Baseball Notes

01 How to Become a Pro Baseball Player in Korea: A Map of Narrowing Doors Every route from amateur to pro baseball, and the gates that get narrower along the way Career path, 7 min 02 How the KBO Draft Works The nationwide draft of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), the pick order, and how signing bonuses are set Rules, 6 min 03 How Your Position Shapes a Baseball Career What each position demands, and the career path each one leads to Career path, 6 min

04 What Is the KBO Futures League? The League Below the Top Team The farm system and how call-ups to the top team work Rules, 5 min 05 How Do Korean Baseball Players Handle Military Service? The Sangmu military team and exemptions earned at international tournaments Rules, 6 min 06 How to Read Batting Stats: What Batting Average Misses On-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS, beyond batting average Stats, 5 min 07 ERA and WHIP Explained: How to Read Pitching Stats ERA, WHIP, and the language of innings pitched Stats, 5 min 08 How KBO Players Change Teams: Trades, the Secondary Draft, and Release How moves the player did not choose actually work Rules, 6 min 09 How KBO Free Agency Works: The Biggest Contract of a Career Eligibility, the grading system, and how compensation rules play out Rules, 7 min

10 What Does It Take to Get Your Number Retired? When a club decides to leave one number empty forever History, 5 min 11 What Do Baseball Players Do After They Retire? Coaching, broadcasting, and the front office: the next career Career path, 6 min