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Posting system (KBO)

Posting system (KBO)

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The posting system is a baseball player transfer system that operates between Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and the Major League Baseball (MLB). The system is based on the original posting system that was put in place between MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 1998.

A Korean man wearing a grey Los Angeles baseball uniform Throwing a ball.
Hyun-jin Ryu was the first KBO player to enter MLB via the posting system.

To be eligible for posting, a player must have first played at least seven years in the KBO.[1] Under this system, when a KBO player is "posted," MLB holds a four-day-long silent auction during which MLB teams can submit sealed bids in an attempt to win the exclusive rights to negotiate with the player for a period of 30 days. If the KBO team accepts the winning bid, then the player is free to negotiate with the highest-bidding MLB team. If the MLB team and the KBO player agree on contract terms before the 30-day period has expired, the KBO team receives the bid amount as a transfer fee, and the player is free to play in MLB. If the KBO team rejects the winning bid or if the MLB team cannot come to a contract agreement with the posted player, then no fee is paid, and the player's rights revert to his KBO team.

Up to the end of the 2014–15 posting period, eight KBO players had been posted using the system. Of these, two signed Major League contracts immediately, one signed a minor league contract, four bids were rejected by KBO teams, and one could not come to a contract agreement during the 30-day negotiation period. The eight players that have been acquired by MLB teams through the posting system are Choi Hyang-nam, Hyun-jin Ryu, Jung-ho Kang, Byung-ho Park, Kwang-hyun Kim, Ha-seong Kim, Jung-hoo Lee, and Woo-suk Go.

Postings

Past postings

Of the South Korean-born players who have played in MLB,[2] seven have entered the league using the posting system.

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More information Player, KBO team ...
^P This player is a pitcher.

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Notes

  1. Adams, Steve. "MLB, KBO Reportedly Agree To New Posting System," MLB Trade Rumors (July 12, 2018).
  2. "Players by birthplace : South Korea Baseball Stats and Info". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. "Byung Ho Park joins Twins". ESPN.com. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  4. Anne Rogers (December 18, 2019). "Cardinals sign Korean lefty Kim to 2-year deal". MLB.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  5. "KBO에 김하성 MLB 포스팅 공시 요청". KIWOOM HEROES (in Korean). November 25, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  6. "Padres sign Ha-Seong Kim to four-year contract". MLB.com. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. Yoo Jee-ho (January 4, 2024). "S. Korean All-Star closer Go Woo-suk signs with San Diego Padres". en.yna.co.kr. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  8. "Red Sox sign Korean LHP Sang-Hoon Lee to a two-year deal". ESPN. December 23, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  9. Kang Seung-woo (September 11, 2012). "Eagles' Ryu on MLB radar". Korea Times. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  10. Charlie Wilmoth (December 4, 2015). "Lotte Giants Receive No Bidders For Jae-Gyun Hwang". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

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