High School Express' Jang Hyun-seok, to the Dodgers, Walk the path of 'Legend' Park Chan-ho

"High School Express" Jang Hyun-seok to Dodgers..."Legend" Park Chan-ho's path

$900,000 Contract After 3 Clubs Competition

Various breaking balls in the second half of 150km

"Going straight to the big leagues" 2nd success story reservation

Jang Hyun-suk (19, Masan Yongma High School, photo), a "high school special," will wear the LA Dodgers uniform in the U.S. professional baseball league. Rico Sports, Jang Hyun-suk's agency, announced on the 9th that Jang Hyun-suk signed a contract with the Dodgers for a deposit of $900,000.

Jang Hyun-suk is a right-hander who sprays fastballs in the late 150km/h and has played in 21 high school baseball games with 6 wins, 3 losses and a 1.85 ERA. While throwing fast balls, his control is relatively stable, and he has also used breaking balls such as curves and changeups, drawing attention from domestic scouts and major league scouts.

He is the only amateur player to be selected for the Hangzhou Asian Games baseball team in September, and is the first high school student to represent the Asian Games baseball team.

It was also selected as the biggest fish ahead of the 2024 professional baseball rookie draft. However, Jang Hyun-suk declared on the 1st that he would try to advance to the Major League and decided to go to the Dodgers in about a week.

Among the clubs that initially showed interest in Jang Hyun-suk, three clubs competed for recruitment, and Jang Hyun-suk chose the Dodgers, who were the most active among them. Lee Ye-rang, CEO of Rico Sports Agency, said, "Da"The Jus club prepared an analysis video of Jang Hyun-suk's pitching movements well and explained the process and method of fostering pitchers well," he said.

The Dodgers are a team that has had ties with several Korean major leaguers in the past, and in particular, Park Chan-ho and Ryu Hyun-jin, who represent Korea, made their big league debuts. Like Park Chan-ho, Jang Hyun-suk, who chose a big challenge to go straight to the U.S. without going through the KBO League, challenges to continue his genealogy at the Dodgers.

Jang Hyun-seok said, "It's an honor to join a prestigious club called the Dodgers. "I will work hard and improve as much as you choose," he said.

Jang Hyun-suk plans to hold a press conference with a Dodgers scout official at the Dragon City Hotel in Seoul at 2 p.m. on the 14th. https://www.betmantoto.org