San Francisco also would owe an additional fee of 15% for any earned bonuses or escalators. If he opts out, the posting fee would be reduced to $12,675,000. 4, and if he stays for the entire contract, the Giants would owe the Heroes an $18,825,000 posting fee. The 25-year-old Lee was posted by South Korea's Kiwoom Heroes on Dec.

San Francisco missed out last offseason on Aaron Judge and then decided not to finalize a $350 million, 13-year agreement with shortstop Carlos Correa after concerns arose from his physical dating to a 2014 surgery on his right leg. But wanted to show our aggressiveness and interest right out of the gate.” I’m guessing we weren’t the only team that did that. “We offered what would have been the biggest contract in major league history. 'The proposal that was made was very comparable if not identical to what he wound up agreeing to,” Zaidi said during a video call. He discussed the team's negotiations with Ohtani and said the club had made three different offers, including a final proposal very similar to the deal with the Dodgers. Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi declined to address the Lee agreement Tuesday since the deal was not final. San Francisco struck the deal after failing to sign two-way star Shohei Ohtani, who reached a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The versatile Lee will immediately fill a huge need likely in center field for the Giants, who have missed the playoffs the past two seasons after winning a franchise-record 107 games and the NL West in 2021. Lee, a South Korean MVP and the son of a former MVP, can terminate the deal after four years and $72 million to become a free agent again. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the agreement had not been announced. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Slugging South Korean outfielder Jung Hoo Lee and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $113 million, six-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

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