Baseball transaction foiled due to league's oversight
The Korean professional baseball league has offered a mea culpa after its oversight prevented a club from acquiring a minor league pitcher. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) apologized to both the LG Twins of the KBO and the Ulsan Whales of the developmental Futures League late Wednesday, after the Twins' attempt to acquire Whales pitcher Akitake Okada fell through earlier in the day. The…
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has apologized for an oversight that prevented the LG Twins from acquiring pitcher Akitake Okada from the Ulsan Whales of the Futures League. The attempt to sign Okada as a replacement for struggling Australian pitcher Lachlan Wells took place after the Whales' pitcher had been performing poorly and dealing with shoulder issues.
If the deal had gone through, Okada would have become the first player from the Whales to sign with a KBO team during the middle of the season. The Whales, who are in their inaugural Futures League season, do not have any affiliation with a KBO club, which means their players cannot be called up to the top league by a parent club like other Futures League teams.
The Twins inquired about the proposed move to the KBO, as it was unprecedented, and the league office authorized the transaction.
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