High school prospect Jang Hyun-suk signs $900,000 • Albania

High school prospect Jang Hyun-suk signs $900,000 deal with LA Dodgers

Jang Hyun-suk (19, Yongma High School), a promising pitcher who dreamed of entering the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB), will wear the LA Dodgers uniform. "Korean Express" Park Chan-ho and "Korean Monster" Ryu Hyun-jin are activeJuss is MLB's "national team" with the largest number of domestic baseball fans.

Jang Hyun-suk, the top high school baseball prospect who will wear the LA Dodgers uniform.

Rico Sports, Jang Hyun-suk's agent, said on the 9th, "Jang Hyun-suk signed a contract with the LA Dodgers for a down payment of $900,000 (about 1.19 billion won)."

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

Jang Hyun-suk is the only amateur player and the first high school student to be selected for the Hangzhou Asian Games baseball team. He is a right-handed fireballer with a reliable physique of 190cm and 90kg and a fastball with a maximum speed of 157km.

Jang Hyun-suk, who was the most promising high school baseball player this year, did not participate in the KBO rookie draft to enter the U.S. stage.

Jang Hyun-seok is scheduled to hold a press conference to join the LA Dodgers at the Seoul Dragon City Hotel on the 14th.