Will the Chuchu Train be able to race again? With bright prospects coming out one afterMLB중계
Choo Shin-soo, 39, earned his free agent status last year after his seven-year contract with the Texas Rangers ended last year. As he is a veteran ahead of his misfortune, some observers say he will take steps to retire. Some also voice their hopes for the KBO league debut when Shinsegae Group takes over SK Wyverns. SK nominated Choo Shin-soo when he was appointed as a special international player. If Choo Shin-soo enters the KBO League, he must play a season in Incheon. Choo Shin-soo said several times, "If I play in the KBO league, I want to play for Lotte, which I have dreamed of since I was young." Even if he returns to his home country this year, he can join Lotte next year. Choo Shin-soo is unlikely to enter the KBO League.
Choo Shin-soo, who made his Major League debut in Seattle in 2005, played 1,652 games in 15 seasons until last year. He had 1,671 hits, 218 home runs, 782 RBIs, 961 runs batted .275. His career on-base percentage reached 0.377, which is nicknamed "On-base Machine." He has the most home runs in the Asian Major League and the only record of 20 home runs and 20 steals in two consecutive seasons, and is a positional figure among Korean big leaguers. Upon graduating from high school, he dreamed of eating tearful minor league bread across the Pacific Ocean for five years, and signed a $130 million overnight contract with Texas after the end of the 2013 season. Choo Shin-soo thanked the team by saying, "It is a great honor to have played seven seasons in Texas alone."
Texas Rangers Choo Shin-soo. USA Today, Yonhap News Agency
However, Texas did not seek to renew its contract with Choo Shin-soo, whose contract expired. Although he slowed down to a 26 hit batting average of 0.236 in 33 games last year, the fact that he organized a large number of veterans according to the team rebuilding stance also affected him. Choo Shin-soo, who spent the off-season there, has been showing interest since the end of last month, inflating hopes for re-entry into the big league. MBC Sports+ commentator Song Jae-woo, Choo Si-soo's domestic agent, said, "We are deeply interested in several teams that need designated hitters." "I expect good news to come soon because the player himself wants to end his active career in the big league for a reason," he said.