Ko Woo -seok chose MLB re -challenge instead of returning to LG… Minor contract with Detroit
Recently, right -handed pitcher Ko Woo -seok, 27, released from Miami Malins, remains in the United States to challenge the major league (MLB).
Go Woo -seok at the time of his first spring camp in the United States as a San Diego Padris. Photo San Diego Padris
According to the baseball industry on the 24th, Ko Woo -seok recently received a minor league contract from Detroit Tigers and was in front of him. He moved to Mudhens’s home stadium and met with the officials of the team.
At the end of the contract between Ko Woo -seok and Hurido, he can play in the minor league again and aim for the MLB callup opportunity. A former LG Twins official, a former team of Ko Woo -seok, said, “After the release, there was no contact with Ko Woo -seok. The club also believes that Ko Woo -seok is remaining in the United States.”
Ko Woo -seok, who was an LG finishing pitcher, knocked on the big league door with the permission of the club after he was able to win the integration in 2023 in 2023. Subsequently, on January 4, he left for the United States with San Diego Padris for $ 9.4 million (about 12.8 billion won) for 2+per year.
However, the big league mound could not step on for the next year and a half. In the first demonstration game, the opening roster boarded out, and in Double A, he was traded to Miami because of poor performance. Since then, trials have been followed, such as waiting for the release and the transfer of minor league contracts.
The finishing pitcher Ko Woo -seok who helped win LG’s integrated championship in 2023. Yonhap News
This season, he joined the MLB Spring Camp as an invited player and faced bad luck when his right index finger was fractured during training. In May, he threw a good five -year ERA of 1.59 (5 and 1/3 innings) at Triple A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp under Miami, but he was notified of the release on the 18th. Go Woo -seok’s minor league records are 56 games 4 wins and 4 losses, 3 saves, 5 holds, and average ERA of 5.99.
Ko Woo -seok is a free agent in the United States, so he is free to transfer. To return to the KBO League, you must sign with your home team LG. Immediately after the release, Yeom Kyung -yeop, LG, cheered, “When Go Woo -seok returns, of course, the team’s will, but his will is the most important.” Standing at the crossroads, Ko Woo -seok chose ‘dreams’ instead of the arms of a comfortable team.
