Sam Hilliard official entry to the KBO crew KT Wiz, Thursday / Courtesy of KT Wiz Instagram
The KT Wiz introduced their signing of former main league participant Sam Hilliard on Thursday to finish their overseas participant image for the brand new season.
The Wiz stated Hilliard, 31, agreed to a one-year contract value $1 million — with $700,000 in wage and a signing bonus of $300,000.
Hilliard was chosen within the fifteenth spherical of the 2015 draft by the Colorado Rockies and performed there from 2019 to 2022, and once more from 2024 to 2025. He was with the Atlanta Braves in 2023.
In 332 profession main league video games, Hilliard has a .218 common with 44 dwelling runs, 107 RBIs and 26 steals.
In 376 video games in Triple-A, together with 91 this 12 months, Hilliard put up a .275 batting common with 93 homers, 282 RBIs and 60 steals.
The Wiz described Hilliard, who bats and throws left, as a line drive hitter with good bat pace, and a top quality defender at each first base and within the outfield.
All through his skilled profession, Hilliard has logged instances at first base and all three outfield positions.
The Wiz have now signed all 4 foreign-born gamers for the 2026 Korea Baseball Group season, together with one Asian quota participant.
They beforehand acquired two new American pitchers in Matt Sauer and Caleb Boushley and Japanese pitcher Koki Sugimoto. They closed the 2025 season with Enmanuel De Jesus and Patrick Murphy as their overseas pitchers and Andrew Stevenson as their overseas hitter.
