Japanese Korean Players Posted Baseball
FILE - Team Korea's Roh Si-hwan is struck out during the exhibition game between the Team Korea and San Diego Padres at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, on March 17, 2024.
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Infielder Teruaki Sato of the Central League’s Hanshin Tigers and right-handers Kaima Taira of the Saitama Seibu Lions and Hiromi Itoh of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the Pacific League are entering Major League Baseball’s posting system and will be available to teams to sign as a free agent from Monday until Dec. 16. Infielder Si-Hwan Roh of South Korea’s Hanwha Eagles is entering the posting system and can sign as a free agent from until Dec. 1. Sato, a left-handed-hitting 27-year-old third baseman and occasional outfielder, hit .306 with 39 homers and 106 RBIs, winning the Central League’s Triple Crown.
