Kiwoom Heroes’ Lee Jung-hoo and LG Twins’ Ko Woo-seok are set to enter into full-scale negotiations with 30 teams as they attempt to break into Major League Baseball (MLB).
ESPN, an American sports media outlet, reported on Friday (KST) that the Korean Baseball Organization posted the KBO’s left-handed outfielder Lee Jung-hoo and right-handed bullpen pitcher Ko Woo-seok.
Lee and Ko will be free to negotiate with all 30 MLB clubs from 8 p.m. on Jan. 5 until 7 a.m. on Jan. 4 next year.
Lee declared his intention to play in the big leagues earlier this year, and the club accepted his request to go overseas, which took more than 10 months of preparation.
Since joining the team in 2017, Lee has played in 86 games this season, collecting 330 at-bats, 105 hits, 50 runs scored, and six home runs.
Ki submitted documents for the post, including medical records, to the KBO on March 22.
U.S. media reported that Lee is expected to sign a multi-year contract worth more than $60 million.
The New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants are among the 20 teams that have shown interest in Lee. 온라인카지노
After five years as Elgie’s backstop, Woo-seok Go stepped up to the plate after the Korean Series.
After winning the Korean Series this season, he appeared in 44 games with a 3.68 ERA and 15 saves.
After much deliberation, Elgie decided to honor Ko’s wishes.
However, he said he wouldn’t sell cheaply and would “wait to see the transfer fee before making a decision.
If an American professional baseball team acquires the two players, they will have to pay a portion of the contract to the original team as a transfer fee.
If the contract is $25 million (32.6 billion won) or less, 20 percent of it must be paid to the original club.
Between $25 million and $50 million, the transfer fee is 20% of $25 million, or $5 million, plus 17.5% of the amount over $25 million.
