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There are more and more foreign players knocking on the door of KBO League while American baseball is'all-stop'. As a result of SBS coverage, it was confirmed that even major league all-star players want to go to Korea, but our teams are hesitating. There is a good reason.

Reporter Lee Seong-hoon.

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Major leagues are unclear as to whether it will open, and minor leagues have actually fired many clubs with the season canceled.

According to the MLB Network, more than 1,200 minor leagues have been fired.

Among them, the number of players seeking to advance to Korea is rapidly increasing.

In 2013, at least three All-Star players, including All Hobby and Cy Young candidate, were confirmed to have announced their willingness to enter Korea.

However, even in the KBO league, even the domestic teams with poor foreign players are hesitant to recruit them.

From mid-March, there is no way to check the physical condition of athletes who lack exercise while the training centers are closed across the United States. 6 weeks or more is required.

[A team official: It seems that there is a burden to play without a foreigner for more than a month before getting a visa and raising the condition after self-isolation.]

I'm also concerned about teams trying to recruit new foreign players after this season.

No matter how high the name value is, it is because players who have failed to play for more than a year must be judged based on data from last year.

So, some clubs are insisting on accelerating the introduction of the'nursing-type foreign player' system, which is scheduled to be implemented in 2023.

In addition to the three existing foreigners, it is to increase the number of foreign players who are nurtured by verifying their skills in Korea.

The collapse of the US baseball system is fueling a change in the Korean foreign system.

(Video editing: Woo Gi-jung)