The Kiwoom Heroes announced Friday they have reacquired former MVP-winning infielder Seo Geon-chang. The Heroes said they signed the 36-year-old Seo to a one-year contract worth 120 million won ($81,505), reuniting with a former franchise star who'd first played for them from 2012 to 2020. Seo made his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) debut with the LG Twins in 2008 but logged just one at-bat. He joined the Heroes in 2012 and shot to immediate stardom, winning both the Rookie of the Year award and the Golden Glove at second base as the best overall player at his position. Then in 2014, Seo was voted the regular-season MVP after setting a KBO record with 201 hits while also leading the league with a .370 batting average and 135 runs scored. Seo remained a premier contact hitter for a few seasons after that, but assorted injuries have slowed him over the past handful of seasons. Seo played for the Twins from 2021 to 2023 and then his hometown club Kia Tigers in the southwestern city of Gwangju from 2024 to 2025. Last year, though, he appeared in just 10 games, the fewest total since his 20