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Ha Hyun-seung, Pitcher and Champion, Headed to Kiwoom as Expected First Overall Pick

Bae Jeonghun

Published : Sep 21, 2026 10:52 PM

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Ha Hyun-seung, a key player in the U-18 Asian Baseball Championship victory, donned the Kiwoom uniform as the overall number-one pick in the rookie draft, exactly as anticipated.

[I will select Kiwoom Heroes. Round 1, Overall No. 1, Busan High School pitcher and infielder Ha Hyun-seung]

After being drafted by Kiwoom as the number one overall pick, Ha Hyun-seung expressed his honest desire to surpass the record-high signing bonus of 1 billion won.

[Ha Hyun-seung / Busan High School Pitcher & Infielder : Since I think a signing bonus is an amount of money that proves my value, if I've received such a good evaluation, I definitely have the desire to break (the record).]

Today's "scene stealer" was the father of pitcher Park Geun-seo, who was selected by the Lotte Giants with the 4th pick.

Showing just how thrilled he was, instead of a formal acceptance speech, he made everyone laugh with a soulful verse of a song.

[I am not a sailor. I am not a sailor. I am the captain. I am the captain. I am the captain.]

(Video reporting: Hwang In-seok, Video editing: Hwang Ji-young, Design: Jeon Yu-geun and Cho Soo-in)