SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Jae-Gyun Hwang would earn $786,885 if he remains on the San Francisco Giants’ major league roster for the remainder of the season and could gain more in performance bonuses.
The South Korean third baseman homered in his major league debut Wednesday for San Francisco, a tiebreaking drive in the sixth inning of the Giants’ 5-3 win against the Rockies.
When Hwang joined the Giants in January, he received a minor league deal and agreed that if added to the 40-man roster he would have a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues and a $125,000 salary while in the minors.