Scouts from all 10 KBO teams gather in Goyang to watch Choi Ji-man, as rain forces a scaled-back tryout
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- The KBO will hold the 2027 rookie draft tryout at the Goyang National Baseball Training Center on the 1st, with rain prompting a simplified format.
- Twenty players, including six pitchers, six infielders and eight outfielders, are participating, while scouts from all 10 KBO teams have gathered to watch Choi Ji-man.
Rain has simplified the 2027 KBO rookie draft tryout in Goyang, but scouts from all 10 KBO teams have gathered for a chance to see Choi Ji-man in person.
The KBO is holding the tryout on the 1st at the Goyang National Baseball Training Center. The event gives overseas-based players entering the rookie draft an important opportunity to show their abilities.
Twenty players are taking part: six pitchers, six infielders and eight outfielders.
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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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