Veteran slugger becomes 1st baseball player to receive 10 bln won in S. Korea

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- Free agent slugger Choi Hyoung-woo became the first baseball player to get paid 10 billion won (US$8.48 million) in South Korea.

The Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Thursday they signed Choi to a