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• KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes To Sign David Freitas
The Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization have agreed to a one-year contract with catcher/first baseman David Freitas, per Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency. Freitas, a client of PSI Sports Management, is guaranteed $550K on the deal and can earn another $50K via incentives. He was on the Brewers’ 40-man roster as…...2021
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• Latest On Hyeon-Jong Yang, Sung-Bum Na
Two of South Korea’s top players are still waiting to see if they will join Major League Baseball next season, as Jeeho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency provides updates on both left-hander Hyeon-Jong Yang and outfielder Sung-Bum Na (Twitter link). Beginning with Yang, the southpaw is looking for a guaranteed MLB deal rather than…...2021
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• Padres, Blue Jays Believed To Be Front-Runners For Ha-Seong Kim
9:18am: Kim is on a flight to the United States this morning, per Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. While Daniel Kim of DKTV and ESPN tweets that Kim is headed to the U.S. to take a physical, that doesn’t mean he’s selected a team just yet. Kim needs to be present to…...2020
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• Doosan Bears Re-Sign Jose Miguel Fernandez, Sign Ariel Miranda
The Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization announced that they’ve re-signed first baseman/designated hitter Jose Miguel Fernandez and signed left-hander Ariel Miranda (link via Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency). Fernandez, who’ll be returning for a third season with the Bears, never got much of a look in the Majors despite a…...2020
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• Roberto Ramos Re-Signs With KBO’s LG Twins
First baseman Roberto Ramos is returning to the LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization for a second season, reports Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. After earning $500K in 2020, he’ll earn $800K of guarantees in 2021, with another $200K worth of incentives. The team has announced the deal. Those unfamiliar with…...2020
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• Latest On Ha-Seong Kim’s Posting Date
Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim has yet to be officially made available to Major League teams due to a minor delay in medical paperwork, Jeeho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency writes. According to Kiwoom Heroes general manager Chi-Hyun Kim, Major League Baseball requested more medical documentation “that we didn’t think would be necessary. Kim Ha-seong went…...2020
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• NC Dinos To Post Sung-Bum Na
The NC Dinos of the Korea Baseball Organization have asked the league to post outfielder/designated hitter Sung-Bum Na for Major League teams, Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reports. Once the posting is made official by the two leagues, MLB clubs will have 30 days to negotiate with Na. Yoo reported earlier this…...2020
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• KBO’s SK Wyverns Sign Wilmer Font, Artie Lewicki
SK Wyverns of the Korea Baseball Organization announced the signings of right-handers Wilmer Font and Artie Lewicki to one-year contracts. (Hat tip to Jeeho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency.) Font’s deal will pay him $1MM, while Lewicki will earn $750K and can potentially land another $100K in incentives. Font chose free agency after being…...2020
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• Hyeon-Jong Yang Expected To Pursue MLB Opportunities This Winter
Kia Tigers lefty Hyeon-jong Yang is expected to explore offers from MLB teams this winter, Jeeho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency tweets. The former KBO MVP is wrapping up a two-year deal with the same Tigers club with which he’s spent the past 14 seasons. If Yang’s name sounds familiar to MLBTR readers,…...2020
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• KBO Posting Period Pushed Back Slightly
The period during which teams in the Korea Baseball Organization can post players for MLB teams to bid on has been pushed back by nine days, Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reports. Posting eligibility typically falls between Nov. 1 and Dec. 5, but that will move to Nov. 10 through Dec. 14…...2020
Yonhap News Agency injury and suspension
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• Jung Ho Kang Reportedly Set For Season-Ending Wrist Surgery
Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang will require season-ending surgery to repair his left wrist, according to Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. The operation is said to come with a three-month recovery period. Kang has been on the minor league disabled list with a wrist issue since late June. The 31-year-old Kang hasn’t…...2018
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• Report: Jung Ho Kang set for season-ending wrist surgery
Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang will require season-ending surgery to repair his left wrist, according to Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. The operation is said to come with a three-month recovery period. Kang has been on the minor league disabled list with a wrist issue since late June.The 31-year-old Kang hasn’t played in the Majors since the 2016 season due to ongoing legal issues...2018
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• Jung Ho Kang Loses Appeal Of DUI Sentencing
A South Korean court has denied the appeal of infielder Jung Ho Kang over his sentencing in an offseason DUI charge, reports Jee-ho Yoo of Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. According to Yoo, the Seoul Central District Court upheld a suspended eight-month prison sentence for Kang, which now jeopardizes Kang’s career with the Pirates. Kang was…...2017
