[Official] Kiwoom→Doosan→KIA→Lotte→KT→NC→Samsung→SSG→Hanwha→LG, the long-awaited 2027 KBO Rookie Draft to be held on the 21st with '1,280 applicants in total'

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The long-awaited KBO Rookie Draft is finally taking place.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) will hold the 2027 KBO Rookie Draft at 2 p.m. on the 21st in the World Crystal Ball Room of Seoul Lotte Hotel.

The 2027 KBO Rookie Draft will proceed under a full draft system.

Selections will be made from Round 1 through Round 11, following the reverse order of the 2025 club standings: Kiwoom-Doosan-KIA-Lotte-KT-NC-Samsung-SSG-Hanwha-LG.

According to KBO regulations, there has been one case where rookie selection rights were traded in 2027: NC acquired the third-round selection right from Samsung. As a result, NC will exercise an additional selection right corresponding to Samsung's third-round pick.

If all clubs exercise their full selection rights, NC will select 12 players, Samsung will select 10, and the remaining eight clubs will each select 11 players, allowing a total of 110 players to wear KBO League club uniforms.

This year's rookie draft eligible candidates include 891 high school graduates, 326 university graduates, 43 early draft applicants, and 20 other players from overseas amateur and professional backgrounds, totaling 1,280 individuals.

Players who participated in the KBO Next-Level Training Camp, an annual event launched by the KBO in 2022 to focus on developing promising amateur talent, will also participate in this draft. In the 2026 KBO Rookie Draft, 20 players were selected, including four chosen in the first round.

Baseball fans may attend the event in person. A total of 110 tickets (40 tickets allocated via lottery for two per person and 30 tickets for one per person) will be distributed through a lottery system. Applications are accepted from 10 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on the 10th via the KBO website. Tickets will be handed out on the day of the event starting at 12:30 p.m. at the information desk in front of the third-floor Crystal Ball Room after identity verification. For detailed information regarding ticket applications, please check the KBO website and official SNS accounts.

The 2027 KBO Rookie Draft will be broadcast live on cable sports channel KBSN SPORTS (produced by), MBC Sports Plus, SPOTV2, and wireless/wired platform TVING. SPOTV and SBS Sports are scheduled to air the event as a recorded broadcast.

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