From Sports Dong-A, January 10,
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Translator: Simon Kim
Kia Tigers pitcher Yoon Suk-min has been
unable to sign a contract with a Major League Baseball team
Yoon still wishes to pitch in Major
Leagues
Yoon’s agent Scott Boras is optimistic
Yoon will return to the U.S. soon
“We’ve met but there’s been no progress. It’s a
frustrating situation.”
The Kia Tigers have met with free agent Yoon Suk-min
regarding a possible return to the team but there has been no progress.
“We’ve met with Yoon and talked a lot. We’ve told him what
we think. But it seems like he is still determined to go to the Major Leagues
at this stage. We are choosing to respect his decision like we always have. But
it is a frustrating situation,” a Kia team representative announced on the 9th
of January.
Yoon left for the United States to pursue his dream of
pitching in the major leagues right after the end of the 2013 season. But he
returned to Korea without a contract on the 22nd of December for his
winter holiday. Yoon is still in the country and his former team has declared
that they will make sure that Yoon pitches for the Tigers if Yoon decides to
stay in the country. The meeting took place for this reason but Kia was only
re-confirmed of Yoon’s desire to go the United States.
There has been no progress with Yoon pitching in the Major Leagues but time is running out and a lot of factors are coming into play. Kia’s rivals in the Korean Baseball Organization have contacted Yoon and there has been interest from Japan as well. Pitching in Japan has become a possibility for Yoon.
But from Kia believes that nothing has changed from Yoon’s point of view.
“Yoon’s determined to ‘run’ in the Major Leagues. Pitchers
are being signed later this off-season than last season. After (highly sought
free agent Japanese Rakuten Eagles pitcher) Tanaka Masahiro is signed, Yoon
should also be able to find a team as well. There should be good news soon,”
reported a representative of the Boras Corporation, Yoon’s agency.
Yoon’s December return to Korea was kept a secret and he will be returning to the U.S. shortly. The Boras Corporation representative says that Yoon will leave Korea “quietly” like he returned in December.
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