‘MLB Challenge’ Lee Jeong-hoo leaves for the United States today “It will be posted in early December.”
KBO requests posting from MLB Secretariat on the 24th,
with San Francisco and Yankees mentioned as destinations
Lee Jeong-hoo (25), who is aiming to advance to the Major League Baseball (MLB), boards a plane to the United States.
An official from the Kiwoom Heroes team said on the 28th, “Lee Jung-hoo is leaving for the United States today. “I understand that they are carrying out planned training in the United States,” he said.
Lee Jeong-hoo boarded a plane to the United States earlier than scheduled to adapt to the local environment. The prospect that the posting date will be in early December is also cited as a reason for the early departure.
Reporter John Heyman of the New York Post, an American media outlet, said on his personal SNS on the 28th (Korean time), “Lee Jung-hoo, former KBO League Most Valuable Player (MVP), is expected to be posted in early December.”
On the 22nd, Lee Jeong-hoo’s original team, Kiwoom, submitted the data necessary for the posting system (private competitive bidding), including Lee Jeong-hoo’s medical records, to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on the 24th, and on the 24th, the KBO requested that Lee Jeong-hoo be posted to 30 MLB clubs. A request was made to the MLB Secretariat.
The 30 MLB clubs can negotiate a contract with Jeong-hoo Lee from 8 a.m. Eastern time on the day after the MLB Secretariat notifies the posting until 5 p.m. on the 30th day.
After the MLB Secretariat officially announces the posting, Lee Jung-hoo plans to travel to the United States and begin full-scale negotiations with his agent Scott Boras.
It is already receiving strong interest from MLB clubs. The New York Post wrote, “20 teams are interested in Lee Jung-hoo.”
In the United States, the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees, who are in dire need of outfield reinforcement, are being chosen as Lee Jung-hoo’s expected destinations.
American media outlet NBC Sports Bay Area said, “Cody Bellinger is the best center fielder among free agents (FA) this off-season, but Lee Jung-hoo may be a better fit for San Francisco.” American sports media ESPN recommended that the Yankees should recruit Lee Jung-hoo.
Local media are looking at Lee Jeong-hoo’s contract with optimism. It is expected that a large contract worth more than $50 million (approximately KRW 64.8 billion) will be signed. 토토사이트
