Will his two-year contract end without ever standing on the mound in the big league? Right-handed bullpen pitcher Ko Woo-suk (27), who is aiming to enter the U.S. Major League, has been demoted to a minor league camp.
The Miami Marlins of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) announced on the 4th (Korea Standard Time) that they sent six players, including Ko Woo-suk, to a minor league camp.
Ko Woo-suk, a minor leaguer, joined the Miami big league spring camp as an invited player, but failed to train properly due to a fractured right index finger, and has not been able to take the mound in an exhibition game that was considered the last chance to enter the major league roster. Ko is expected to focus on recovery in the minor league camp for the time being and then seek to enter the roster after the opening of the regular season.
Ko Woo-suk, who joined LG in 2017 after graduating from Chungam High School, commanded the league as the closing pitcher representing the KBO League. By 2023, he had 19 wins, 26 losses, 139 saves and an ERA of 3.18, in 354 appearances in the first division. He became the save king with 42 saves in 2022, and helped LG win the Korean Series for the first time in 29 years with 3 wins, 8 losses, 15 saves and an ERA of 3.68.
After the end of the 2023 season, he sought to advance to the U.S. Major League through a posting system (closed competitive bidding), and signed a two-plus one-year contract worth up to 9.4 million dollars with the San Diego Padres. The deal also includes 4.5 million dollars for two-year guarantee and 3 million dollars for a third-year club option. However, after failing to make the opening entry last year due to poor performance in spring camp and exhibition games, he had to start the season with Minor League Double-A. In May, he was traded to Miami, and there was no vacancy in the team. After being notified of his release, he was transferred to the Minor League.
Ko Woo-seok had 2 wins and 1 hold, a 4.29 ERA, and a 2-3 record, 3 holds, 3 saves, and an 8.04 ERA in 28 Double A games last season.
The 2025 season, when the contract period was guaranteed, was the last chance for Ko to stay in the Major League, and Ko Woo-suk, a member of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, a double-A team under Miami, was listed as an invited player in Miami's spring camp. However, due to an unexpected finger fracture, he couldn't even take the opportunity to play in the exhibition game, and eventually had to return to the minor league camp. 온라인바카라
The Miami Marlins sent outfielders Viktor Mesa Jr., Jacob Marcy, left-handed pitcher Justin King, right-handed pitcher Freddie Tanok, and catcher Ryan Ignoff to the Minor League. Five of the six players except Mesa Jr. are invited players who are in the Minor League. MLB.COM reported that the rest of the players, except Ignoff, did not have proper spring training this year due to their injuries.