LG Twins’ Go Woo-seok, 25, will be able to play in the major leagues, but it’s up to chairman Koo Kwang-mo to decide.
After winning the Korean Series for the first time in 29 years, the LG Twins received unexpected news about Go Woo-seok’s status in the major leagues.
“We received a request from the Major League Baseball (MLB) Secretariat for an identity check on LG’s Ko Woo-seok on the 14th, and notified him today (15th) that he is a player of the LG Twins,” the KBO said.
Kiwoom’s Lee Jung-hoo’s move to the major leagues after this season has ended has been a topic of interest all season.
In January, Lee was granted permission by Kiwoom to try out for the major leagues through the posting system at the end of the season.
However, the MLB secretariat requested to check the identity of Ko Woo-seok along with Lee.
This was an embarrassing news for the LG team, which had no intention of sending Go Woo-seok to the major leagues.
A background check is a necessary preliminary step before a foreign team can sign a Korean player playing in the KBO.
However, a background check is not a 100% guarantee of a major league contract.
First of all, Go Woo-seok is not a free agent, so in order to go overseas, he has to get permission from the LG team and go through the posting system.
This is the same as Kiwoom’s Lee Jung-hoo, who received early permission from the Kiwoom organization to post in January.
The question is whether the LG team will allow him to post.
After hearing about the Major League Baseball status check, Go Woo-seok’s agent asked the LG team to “give him a chance to challenge the Major League Baseball through the posting system
.” Lee Yerang, a representative of Ricoh Sports, met with LG President Cha Myung-seok on the 16th to convey their request.
Cha Myung-seok said, “I have to report to the top.
It’s up to the owner to decide,” he said. It is not a matter that the general manager can decide.
It will be decided according to the will of owner Koo Kwang-mo, who visited Jamsil Stadium twice during the Korean Series and showed great affection for the LG Twins baseball team.
Go joined LG as a first-round pick in 2017 and played seven seasons until this year.
In 2017, his rookie year, he was 100 days short of the 145 days required for a season, but he can make up the difference with compensatory days by playing for the national team in various international tournaments. 카지노사이트가이드
Go received compensation for his participation in the 2019 Premier12 runner-up (60 days), the 2021 Tokyo Olympics (10 days), this year’s World Baseball Classic (10 days), and the Hangzhou Asian Games (25 days).
With his national team compensation days, he has seven seasons of eligibility to go overseas through the posting system.
