Go Woo-seok enters the big league Agreed on 2-year, $4.5 million contract with San Diego
LG Twins closing pitcher Ko Woo-seok (26) achieved his dream of entering the Major League Baseball (MLB) by signing with the San Diego Padres on the deadline for negotiations for the posting system (private competitive bidding).
New York Post reporter Joel Sherman reported on the 4th (Korean time), “Go Woo-seok has agreed to a two-year contract with San Diego, worth a total of $4.5 million (about 5.9 billion won).”
If Go Woo-seok, who went to the United States on the 3rd, passes the physical examination, the San Diego team will also officially announce the recruitment of Go Woo-seok.
San Diego, a club where Kim Ha-seong is active as a starting infielder, recruited Ko Woo-seok and now has two Korean players.
While playing with Kim Ha-seong in San Diego, Go Woo-seok had a two-hitting battle with Lee Jeong-hoo of the San Francisco Giants and Shohei Ohtani of the LA Dodgers, who are also in the National League West Division.
As a result, Go Woo-seok was joined by Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles → Dodgers), Kang Jeong-ho (Nexen Heroes → Pittsburgh Pirates), Park Byeong-ho (Nexen → Minnesota Twins), Kim Gwang-hyun (SK Wyverns → St. Louis Cardinals), Kim Ha-seong (Kiwoom → San Diego), and Lee Jeong-hoo (Kiwoom → San Francisco). ), becoming the 7th Korean player to go directly from the KBO League to the big league through posting. 메이저-토토사이트
In addition, Go Woo-seok became the first LG player to play in the major league. Previously, Lee Sang-hoon attempted to enter the major league through posting for the first time in Korea after the end of the 1997 season, but when the highest bid was only $600,000 (approximately 800 million won), he turned to Japan’s Chunichi Dragons.
Go Woo-seok made his major league challenge official after leading LG to the Korean Series championship in November of last year. Major league clubs also showed interest by asking the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to check the status of Go Woo-seok.
His advancement process was not smooth. His brother-in-law Lee Jeong-hoo, who was announced in the post on the same day, quickly decided to move forward by signing a very large contract with San Francisco for 6 years and a total value of 113 million dollars (approximately 148.1 billion won), while Go Woo-seok did not hear any news.
The deadline for posting negotiations was 30 days, and Go Woo-seok had to sign a contract with a major league club by 7 a.m. on the 4th to enter the big league stage. After a long wait, when the negotiation deadline was almost over, San Diego, which needed reinforcements in its bullpen, set up a negotiation table with Go Woo-seok.
The problem was money. The LG club decided to let Go Woo-seok go only if he was treated appropriately. The two-year, $4.5 million contract did not reach the size of the contract negotiated with Go Woo-seok in advance. However, the club allowed the team to advance to the major leagues as a major victory.
Go Woo-seok is a closing pitcher representing the KBO League. He appeared in a total of 354 games and recorded 19 wins, 26 losses, 139 saves, 6 holds, and an ERA of 3.18. In 2022, he made 42 saves and was crowned the save king for the first time in his career. However, last year, due to injuries such as shoulder and back, he slowed down to 3 wins, 8 losses, 15 saves, and 3.68 ERA in 44 games. 슬롯
