I wanted to go to another team in KBO, but I couldn't sign a contract... Other teams received attention, but they were disappointed that they failed to renew their contracts

Nov 27, 2025

I wanted to go to another team in KBO, but I couldn't sign a contract... Other teams received attention, but they were disappointed that they failed to renew their contracts
A game between the Doosan Bears and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 16th. Doosan Cave is stepping down as a bum. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.16/



I wanted to go to another team in KBO, but I couldn't sign a contract... Other teams received attention, but they were disappointed that they failed to renew their contracts
사진=케이브 SNS
Doosan Bears foreign hitter Jake Cave, whose re-contract failed, expressed his regret through SNS.

Doosan announced on the 26th the players excluded from the pending list. While Kim Jae-hwan's exclusion, including Hong Gun-hee, who declared the opt-out, was a great shock, six people, including Ko Hyo-joon, Kim Do-yoon, Lee Han-byeol, and Cole Irvin, were excluded. The other two foreign players, Cave and Jack Rogue, were on the pending list. Among them, Rogue seems likely to renew his contract.

By the way, the situation is different for foreign hitters. Doosan reached an agreement with Dodds Cameron, who has also received attention from other KBO league teams since last year. Although the club has not officially announced it yet, local media in the U.S. have officially announced the transfer, saying that `Cameron has reached an agreement with KBO's Doosan Bears.' This is a declaration that we will soon break up with Cave. However, with Doosan on the hold list, Cave cannot sign with other teams in the KBO for one year. According to league regulations, the original club can exercise the right to withhold foreign players for up to five years. If the club releases the right to hold, other teams can also transfer.




Cave said goodbye to Doosan fans on his SNS on the 27th. He expressed his sincere gratitude for your support over the year. The fans were kind to my family and gave me a lot of strength every day. I wanted to play in front of you again, but the team had other plans. "Also, I wanted to get another chance to play for any other team in the KBO, but unfortunately, the club (Doosan) made it impossible.", expressing deep regret over the situation in which the right to withhold is tied.

In fact, Cave was getting attention from other teams. If Doosan did not renew its contract with Cave, there was a possibility that it would receive offers from several teams. Doosan also agonized until the end over renewing the Cave contract. He was even told that he was friendly and that he was the first foreigner to claim it. Doosan, which was considering renewing its contract until the end, decided to tie the right to hold. Too bad for Cave, but it's already irreversible.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.