Recent years have seen several prominent players in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) make their way to the major leagues through the posting system.
The San Diego Padres signed infielder Ha-Seong Kim before the 2021 season. Outfielder Jung Hoo Lee landed with the San Francisco Giants for 2024. Then the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a deal with infielder Hyeseong Kim last winter.
Sung Mun Song is seeking to become the next standout to join MLB.
Song intends to ask his KBO team, the Kiwoom Heroes, to post him for MLB clubs this offseason, according to a report from Korea’s Yonhap News Agency.
Song, who will be 29 on Aug. 29, is a .280/.345/.423 hitter over his nine seasons in Korea entering play on Tuesday. He posted career-best numbers in doubles (29), homers (19) and stolen bases (21) last year, but has already matched or bested his 2024 stats with a month left in the 2025 season (28 doubles, 20 homers and 20 steals).
Song was set to reach free agency this winter, but reached an agreement with the Heroes in August on a six-year, 12 billion won (roughly $8.6M USD) extension. The new deal included language that would not prevent Song from being posted, should he request it, but affords the team some cost certainty if he doesn’t depart.
Asking to be posted was not always a certainty for Song, who reportedly questioned whether he was talented enough to compete in the majors. Still, a recent conversation with Ha-Seong Kim may have helped sway his decision to try.
Primarily a third baseman, Song could prove to be a curious option for several franchises given the limited options expected to be available on the open market this winter.
Eugenio Suarez figures to be the best option available this winter, unless Alex Bregman opts out of his deal with the Boston Red Sox. The third base market that will also include Max Muncy, Yoan Moncada and the expected-to-be-posted Japanese infielder Munetaka Murakami.
Song might be a less costly alternative for many clubs, like the Athletics or the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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