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• Hyun-Jin Ryu Says He’s Pain-Free, Ready For Camp
Dodgers lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu says he’s confident that he can finally return to health in 2017, Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency reports. The Korean hurler has been beset by injuries over the past two years, most recently going under the knife for an elbow debridement. “Right now, I’d say I am in better…...2017
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Yonhap News Agency trade, contract, salary rumors
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• KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes To Sign David Freitas
The Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization have agreed to a one-year contract with catcher/first baseman David Freitas, per Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency. Freitas, a client of PSI Sports Management, is guaranteed $550K on the deal and can earn another $50K via incentives. He was on the Brewers’ 40-man roster as…...2021
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• Roberto Ramos Re-Signs With KBO’s LG Twins
First baseman Roberto Ramos is returning to the LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization for a second season, reports Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. After earning $500K in 2020, he’ll earn $800K of guarantees in 2021, with another $200K worth of incentives. The team has announced the deal. Those unfamiliar with…...2020
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• KBO’s SK Wyverns Sign Wilmer Font, Artie Lewicki
SK Wyverns of the Korea Baseball Organization announced the signings of right-handers Wilmer Font and Artie Lewicki to one-year contracts. (Hat tip to Jeeho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency.) Font’s deal will pay him $1MM, while Lewicki will earn $750K and can potentially land another $100K in incentives. Font chose free agency after being…...2020
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• Hyeon-Jong Yang Expected To Pursue MLB Opportunities This Winter
Kia Tigers lefty Hyeon-jong Yang is expected to explore offers from MLB teams this winter, Jeeho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency tweets. The former KBO MVP is wrapping up a two-year deal with the same Tigers club with which he’s spent the past 14 seasons. If Yang’s name sounds familiar to MLBTR readers,…...2020
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• Hanwha Eagles Release Chad Bell
The KBO League’s Hanwha Eagles have placed left-hander Chad Bell on release waivers, according to Jeeho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency. Bell has spent the last two seasons pitching in South Korea, re-signing with the Eagles last November for a one-year, $900K contract. Bell earned that new deal after a strong 2019 season that…...2020
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• Raul Alcantara Signs With KBO’s Doosan Bears
Former Athletics righty Raul Alcantara will be signing on for a second season in Korea but will change teams, as Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency reports that Alcantara has agreed to a one-year contract with the Doosan Bears. He’ll earn a $700K salary with his new club. Alcantara, who turned 27 earlier this…...2019
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• KBO’s Doosan Bears Sign Infielder Jose Miguel Fernandez
The Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization announced this week that they’ve signed former Angels infielder Jose Miguel Fernandez to a one-year contract (link via the Yonhap News Agency). He’ll receive a $50K signing bonus, a $300K base salary and another $350K worth of incentives, giving him the opportunity to earn up to a…...2018
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• Former Rockies prospect signs with KBO’s NC Dinos
Right-handers Eddie Butler and Drew Rucinski have signed with the NC Dinos of the Korea Baseball Organization. The Dinos announced Rucinski’s signing Friday, while Butler’s signing was made official this morning (both links via Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency). They’ll each receive the maximum $1M guarantee that first-year foreign players are permitted under the KBO’s new rule struc...2018
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• International Notes: McGuire, Kelly, Dominguez
A few notes on some the market for players heading overseas and (potentially) returning from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball and the Korea Baseball Organization… The Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization announced that they’ve signed righty Deck McGuire, per Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. McGuire will earn a $600K salary in…...2018
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• Seunghwan Oh mulling return to Korea Baseball Organization
Seunghwan Oh’s option for the 2019 season already vested when he appeared in his 70th game of the season, but the Rockies right-hander told reporters in his native South Korea on Wednesday that he is considering a return to the Korea Baseball Organization (link via Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency). “I am a bit exhausted after spending five seasons in Japan and the United States,” said Oh, who...2018
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• ESPN Reportedly Nearing Agreement To Broadcast KBO Games
Less than a week after ESPN’s negotiations to acquire broadcast rights to Korea Baseball Organization games were reported to be all but dead, Jee-ho Yoo and Chang-yong Shin of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency now report that a deal is nearing completion. Yoo reported last week that ESPN had sought to acquire broadcast rights from…...2020
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• Korea Baseball Organization Preparing To Begin Regular Season In Early May
