If I were the winner of LG...ERA 7.36 Ko Woo-seok's rehabilitation appearance is also difficult, making his ML debut
Sep 01, 2025
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Ko Woo-seok, a former member of the Detroit Triple-A Team Toledo Mud Hens, has recently played for the minor league High Single-A Team. He couldn't stand on the mound for a while because he needed time to recover from a knee sprain in July, and moved from Toledo to the West Michigan Whitecaps (High Single A Team under Detroit) on the 20th of last month (Korea time). It was for rehabilitation.
The result of his rehabilitation is not good. Ko Woo-seok won one game in four games, but only had three ⅔ innings and a 7.36 ERA. Detailed records such as a hit rate of 0.308 and WHIP (on-base Huh Yong-soo per inning) of 2.18 are also not good.
Ko Woo-seok suddenly declared his major league challenge after leading the LG Twins to an integrated championship in 2023. LG was briefly embarrassed by Ko Woo-seok's sudden decision, but allowed him to apply for posting to support his dream.
Ko Woo-seok succeeded in signing a two-year, $4.5 million contract with the San Diego Padres and headed to the stage of his dream. San Diego sought to strengthen its backdoor by simultaneously recruiting Ko Woo-suk, Korea's best closer at the time, and Matsui Yuki, Japan's best closer. The structure of the match between Ko Woo-suk and Matsui was even depicted.
However, Ko Woo-seok took off his San Diego uniform without even competing properly. He had a hard time because there was no restraint from the spring camp, and was demoted to Double A under the judgment of the club that he should be more tempered in the minor leagues. It was a humiliation of KBO save king Ko Woo-seok.
Ko Woo-seok was eventually traded to the Miami Marlins in May last year. Miami expected it to be easier to enter the major league roster than San Diego, but Miami also had no intention of actively using Ko Woo-seok. Ko Woo-seok also failed to produce remarkable results. Eventually, he was left unattended by a minor league team and was released in June, making him a free agent.
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However, Ko's choice was to stay in the U.S. Just in time, Detroit reached out. It was a minor league contract, but Ko Woo-seok held on with his teeth clenched with the intention of returning to the Major League once somehow.
In order to get a chance, he has to speak in grades in the end, but Ko Woo-seok couldn't even do that in Detroit. In Toledo, he pitched in nine games, making two saves, 13 ⅓ innings, and a 6.08 ERA. It is a difficult performance to expect to be promoted to the Major League, and the current High Single A performance is the same.
Major League Baseball now envisions an autumn baseball roster. Detroit is certain to win the American League Central. He recorded 80 wins and 58 losses, beating the second-place Kansas City Royals by 9.5 games. It is right to see that there is little possibility of such a team raising Ko Woo-seok and experimenting.
LG has been on a roll while Ko Woo-suk is struggling in the U.S. and is currently leading the season with 76 wins, 3 draws and 46 losses. It is 5.5 games behind the second-place Hanwha Eagles. He is poised to regain the top spot for the first time in two years and challenge for an integrated championship. If Ko Woo-seok had made a different choice three months ago, he might have been singing the championship with his LG teammates.
At the end of this season, it is widely believed that no major league club will appear to sign Ko Woo-seok again. Can a miracle happen at least once within this year.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
