with a prized glove and, in the words of general manager Brandon Gomes, some “real upside to the bat.”
During eight seasons in the Korean Baseball Organization, the left-handed-hitting Kim batted .304 while playing second base, shortstop, third base and left field.
After being posted by his Korean club, the Kiwoom Heroes, earlier this offseason, Kim’s deadline to sign with an MLB team was Friday.
Coincidentally, the news came shortly before a previously scheduled news conference for Hernández, who agreed to re-sign with the Dodgers last week after amassing 33 home runs and 99 RBIs on a one-year contract in 2024.
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