An official announcement is expected Tuesday about the state of the KBO League’s schedule, Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency writes, as Korea’s top baseball league is preparing to begin play in early May. League officials will meet with the presidents of each KBO team Tuesday, and it is still possible that the KBO…...2020
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• Report: ESPN Inquired About Free Broadcast Rights To KBO Games
The Korea Baseball Organization’s preseason is in full swing, with a May 5 start to its regular season (sans fans in attendance) on the calendar. The resumption of play in the KBO has attracted some attention from ESPN, it seems, but Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reports that the media powerhouse sought…...2020
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• Nexen Expected To Accept Jung-ho Kang Posting Fee From Unknown MLB Team
With the posting fee bids submitted for infielder Jung-ho Kang, the KBO’s Nexen Heroes are expected to accept an approximately $5MM bid for the right to negotiate a contract with the Korean star, as the Yonhap News Agency reports (Twitter … ...2014
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• Jung Ho Kang Arrested, Charged With Leaving Scene Of DUI Accident In Korea
Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang was arrested in South Korea today after a car crash that reportedly occurred under the influence of alcohol, according to Jee-ho Yoo of Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. Yoo cites Gangnam Police Station in Seoul in reporting that Kang “was booked for fleeing the scene after crashing into a guard rail…...2016
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• Hank Conger Joins Coaching Staff Of KBO’s Lotte Giants
Former Angels, Astros and Rays catcher Hank Conger will serve as the new catching coach for the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization, per Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. It doesn’t appear that Conger has formally announced his retirement as a player, but the move to a coaching capacity puts an…...2019
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• Dae-ho Lee To Sign With KBO’s Lotte Giants
Slugger Dae-ho Lee has decided to return to his native Korea, according to Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency (Twitter links). Lee will receive a $12.9MM guarantee over four years from his first professional team, the Lotte Giants, representing a record contract for the Korea Baseball Organization. Lee, 34, came to the majors last year…...2017
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• Hyun Soo Kim’s Agency Says He Won’t Accept Minors Assignment
Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim will not accept a minor league assignment from the club, according to an announcement from his Korea-based agency (via Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap News Agency and Daniel Kim of KBO Sports; Twitter links). His contract includes language preventing the organization from sending him down without his approval. “Kim would like to see his…...2016
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• Yankees Agree To Minor League Deal With Ji-Man Choi
The Yankees have agreed to a minor league contract with free-agent first baseman/outfielder Ji-Man Choi, his agency in Korea told Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency. Choi will be invited to Major League Spring Training and will compete for a roster spot. If he makes the big league club, he’ll earn a $700K base…...2017
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• S. Korean baseball league to start season May 5
The Korea Baseball Organization announced Tuesday that regular-season play there will begin May 5, according to the Yonhap News Agency of South Korea....2020
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• Jung Ho Kang Released By Dominican Winter League Club
Jung Ho Kang’s stint in the Dominican Winter League has been cut short after 24 unsuccessful games, Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reports. Kang was released by Aguilas Cibaenas after hitting .143/.219/.202 with one homer, two doubles and a 31-to-8 K/BB ratio in 92 plate appearances. His four errors were tied for…...2017
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• Puig Drew Interest From KBO But Hopes To Sign With MLB Club
Prior to their deal with former Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization spoke to outfielder Yasiel Puig about a potential deal for the 2020 season, Heroes GM Kim Chi-hyun tells Jee-ho of the Yonhap News Agency (Twitter link). Ultimately, Puig’s preference was to take another shot at latching on…...2020
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• Dodgers Sell Contract Of Darin Ruf To KBO’s Samsung Lions
9:12am: The Lions have already announced the move, as Jee-ho Yoo of Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reports. Ruf will earn $1.1MM in 2017 — a significant step up from what he’d have earned in the Majors or minors. 8:59am: The Dodgers have sold the contractual rights of infielder Darin Ruf to the Samsung Lions of…...2017
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• Tyler Wilson Signs With KBO’s LG Twins
Former Orioles righty Tyler Wilson has signed a one-year deal with the LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization, the team announced (via Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency). The Meister Sports Management client will take home $800K on a one-year deal, per Yoo. The 28-year-old Wilson has spent parts of the past…...2018
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• Korea Baseball Organization Preparing To Begin Regular Season In Early May
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• Pirates Agree To 4-Year Deal With SS Jung-Ho Kang
According to Jim Bowden of ESPN, the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed Korean shortstop Jung-ho Kang to a four-year, $16 million dollar contract. The Yonhap News Agency adds that the Pirates paid a slightly greater than $5M posting fee, bringing the total cost for the shortstop to around $21 million. Even if he fails to come close to what he produced in Korea, that’s a steal. Last season for the Nexe...2015