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KBO asks MLB to post All-Star slugger Roh Si-hwan

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Saturday it has asked Major League Baseball (MLB) to post the Korean league slugger Roh Si-hwan. Roh's KBO club, the Hanwha Eagles, asked the KBO earlier in the day to post Roh, and the Korean league office asked MLB to inform its 30 teams of Roh's availability. Under an agreement between the two leagues, once a KBO player is posted, any of the 30…

KBO asks MLB to post All-Star slugger Roh Si-hwan

On Saturday, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) informed Major League Baseball (MLB) that they would like to post Korean league slugger Roh Si-hwan. Roh currently plays for the Hanwha Eagles, who requested his posting earlier in the day, prompting the Korean league office to notify MLB of Roh's availability. As part of an agreement between the two leagues, once Roh is officially posted, any of the 30 MLB teams have a 30-day window to negotiate a contract with him.

This notification period starts at 8 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) the day after MLB clubs are notified, and concludes at 5 p.m. ET on the 30th day. Roh, who is 25 years old, has been one of the KBO's top sluggers in recent years. Drafted third overall by the Eagles in 2018, Roh made his KBO debut the following year. In 2023, he hit his career-high 31 home runs and 101 RBIs in 131 games, finishing as the runner-up for the regular-season MVP award. The previous season, Roh managed 6 homers and 59 RBIs in 115 games.

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