"I can't come because of family reasons..." 'KIA failed to renew contract' Tess-hyung rejected Taiwan's love call? Will it be possible to return to KBO
"I can't come because of family reasons..." 'KIA failed to renew contract' Tess-hyung rejected Taiwan's love call? Will it be possible to return to KBO
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Local media reported that there was a love call from the Taiwanese professional baseball for former KIA Tigers batter Socrates Brito. However, Socrates reportedly refused to enter Taiwan for family reasons.
According to CPBL STATS, a local media outlet that delivers Taiwanese professional baseball news, Liberty Sports reported on the 4th that the Wei Chuan Dragons of Taiwan's professional baseball attempted to recruit Socrates.
CPBL STATS said, "Wheichuan Dragons targeted Socrates Brito," adding in an interview with Liberty Sports that the team is negotiating with a foreign hitter who played for the KIA Tigers in the KBO League for three seasons. However, Socrates was not allowed to come to Taiwan due to family reasons."
Socrates played in the KBO League from the 2022 season while wearing the KIA uniform. Socrates played 127 games in his first year as a member of the 2022 season, batting .311, 160 hits, 17 homers, 77 RBIs, 83 points, 12 steals, a 0.354 on-base percentage and a 0.494 slugging percentage.
Socrates, who succeeded in renewing his contract, played 142 games in the 2023 season with a batting average of 0.285 and 156 hits, 20 home runs, 96 RBIs, 91 runs, 15 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.344 and a slugging percentage of 0.463.
After much consideration, the Kia team decided to accompany Socrates for the third consecutive year. The result was a success. Socrates played 140 games in the 2024 season, played a batting average of 0.310, 171 hits, 26 homers, 97 RBIs, 92 runs scored, 13 steals, 0.359 on-base percentage and 0.516 slugging percentage, contributing to the overall V12 victory.
However, the mood has changed with the renewal of contract for four consecutive years in the 2025 season. Kia has decided to make changes rather than maintain the current trend of its batting average, taking into account the overall flow of its players in the league and Socrates' lowering of the flow of detailed batting indicators. After giving up renewing the contract with Socrates, Kia signed a total of 1 million U.S. dollars contract with Patrick Wisdom, a huge right-handed pitcher at first base.
Kia was able to hold the right to hold Socrates' right, but decided to release the right to hold the right to hold on for a big victory. Usually, if a KBO League club expresses an intention to renew a contract, it can hold the right to hold a foreign player's right to hold on for the next five years. In other words, Kia gave up the right to hold on Socrates and allowed him to transfer to another team in the future. 메이저놀이터
"I think that's a natural courtesy (to Socrates). There is a consensus within the team. He has played hard for our team for the past three years and contributed greatly to the overall championship this year," a source at Kia said. "We also considered the loyalty of Socrates that he showed to our team. He may be able to join another team in the future, but that's something we have to bear."
Socrates participated in the Dominican Winter League this winter and tasted another championship. Socrates was especially valuable, setting the final out count as a good defense. The Taiwanese professional baseball team could have shown enough interest. However, Socrates seems to have declined to move to Taiwan for family reasons.
Socrates is a resource that can return to the KBO League as an alternative foreign hitter in the middle of the 2025 season because the right of suspension has been lifted. Since he has adapted to the KBO league stage for three years, any club that is in urgent need of recruiting alternative foreign batters can fully consider recruiting Socrates. I wonder if Socrates will be able to return to the KBO League stage in the future.