[Official] '4 FA' applied for KBO salary adjustment, but there was no one

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While free agent (FA) players still remain in some markets, no applicants for salary adjustments have emerged in 2026.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said on the afternoon of the 12th, "In accordance with Article 75 of the KBO Baseball Covenant 'Application for Arbitration', the application for salary arbitration was closed at 6 p.m. on the 12th."

He then explained, "There were no applied clubs and players."

As a result, the KBO League will not produce applicants for salary adjustment for five consecutive years since 2022.

The application for salary adjustment is a system in which a third party, the KBO Salary Adjustment Committee, arbitrates when a player fails to sign a contract due to a disagreement during the salary negotiations with the club.

The last player who recently wanted to apply for salary arbitration was Ju-won (31, KT Wiz).

In January 2021, Sovereignty applied for an annual salary adjustment and won. At that time, the KT club offered 220 million won according to the annual salary performance system, but Sovereign hoped for 250 million won and eventually received it. It was the first time in 19 years that a player won the club since Ryu Ji-hyun (current LG manager) in 2002.

Meanwhile, each club plans to leave the country to carry out its overseas spring camp schedule from around January 20. While the salary negotiations are scheduled to be completed without much friction ahead of the departure of the spring camp, the club is expected to make an official announcement.

Currently, Son Ah-seop, Jo Sang-woo, Kim Bum-soo and Jang Sung-woo remain uncontracted in the FA market.

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