'11 big leaguers, highest ransom' KBO foreigners 'expectations are full'

kt Cuevas 7 years in a row and Rojas 6 years in a row

13 foreigners entering the KBO League for the first time...11 big leaguers this year

KIA Wisdom has 20 home runs in the big league for 3 consecutive years from 21 to 23.

[Anchor]
In domestic professional baseball, foreign players have a huge impact on team performance.

The formation of 10 teams has been completed, with 11 players playing in the big leagues this year, and the total ransom is over 50 billion won, the highest ever.

This is reporter Lee Kyung-jae.

[Reporter]
First of all, 13 players have renewed their contracts on the same team.

They are the best players in the league who have already proven their skills, including Austin, the No. 1 RBI, Davison, the home run king, and Nail, the No. 1 ERA.

Kt pitcher Cuevas remained in the KBO League for the seventh consecutive year and batter Rojas for the sixth year.

The careers of the new players are also spectacular.

Thirteen players are visiting the KBO League for the first time, and 11 players played in the big leagues this year.

Wisdom, picked by KIA instead of Socrates, hit 20 home runs in the Major League for three consecutive years until last year,
Irvin, selected by
Doosan, won 10 games in 21 years, won 9 games in 22 years, and won 6 games this year with a 5.11 ERA.

[Call Irvin / Doosan Pitcher: Hello, I'm Call Irvin. I'm so happy to join Doosan Bears. I look forward to meeting my fans.]

Kiwoom chose an experiment to select two batters for the first time since 2014, when the number of foreign players expanded to three.

In line with the highest name value ever, the total ransom of players is $34.2 million, about 50 billion.

Nail, Rojas, and Herredia received the highest annual salary of $1.8 million side by side.

[Min Hoon-ki / Baseball commentator: The trend of foreign players coming to Korea seems to have completely changed. These days, young and promising players, or players who were playing in the major leagues right now...]

The stellar careers and high ransom of foreign players in the KBO League do not guarantee individual performance.

But if these players are active, it's for sure that any team can laugh in the fall.

This is YTN Lee Kyungjae.


Video editing: Kim Hee-jung Design: Jeon Wirin