'Super Rookie' Ha Hyun-seung Kicks Off Pro Career at Taiwan Autumn Camp

Ha Hyun-seung, a top-tier prospect with the Kiwoom Heroes who secured a record-breaking signing bonus of 1.6 billion won—the highest in KBO League history—is set to begin his professional career at the team's autumn camp.

The professional baseball club Kiwoom announced on November 2 that it is dispatching a 45-member squad to Taiwan for the camp.

Led by manager Seol Jong-jin, the coaching staff and players will depart from Incheon International Airport on November 5 for Taoyuan, Taiwan.

The roster includes 11 rookies and developmental players, notably 2027 rookie pitcher Ha Hyun-seung, who will use the opportunity to adapt to the professional stage and check their skills.

The squad will participate in the 2026 Asia Professional Baseball Exchange Games held at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium on November 6 and 7, facing the Rakuten Monkeys on November 7.

Following the exchange games, the team will move to the Kaohsiung National Formosa University of Science and Technology Baseball Field to continue training, and will compete in 14 games at the Asia Winter Baseball League starting November 14.

Jang Jae-young, Lee Seung-won, and Lee Jong-min, who are being discharged from the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps (Sangmu), are scheduled to join the squad locally on November 13.

An Woo-jin, Lee Ju-hyung, and Keonhee will return home early after completing the exchange game schedule to conduct individual training domestically, while the rest of the squad will return on November 30.

(Photo provided by Kiwoom Heroes, Yonhap News)
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