Recent years have seen several prominent players in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) make their way to the major leagues through the posting system. The San Diego Padres signed infielder Ha-Seong Kim before the 2021 season. Outfielder Jung Hoo Lee landed with the San Francisco Giants for 2024. Then the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a deal with infielder Hyeseong Kim last winter. Sung Mun Song is seeking to become the next standout to join MLB. Song intends to ask his KBO team, the Kiwoom Heroes, to post him for MLB clubs this offseason, according to a report from Korea’s Yonhap News Agency . Song, who will be 29 on Aug. 29, is a .280/.345/.423 hitter over his nine seasons in Korea entering play on Tuesday. He posted career-best numbers in doubles (29), homers (19) and stolen bases (21) last year, but has already matched or bested his 2024 stats with a month left in the 2025 season (28 doubles, 20 homers and 20 steals). Song was set to reach free agency this winter, but reached an agreement with theRead More
Standout Korean infielder to ask to be posted for MLB teams
