LG Twins Sign Austin Dean to Record $2M Deal

The LG Twins re-signed American baseball star Austin Dean to a one-year, $2 million contract, making history as the highest-paid foreign position player in KBO league history. Dean, who's been with LG since 2023, had an outstanding 2026 season with a .331 batting average and 180 hits. This breaks the previous record of $1.8 million held by two other foreign players, though pitchers have commanded higher salaries in the past.