Living Legend' Choi Jung continued to accompany SSG Landers as he stamped his seal on the opening day of the FA (Free Contract) market.먹튀검증

SSG announced in a press release on the 6th, "We signed an FA contract with Choi Jeong, the team's symbol and franchise star. We signed an FA contract with a total of 11 billion won (3 billion won in down payment and 8 billion won in annual salary) for four years," adding, "Choi Jung will be able to continue her active career until 2028 with this contract, opening the upcoming Cheongna era with the club."

As a result, Choi Jung-eun recorded a cumulative total of 30.2 billion won in FA (8.6 billion won in November 2014 and 4 years, 10.6 billion won in December 2018 and 11 billion won in November 2024) to rank No. 1 in total FA contracts. The previous record was held by Yang Eui-ji (Doosan Bears, 27.7 billion won).

Choi Jeong-eun, who joined the SK Wyverns through the first nomination in 2005, is a third baseman representing both the SK Wyverns and the league. During the 20 seasons through the 2024 season, she recorded 2,269 hits in 7,892 at-bats for 2,293 games with a batting average of 0.288 495 homers and 1561 RBIs with an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.922.

Even after some time passed, Choi Jeong showed off solid performance in offense and defense. He also showed off his presence in the 2024 season by posting 136 hits in 129 games from 468 times at bat with a batting average of 0.291, 37 homers, 107 RBIs and an OPS of 0.978. Notably, he played the second most defensive innings (954 ⅔) among SSG infielders after Park Seong-han (1,115 innings).

In addition, Choi Jeong is a "living legend" who has achieved the best performance and clutch heater throughout his career, setting a new record for most field attack indicators. In the 2024 season, he surpassed Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop and set a new KBO league record for the most home runs, and also recorded double-digit home runs for the first 19 consecutive seasons in the KBO league. He left a significant mark in Korean baseball history, tying for the first place with the most awards ever won by third baseman Golden Glove and the joint first place in the Korean Series home run record.

His six-year contract ended at the end of this season, and Choi earned his third career FA qualification. Having talked with SSG for more than a month, Choi conducted negotiations in a positive atmosphere.

SSG, which did not want to miss Choi Jeong, a "franchise star," expressed its willingness to renew the contract with Choi Jeong. Although the details have been prolonged, it has reached an agreement with Choi Jung as it accepts the player's demand that he wants to sign a contract as an FA rather than a non-FA multi-year contract.

Choi Jung-eun, who expressed her feelings through the club after signing the contract, said, "I don't think it's too much to say thank you to the fans who are always supporting us. As we have completed the contract well, we will do our best to tie the strings again to achieve our team and individual goals," and expressed our deep gratitude to everyone who gave us support and encouragement once again.

With only five homers left to reach 500, Choi Jeong said, "I will play hard by setting the goal of 600 homers rather than 500 homers. I'm more motivated because I have one goal," adding, "I want to win the home run title once more, and I want to spend a more competitive season and receive another Golden Glove."