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Former Angels and Athletics corner infielder has signed with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Lou Brock Jersey Baseball Organization, the team announced. Jee-ho Yoo of South Koreas Yonhap News Agency that MacKinnon is guaranteed $1MM on the deal a $900K salary and $100K signing bonus. MacKinnon, who turns 29 today, was a 32nd-round pick by the Angels in 2017 and made a brief big league debut in 2022, appearing in 22 games and taking 57 turns at the plate between Anaheim and Oakland. He posted a tepid .140/.228/.140 slash in that tiny sample, but MacKinnon has posted a hearty .294/.412/.464 slash in his minor league career including a gaudy .318/.416/.585 output in his 2022 Triple-A run between the Angels and As organizations. That minor league production led to interest from Japan last offseason, and MacKinnon spent the 23 campaign playing for Nippon Profe sional Baseballs Seibu Lions. He batted .259/.327/.401 and swatted 15 homers in 514 plate appearances there, and hell now jump to the KBO and continue to earn at a rate that vastly outpaces anything hed earned as a late-round draft flier and career minor leaguer. Victor Scott Ii Jersey |
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