Lee Jung-hoo to be posted for MLB Tuesday
![Lee Jung-hoo bows to fans after achieving 100 hits for the seventh-consecutive season at Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul in July. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/12/04/b33d9dd6-5566-4909-bec2-f8356ec687b1.jpg)
Lee Jung-hoo bows to fans after achieving 100 hits for the seventh-consecutive season at Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul in July. [NEWS1]
Lee Jung-hoo will be posted for MLB clubs on Tuesday, his current team Kiwoom Heroes said in an announcement on Monday.
The 30-day negotiating window for the 25-year-old left-hander is set to open on Dec. 5 at 8 a.m. ET, the Heroes said.
“We support the future of Lee Jung-hoo, who is qualified to post and takes on the challenge of heading to a bigger stage,” the Heroes said, according to News1.
Lee, the 2022 KBO MVP, made his KBO debut in 2017, playing all seven seasons with the Heroes.
He has a career .380 batting average with 65 home runs and 515 RBIs but comes off a 2023 season that was cut short by an ankle injury in July.
Still, the second-generation KBO legend is rumored to have piqued the interest of several MLB clubs, including the New York Mets.
BY MARY YANG [mary.yang@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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