As the reigning World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a huge advantage over other clubs in free agency this offseason. Although the Dodgers offered less money and less years to international free agent Hyeseong Kim, the Korean second baseman ultimately chose to sign with Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Angels reportedly offered the soon to be 26-year-old a five-year, $28 million offer, but he declined. Instead, Kim chose to sign a three-year contract for $12.5 million with the Dodgers, which also incudes a two-year club option for 2028 and 2029.
However, the signing wasn’t without the help of Shohei Ohtani, who met with Kim in L.