The term "life reversal" is often used in baseball's FA contract. Big fish players will be able to make more than 10 billion won (approx. The amount of money that ordinary office workers cannot even imagine is a huge amount.안전놀이터

Of course, it comes with a sense of responsibility. It is for the team to trust and invest. And if the team moves to the FA contract process, players feel more burdened. This is because the new team has a lot of pressure to show something.

So, I was curious about the first Hanwha spring camp of Um Sang-baek, the "Man of 7.8 billion won." Um, who has played for KT Wiz for 10 years, signed a four-year contract worth 7.8 billion won with Hanwha ahead of this season. He completed the "jackpot" drama last season by winning 13 career high seasons. And he joined Hanwha's Melbourne camp with high expectations.

"Now that the team has changed, I thought the camp would be very different," said Um Sang-baek, who met him at Melbourne Ball Park. "But this is the 'taste' that I've always known. His training schedule is similar to that of KT, and he is adapting well because Hanwha members are good to him. His juniors are very nice."

The symbol of the Hanwha Eagles, Ryu Hyun-jin, is also a "superstar" to players. Notably, Um Sang-baek dreamed of becoming a baseball player while watching Ryu from an early age. How do you feel about being on the same team as Ryu Hyun-jin, whom you met at the national championship as a kid, and being on the same level in rotation as him? "Honestly, at first, I felt a sense of distance because he was so famous. But Hyun-jin hyung is funny and friendly to me. Of course, there are times when I still feel fascinated by him," Um confessed.

As a baseball player, how does it feel to earn wealth and honor? "The transfer process was not as easy as I thought," Um said. "I was not very happy. Of course, I know that I was treated very well. However, moving teams was not an easy task. So I was not just happy. I was calm. I want to make good things happen in Hanwha from now on."

My first salary hasn't been deposited into my bank account since I came to Hanwha. Before the FA hit the jackpot, my first salary for February will be paid when I go to the second camp in Okinawa, Japan. Baseball players' salary will be divided into 10 months from February to November. When asked what he thought about the new salary being printed in his bank account, Um said with a chuckle, "Ask me again in Okinawa."

Um Sang-baek's transfer to Hanwha Eagles is the happiest person. He is his father. His father from Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, was a big fan of Hanwha since early on. Um said, "He really liked it. I went to Hanwha Baseball Stadium with my father since I was seven years old. Of course, I didn't choose Hanwha because of my father," he concluded the interview with a behind-the-scenes story.