Before the excitement of winning the Korean Series for the first time in 29 years had even worn off, LG President Cha Myung-seok faced a difficult problem. Closer Ko Woo-seok, 25, was subjected to a background check by Major League Baseball.

"We received a request from the Major League Baseball (MLB) Secretariat for an identity check on LG's Ko Woo-seok on the 14th and informed him that he is a player of the LG Twins today (15th)," the KBO said on Friday. Kiwoom Lee Jung-hoo also received an ID check request from the MLB office.

Prior to this season, Lee had received permission from the Kiwoom organization to try out for the major leagues through the posting system after the season. He has been receiving attention from MLB clubs since his spring training in Arizona in February, and has been under the watchful eye of major league scouts for a year. However, he did not have any specific plans to go overseas, and MLB's background check came in.

A background check is a preliminary step before a foreign team can sign a Korean player who is playing in the KBO. Of course, requesting a background check is not a 100% guarantee of a big league contract.

Go Woo-seok, who joined LG as a first-round pick in 2017, played seven seasons until this year. His 100 registered days in 2017 fall short of the 145 days required for a season, but he can make up for it by playing for the national team in various international tournaments. Go received compensatory days for the 2019 Premier12 runner-up (60 days), the 2021 Tokyo Olympics (10 days), this year's World Baseball Classic (10 days), and the Hangzhou Asian Games (25 days). He has seven seasons of eligibility to play overseas under the posting system. 온라인카지노 

LG plans to meet with Go Woo-seok's agent to hear what the player wants. General manager Cha Myung-seok will meet with Go Woo-seok's agent (Lee Ye-rang of Ricoh Sports) on the 16th. Now that he has been cleared, he will ask LG to give him a chance to challenge the major leagues through the posting system. There are three main options LG could present to Woo-seok.

Establish a threshold that LG can't afford to give away their best pitcher. In the past, teams have tried to reach the major leagues through the posting system and either received no bids or offered ridiculous amounts.

Go has been a closer since 2019, and in seven seasons, he's 19-26 with a 3.18 ERA in 354 games, 139 saves, and six shutouts. He won his first save title last year with a 1.48 ERA and 42 saves, but struggled with nagging injuries this year, going 3-8 with a 3.68 ERA in 44 games and 15 saves. He struggled in the Korean Series, going 1-1 with an 8.31 ERA in four games. He has a 155+ mph fastball as his main weapon, with a cutter and curveball to back it up.