"KBO infielder Sung-Mun Song could be available for MLB teams this winter. A few weeks ago, he told Jee-ho Yoo of Yonhap News Agency that he will ask the Kiwoom Heroes to post him after the current season. Yoo notes that MLB teams began scouting him last year. Yoo also published another piece for Yonhap this week wherein Mark Pieper of ISE Baseball, Song's agency, spoke about the player's desire to make the move this winter."
"He has since seen a huge uptick in his performance in recent years. Over the 2022 and 2023 seasons, he had a combined .253/.311/.366 line and a 85 wRC+. Since the start of 2024, he has a .330/.402/.528 batting line, production which translates to a 146 wRC+. He hit 19 home runs last year and is already up to 24 this season. He also stole 22 bases last year and is at 21 so far in 2025."
"Song and his representatives feel he is ready for a move to North America. The Heroes don't have to post him and have actually signed him to a six-year extension, but Yoo notes they have also said they will support him if he wants to make the move to Major League Baseball. Assuming they do eventually post him at some point this winter, that will open up a 30-day posting window where Song can negotiate will all 30 MLB clubs."
Sung-Mun Song, 29, plans to ask the Kiwoom Heroes to post him after the current season, which would create a 30-day window to negotiate with all 30 MLB clubs. The Kiwoom Heroes signed Song to a six-year extension but have indicated they will support a move to Major League Baseball. Song missed extended time for military service but became an everyday player in 2019. His offense surged from a combined .253/.311/.366 line and 85 wRC+ in 2022–23 to .330/.402/.528 and a 146 wRC+ since 2024. He has increased power and stolen-base totals and plays primarily third base with experience at second and first. Posting fees would be calculated as 20% of the first $25 million, 17.5% of the next $25 million, and 15% thereafter.
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