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| KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 26th. Song Sung-moon is delighted after hitting an RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the third inning. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.26/ |
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| A match between SSG and KIA at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 22nd. SSG Anderson is pitching as a starter. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.22/ |
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KBO League players that Major League is paying attention to. Can their trip to the U.S. become a reality.
Kiwoom Heroes and SSG Landers face off at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 30th. Scouts from the Chicago Cubs, a major league club, visited the site to closely observe the match between the two teams. The Cubs scout will watch all three consecutive games in Incheon from the 29th to the 31st, the previous day.
There are many good players in Kiwoom and SSG, but in reality, there are not many players who are interested in and observe them in the major leagues.
The first player to be mentioned is Kiwoom infielder Song Sung-moon. He achieved a career high' with a high batting average of 340 last year with 179 hits, 19 home runs, 104 RBIs, and 21 steals, and is still a key hitter on the team this year.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. Kiwoom Song Sung-moon is cheering after hitting a hit. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.15/ |
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Kiwoom is currently at the bottom of the list, but Song Sung-moon has been consistently playing in the top batting order and has 117 hits, 16 home runs, 56 RBIs and 16 steals with a batting average of 299 until the 30th. The batting average is less than last year's, but it is expected to surpass last year's record in home runs. The steal success rate is also very high at 94.1%. The worse the team's performance, the more unfavorable conditions are for hitters to perform, but they are maintaining good performance even considering such a situation.
Song Sung-moon will be eligible to apply for Major League posting at the end of this season. I'm not sure if I'll actually apply for a posting yet. In an interview with the media, Song Sung-moon has not yet made a clear stance on his entry into the Major League. At the beginning of the season, there was a lot of interest in this, so we will work hard in Korea"I said, but after listening to the advice around me, I changed my mind to "open ending"." Once he finished this season well with good performance, he left only the possibility that he could try if the conditions were possible.
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| 김혜성. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn ImagesYonhap News |
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It is also true that attention is paid to Song Sung-moon's possibility of entering the league, as there is a precedent that Kiwoom has actively raised key players and sent them to the Major League. Starting with Kang Jung-ho and Park Byung-ho, Kim Ha-sung, Lee Jung-hoo, and Kim Hye-sung. Players who played with Song Sung-moon are currently playing in the Major League.
In addition, all of these players are good sons who even paid posting fees to their former team Heroes as they advanced through the posting system. That's why some predict that Song Sung-moon may be actively entering the market again this time.
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| SSG-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 2nd. Starting pitcher Anderson is pitching. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.2/ |
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However, there are other players watched by Major League scouts other than Song Sung-moon. SSG Landers foreign pitcher Drew Anderson. Anderson, who signed with SSG as an alternative foreign player early last season after playing in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), is currently a top-ranked pitcher in the league.
It not only has fastballs in the mid-to-late 150km range, but also has various breaking ball skills. It is comparable to the Hanwha Eagles' Cody Ponce in all aspects of ball control and control. In particular, there is even an evaluation that Anderson is one-top in terms of direct ball pitching.
Anderson was also constantly being watched by major league clubs. Anderson is scheduled to take the mound against Kiwoom in Incheon on the 31st. Recently, more and more cases of re-entering the Major League after passing through the KBO League are increasing, and in particular, pitchers show that if they perform well in the KBO League, it will work directly in the Major League. This is why major league clubs are constantly following their eyes.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
