50th career win with a career-high ten strikeouts in his starting matchup against Colorado Rockies' Josh Fogg. Two days later, Kim was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Kim's return to Arizona lasted two starts; the Diamondbacks designated him and Joe Kennedy for assignment on August 14. Shortly after Kim left the team, Diamondbacks closer José Valverde broke Kim's franchise single-season save record. On August 25, 2007, the Florida Marlins re-signed Kim as a free agent. On September 28, Kim collected his tenth win of the season against the Mets at Shea Stadium and became the second South Korean pitcher after Chan Ho Park to win ten games in a Major League season. 2008 season On February 24, 2008, Kim signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates had planned to use Kim exclusively in the bullpen. Kim made his first spring training appearance on March 10, 2008. After a disappointing spring training performance, Kim was released by the Pirates on March 25. 2010 season On February 1, 2010, Kim agreed to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. On March 20, 2010, the Giants granted him his release after he appeared in just one minor league game. Kim later played with the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League in 2010. 2011 season On January 25, Kim signed a one-year deal with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). That year in the NPB, Kim went 0-1 with a 2.66 ERA in 18 games. On November 21, 2011, he became free agent. 2012–2015 On January 18, 2012, it was announced that Kim signed a one-year deal with the Seoul-based team the Nexen Heroes of the KBO League. After being used primarily in relief in the MLB and NPB, Kim was often used as a starting pitcher in the KBO. On April 10, 2014, he was traded to the Kia Tigers. He retired from the KBO in 2015 with a career record of 11–23, an ERA of 6.19, and 190 strikeouts. 2018 season Kim returned to professional baseball at age 39 in 2018, making 9 relief appearances for the Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League, compiling a 1-0 record with an ERA of 0.93 and 9 strikeouts in 9-2/3 innings. Pitching style Usually described as a submarine pitcher, Kim was a side-arm and under-arm hard thrower who uses a great