Ha Wonye’s Scary U.S. Home Experience and Security Measures

Former Major League Baseball player purchased a firearm and installed a panic room in his 5,500-pyeong Texas mansion after his wife, Ha Won-mi, discovered unexplained footsteps inside the property while home alone with their children.

The Bottom Line

• Ha Won-mi, the wife of a former baseball player, found mysterious footprints on a second-floor staircase leading to a guest room exit while the player was away on an away game.
• The panic room features a steel-reinforced “secret door,” bulletproof walls, and closed-circuit television monitoring systems to ensure family safety.
• Subsequently purchased an adjacent, similarly sized property to prevent privacy concerns regarding an unfamiliar and vacant neighboring home.

Unexplained Footprints Inside the Texas Estate

At the time, their son Moo-bin had recently begun driving, and the family decided to purchase fast food late at night for a household meal.

Upon returning to their expansive residence, Ha discovered an unsettling detail on the property. She noticed fresh footprints on the stairs leading from a second-floor guest room that opened directly to the outside, even though no family members had used that entrance.

Because the mansion is exceptionally large, the family had no immediate way of determining whether an intruder was hiding inside. Overcome with fear, Ha and her children locked themselves inside her bedroom while their sons kept watch with baseball bats and the family dogs gathered inside the room.

The situation was later resolved when the family discovered the actual cause of the footprints. A repair technician had entered the property and walked up the stairs wearing shoes in order to retrieve a ladder.

Inside the 10 Billion Won Texas Mansion

The property where the incident took place is a massive estate located in the United States, which has previously drawn public attention through television broadcasts and digital media appearances. A former player confirmed on a JTBC program that he maintains ownership of the residence following his transition away from Major League Baseball and his subsequent play with the KBO League’s SSG Landers.

Additional recreational and personal spaces within the residence include a personal gymnasium that doubles as a baseball memorabilia museum, a PC room, and a dedicated Lego room. To mitigate future security vulnerabilities stemming from the size of the estate, a specialized safe space equipped with a reinforced steel “secret door” was installed. The designated panic room features ballistic protection capable of withstanding gunfire and houses dedicated monitors linked to the property’s external CCTV network.

Property Feature	Specification
Estimated Construction Cost	Approx. 10 Billion KRW
Property Scale	Approx. 5,500 Pyeong (Texas)
Security Features	Steel Panic Room, CCTV Monitors, Bulletproof Walls
Additional Land Acquisition	Adjacent property purchased to secure perimeter

Acquiring the Adjacent Property for Privacy

Following the nocturnal security scare and the realization that their home required additional defensive measures, took further steps to protect his family. Ha explained that an adjacent property near their estate appeared vacant and created an uncomfortable atmosphere for the household.

When the neighboring home was listed for sale, opted to purchase the property outright rather than risk an unknown occupant moving in next door. Noted on television that because his athletic career required him to travel frequently for away games, having an unpredictable or unmonitored immediate neighbor presented an unacceptable risk while his family remained at home.

Married Ha Won-mi in 2004, and the couple shares two sons and one daughter. Following a distinguished career in Major League Baseball, joined the SSG Landers in 2021 and officially concluded his professional playing career at the close of the 2024 KBO season.