Kia's notification of no renewal → Taiwan also failed, why on earth? "I can't come because of family-related reasons..."

Kia's notification of no renewal → Taiwan also failed, why on earth? "I can't come because of family-related reasons..."

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Socrates Brito, the "Tes' brother" who left the KBO League after being informed by the KIA Tigers that he could not renew his contract. Where will he go this season.

Socrates, who played for the Kia Tigers for three years during the 22nd and 24th seasons, peaked at the championship title last year. He had a combined batting average of 322, 487 hits, 63 home runs and 270 RBIs in the KBO League.먹튀검증

Socrates, who suffered an extreme hitting slump in the early last season, overcame the slump through coach Lee Bum-ho's encouragement, consideration, and close relationship with players. Rumors once there was a chance to replace foreign batters, but Kia chose to encourage Socrates instead of taking a bold step forward. As a result, it was a success. Socrates was able to confidently wear the championship ring as a member of the unified Korean team while showing good performance in the Korean Series.

However, Kia found another foreign hitter instead of Socrates after the end of the season. Instead of renewing the contract with Socrates, it recruited Patrick Wisdom, a batter from the Major Leaguer who had long-shot power and explosive power, and thus the breakup was confirmed.

However, Kia released Socrates' right to hold the game in a grand way. "From the beginning, I wanted to release the right to hold on," said Shim Jae-hak, Kia's general manager. "Socrates has made great contributions in our team over the past three years and contributed greatly to the championship. I am deeply grateful for Socrates. Although we say goodbye unfortunately, we will not forget his gratitude," he said, announcing the lifting of the right to hold on. Socrates became free to transfer to other teams within the KBO League.

Socrates then played in the Dominican Winter League. While playing for Leonys Del Esgido, Socrates even won the title once again.

Kia released the suspension right, but it was not immediately possible to transfer to another team within the KBO League. At the time when Kia announced a new foreign hitter, all other clubs had finished recruiting foreign hitters. Also, given Socrates' age and stellar performance last season, it seemed difficult to find a new team in Korea right now.

That's why I mentioned the Taiwan CPBL League. In Taiwan, a number of foreign players who played in the KBO League in the past are playing, and there are many cases where they are on a roll with good treatment. In addition, while playing in the CPBL, he can join the team as a substitute for the KBO League during the season.

For this reason, there have been steadily talks that some Taiwanese clubs are interested in Socrates, and it has been reported that Wei Quan Dragons recently failed to sign a contract.

Taiwan's "Liberty Sports" recently reported that general manager Wei Quan said, "We negotiated with Socrates, but he was unable to come to Taiwan for family-related reasons."

Even Taiwanese media consider Socrates as the best foreign hitter. However, Socrates apparently expressed his intention to deny that he would be able to join the Taiwanese team immediately due to personal reasons. Wei Qian, whose contract with Socrates failed, is reportedly looking for a pitcher, not a batter.

If so, I wonder if there is a possibility that Socrates will join the KBO League in the future during the season. Currently, if a foreign player is seriously injured, temporary replacement player contracts are possible, and the use of foreign players in the league has increased even more. In particular, Socrates, who had good results until last year, can be the best replacement card.

However, if he fails to sign a contract with the Taiwanese team for personal reasons, it remains to be seen whether he can go to Korea.