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Song Sung-moon (30, San Diego Padres), who returned after signing a contract with the San Diego Padres in the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB), was excluded from the WBC (World Baseball Classic) national team camp list, which will start on the 9th. It was Song Sung-moon, who was first listed on the list announced in December last year, but was first excluded due to a change in his status as a major leaguer.
The national team, led by head coach Ryu Ji-hyun (55), will depart for Saipan via Incheon International Airport on the 9th. The camp, which will run until January 21, is said to be designed to play in the best condition in time for the upcoming WBC in March. On the 6th, KBO (Korea Baseball Organization) announced the joining of Kim Hye-sung (27, LA Dodgers) and Ko Woo-seok (28, Detroit Tigers). However, Song does not leave the country.
Song Sung-moon confirmed his joining of the San Diego Padres on December 23 last year. The contract lasts for four years and the total amount amounts to 15 million dollars (about 21.7 billion won). Minor league vetoes were not included. In the end, Song Sung-moon has to make an impression in the spring camp and exhibition games starting in February. In the end, the performance of the exhibition game is expected to determine the position, batting order, and survival.
Song Sung-moon, who made his KBO League debut in the 2015 season as a member of the Kiwoom Heroes, is actually close to a "new student" in the United States. You have to face new colleagues, coaches, and environments in unfamiliar U.S. land. In a recent interview with local reporters in the United States, San Diego General Manager A.J. Preller said, "We continue to talk about WBC with Song Sung-moon. Our club is always actively supportive of what the players want, including whether they play in the WBC or not. It will be decided within a few weeks," he said, but the industry's view is that it has conveyed only a principled position.
An official familiar with the situation said, "It would be a real dilemma for Song Seong-moon. He also said, "I want to go to the WBC, but most of all, adapting to the Major League is important." Above all, Song Sung-moon has to get used to the fastballs of Major League pitchers as soon as possible. Song Sung-moon also said in an interview back home, "I don't know which club I will play for last November, but I said it might be difficult." Because there will definitely be an influence from the environment or the club rather than my choice. So I couldn't be sure at the time, and it's the same now."
Song Sung-moon and Kim Hye-sung (27, LA Dodgers) are in a slightly different situation. Kim Hye-sung, who is set to be in his second season with the Dodgers, is yet to be seen as a clear starting player, but he has somewhat adjusted to life in the United States. In particular, it is evaluated that Kim Hye-sung has a very high willingness or absorption power to acquire the direction of the Dodgers' proposed batting improvement. Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants), who boasts a total of more than $100 million in contracts, and Kim Ha-sung (31, Atlanta Braves), who has already confirmed the main shortstop, are actually close to the outside.
Another official said, "Song Sung-moon is a player who has faithfully responded to the call of the national team more than anyone else. In November last year, he also said, "I returned my personal rest after the season and completed my national team schedule," wishing the player a smooth adaptation to the Major League.
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