Choo Shin-soo donates 2.5 billion won, earns praise as charity angel in baseball

Ontheprogram“MyUglyDuckling,”thefactthatChooShin-soo,a“$30millionmajorleaguer,”donatedatotalof2.5billionwonandisknownasthe“angelofcharityinthebaseballworld”isonceagaindrawingattention. ChoomentionedhissalaryduringtheSBSentertainmentshow“MyUglyDuckling,”whichairedonthe4th. Previously,Choohonestlyrevealed,“WhenIreceivedthehighestsalaryinMajorLeagueBaseball,itwasabout1.3to1.4billionwoneverytwoweeks,andmyannualsalarywas$21million(approximately30billionwon).”Hebeganreceiving$1.37million(approximately1.5billionwon)fromhisfirstcontractwiththeSeattleMariners,andaftersevenyearsintheminorleagues,hegainedworldwideattentionwithalargefree-agentcontractworth140billionwon. However,behindhisglamorouscareerliessilentsacrificeandcharitablepractice.WhenreturningtoKorea,thesalaryproposedtohimwasabout2.7billionwon.Hedecidedtovoluntarilyreducehissalarybyover1