Still Expecting U.S. for Ko Woo-seok "Enough potential for fastballs and sliders in the middle of 90 miles." Heysus is also a DET player

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While Ko Woo-seok (28), who served as a KBO league-class closing pitcher for the LG Twins, has decided to challenge the U.S. stage until the end, local reports in the U.S. say he still has potential, drawing attention.

M Live, a local media outlet in Michigan, said on the 6th (Korea Standard Time), "Ko Woo-seok, a former Korean professional baseball star, renewed his minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. Except for Ko Woo-seok, 13 notable players have completed new minor league contracts," he said. The roster also included the names of Ko Woo-seok, Dylan File (former Doosan Bears), and Enmanuel Heyesus (former KT Wiz).

M Live said, "Ko Woo-suk played as an outstanding closing pitcher in the KBO league. Qualified to negotiate with Major League Baseball clubs in the 2023 season and signed with the San Diego Padres. Ko Woo-suk, who moved to the Miami Marlins in a trade, was notified of his release in June last year. "I immediately signed a minor league contract with Detroit," he said.

At the same time, he even expressed his expectations for Ko Woo-seok's rebound. M Live said, "In fact, it is also true that Ko Woo-seok has struggled through several teams since coming to the United States. "However, according to the scouting report, he still has the potential to become a strong relief pitcher with fastballs in the mid-90s (95 miles per hour) and excellent sliders," he wrote.

In the last two years, Ko Woo-seok's life in the U.S. has been a series of twists and turns. Ko Woo-seok accompanied the Los Angeles Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome early in the 2024 season when he was a member of San Diego, but was not listed on the Major League's opening roster.

In the end, Ko Woo-seok changed his uniform in May 2024, when Luis Arraez (29), who is considered the major league's leading hitter, was traded from the Miami Marlins to San Diego. It was a 1:4 trade in which San Diego gave up a total of four players to San Diego, including Ko Woo-suk and prospects Jacob Marcy, Dylan Head and Nathan Matorella, instead of receiving one Luis Arraez from Miami.

However, Ko Woo-seok suffered an embarrassing finger injury in the 2025 season spring camp for Miami and was released by Miami in June without making a major league debut. Ko Woo-seok, who wore a Detroit uniform through a minor league contract, did not receive a major league call-up in the end. He has played only minor leagues for two years, recording 6 wins, 4 losses, 6 saves with a 5.61 ERA in 76 games (three starts).

In the end, Ko Woo-seok is aiming to enter the Major League for the third consecutive year. According to the baseball community, Ko Woo-seok is reportedly feeling very sorry for his situation that he has not even made his major league debut yet. Will Ko Woo-seok be able to step on the major league stage of his dream. First of all, Ko Woo-seok will join the WBC (World Baseball Classic) national team, which will depart for Saipan on the 9th. Some predict that it will be possible as long as it is not an unfortunate injury such as the 2025 season.

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