{"id":261267,"date":"2026-05-21T01:49:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/21\/returning-hero-seo-geon-changs-emotional-comeback-to-kiwoom-heroes-with-6-billion-won-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T01:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:49:32","slug":"returning-hero-seo-geon-changs-emotional-comeback-to-kiwoom-heroes-with-6-billion-won-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/sports\/2026\/05\/21\/returning-hero-seo-geon-changs-emotional-comeback-to-kiwoom-heroes-with-6-billion-won-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning Hero: Seo Geon-chang’s Emotional Comeback to Kiwoom Heroes with 6 Billion Won Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[MyDaily = Reporter Yoo Jin-hyung] Even after 18 grueling seasons in pro baseball, a single baseball was enough to bring a veteran to tears. Seo Geon-chang, 37 \u2014 known as a records man who\u2019s collected trophies and basked in the spotlight \u2014 showed he had come home in a way only a Hero could.<\/p>\n

On the 20th, the Kiwoom Heroes announced a two-year, non-FA contract with infielder Seo Geon-chang for the 2027\u20132028 seasons, up to KRW 600 million (KRW 500 million salary, KRW 100 million in incentives; approximately $450,000 total \u2014 $375,000 salary, $75,000 incentives). The deal keeps Seo in the burgundy uniform he wore during his prime and keeps him with the Heroes through 2028.<\/p>\n

Before the ink on the contract even dried, the Gocheok Sky Dome produced a moment that mattered more than the signing bonus.<\/p>\n

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At the routine pre-practice meeting where the whole team gathers, someone suddenly called Seo\u2019s name. He stepped forward, puzzled, and was handed a small baseball \u2014 the commemorative ball from his first hit back with the Heroes on the 9th against KT at Gocheok.<\/p>\n

Seo has a long list of awards to his name, but that ball likely felt heavier and more meaningful than any trophy.<\/p>\n

In 2014, Seo broke a KBO milestone no one had reached before, finishing the season with 201 hits and earning regular-season MVP honors. Yet after those peak years came a harsh slump, a change of teams and career crossroads. When many seemed to have given up on him, his original club \u2014 the Heroes \u2014 welcomed the injured veteran back.<\/p>\n

The Heroes have often been criticized for trading core players and running the club like a business. Still, in a sport where business logic can dominate, Kiwoom reminded fans of baseball\u2019s romance \u2014 not just with a multi-year deal, but with a small, thoughtful token that comforted a player.<\/p>\n

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For Seo, the Heroes were there for his brightest moments and reached out again at his lowest. They\u2019re more than a team \u2014 they\u2019re a home that will welcome him back.<\/p>\n

Seeing Seo smile in the familiar burgundy uniform, fans felt a kind of baseball beauty money can\u2019t buy. The hero\u2019s story isn\u2019t over. Seo\u2019s second act, back where he belongs, is just beginning.<\/p>\n

[Seo Geon-chang, who signed the multi-year non-FA contract with Kiwoom, receives the Heroes return commemorative ball and beams \/ Gocheok = Reporter Yoo Jin-hyung zolong@mydaily.co.kr]<\/p>\n

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