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Kiwoom’s Futures Baseball Stadium Has Nowhere to Put Players’ Bags Despite $57 Million in Posting Revenue
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Kiwoom’s Futures Baseball Stadium Has Nowhere to Put Players’ Bags Despite $57 Million in Posting Revenue

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Former Kiwoom Heroes player Lee Taek-geun criticized the club over inadequate investment in its farm system.
  • His comments came despite the team generating about 77 billion won in posting revenue by producing several major leaguers.
  • Lee said the situation was embarrassing and expressed strong dissatisfaction with the club’s management.

“Why should we have to be this embarrassed?” Lee Taek-geun asked while criticizing his former club, the Kiwoom Heroes.

The former Kiwoom legend, now a TVING commentator, argued that the team has earned enormous posting revenue by sending several players to Major League Baseball while investing far too little in the system meant to develop future players.

His remarks focused on the contrast between those reported earnings and conditions at Kiwoom’s Futures League baseball stadium, where players reportedly do not even have a place to put their bags.

Why should we have to be this embarrassed?

— Lee Taek-geunThe former Kiwoom Heroes player criticized the club’s management and player-development investment.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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