Jurickson Profar (32), a utility man who was famous as Kim Ha-sung's "best friend" in San Diego, will head to Atlanta.
ESPN, a U.S. sports channel, reported on the 24th (Korea Standard Time) that "Jurickson Profar, a UTILIP player who can defend both outdoors and infield, agreed to a three-year, $42 million (about 60.3 billion won) contract with Atlanta."
The media continued, "Medical remains. You just have to go through it."
In an interview with local media in San Diego after last year's season, Profar said, "This is a team with the power and environment to win the World Series. I want to continue playing here."
In addition, it is known that San Diego and Profar will continue to renew their contracts until the contract with Atlanta is released, but another unexpected result came out.
In 2023 alone, Profar only hit 0.242 with nine homers and 46 RBIs, going downhill. After returning to San Diego last year, however, he showed strong performance in both offense and defense from the beginning of the season, and eventually became a completely different player with a batting average of 0.280 and 24 homers and 85 RBIs. Both home runs and RBIs were his career highs in the big leagues. This helped San Diego advance to the postseason for the first time in two years.
Profar was not just good on the surface. He played in a total of 158 games last year, proving his durability. He also provided variety in running the roster due to his strong defense that allowed players to see not only infield but also outfield.
Since debuting in the Major League with Texas in 2012, Profar has not easily settled down. In 2014, he failed to play in a single game due to injury, which caused many ups and downs. However, he played in a total of 146 games in 2018, posting a batting average of 0.254 with 20 homers, 77 RBIs and 10 steals, and began to make his name known to the world through rain.
Afterwards, Profar signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Padres last year after playing for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego and Colorado, and reunited. Up until early in the season, however, Profar was classified as a backup player based on his diverse defense capabilities. When the season started, however, he became a completely different player, and eventually became an indispensable major player in the San Diego Padres. 토토사이트
Unlike many expectations, the San Diego Padres failed to reunite, but they managed to sign a three-year, $42 million jackpot contract last year through stellar performances. As expected, baseball will never know until the end.