Cho Sang-woo's legacy, the second Kim Hye-sung!2 1R tickets Kiwoom, Park Joon-hyun, Jeon High School infielder, Park Hangyul
Sep 17, 2025
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KBO hosted the rookie draft at Lotte Hotel World Crystal Ballroom in Seoul on the 17th.
Kiwoom, which has the No. 1 overall nomination right, received a first-round nomination from the KIA Tigers in a trade with Cho Sang-woo last year.
Kiwoom, which nominated Park Joon-hyun as the first nomination, nominated infielder Park Han-kyul as the 10th nomination.
Park Han-kyul, who mainly played shortstop this year, hit 417 with four home runs and seven steals (OPS) of 1.253 in 19 games. Park Han-kyul also smiled, citing Kim He-sung (LA Dodgers), a major leaguer from Kiwoom, as his role model.
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In accordance with the KBO rules, there were three cases in which the 2026 rookie designation rights were traded with players, a total of four transfers of designation rights. NC has the third and fourth round nominations received from Hanwha and SSG, respectively, while Kiwoom has the first and fourth round nominations received from KIA. Therefore, if all clubs exercise all nomination rights, Kiwoom and NC will appoint 13 players, Hanwha and SSG 10 players, KIA 9 players, and other clubs 11 players will wear KBO league team uniforms.
A total of 1,261 people are eligible for this year's rookie draft, including 930 high school graduates, 261 college graduates, 51 early draft applicants, and 19 other players, including overseas flax and professionals.
Players from the KBO Next-Level Training Camp, which has been held every year since 2022 to foster amateur prospects intensively, will also participate in the draft. Fifteen people were selected in the 2025 rookie draft, especially three in the first round.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
