In the past, domestic professional baseball players who dreamed of advancing to the Major League Baseball (MLB) shed many tears due to cold local evaluations.Stars who dominated the KBO League and announced their entry into the MLB often gave up their dreams and made a U-turn due to the harsh treatment of local clubs that did not even meet their domestic salaries.Commentator Lee Sang-hoon, who attempted to become the first player in Korea to enter the MLB through a posting system, gave up his dream in 1998 when the highest bid was only $600,000.In February 2002, Jin Pil-joong of the Doosan Bears applied for the posting, but no teams bid, and when he re-applied in December, he was only offered $25,000. Lim Chang-yong, who played for the Samsung Lions, also stayed in Korea after being offered $650,000 that year.In 2009, Choi Hyang-nam, who played for the Lotte Giants, signed a minor contract with the St. Louis Cardinals for a symbolic amount of $101.In 2012, Ryu Hyun-jin entered the big league with a large sum of money, but other KBO league players still received treatment below expectations.

Gwang-Hyeon Kim (SSG Landers) stayed in Korea after receiving the highest bid of $2 million from the San Diego Padres in 2014, and Hyeon-Jong Yang (KIA Tigers) was reported to have received an offer of around $1.5 million in the same year.The perception of the KBO League changed when Kang Jung-ho settled in MLB.Kang Jung-ho, who joined the Pittsburgh Pirates with a bid of more than $5 million, established himself as a starting infielder in 2015 and raised awareness of the KBO League.Afterwards, the value of Korean players began to rise as Kim Gwang-hyun and Kim Ha-seong (San Diego) etc. achieved success.Merrill Kelly (Arizona Diamondbacks), who played for the SK Wyverns (now SSG Landers), successfully settled in MLB, which also played a big role in changing the treatment of KBO League players.This year, Lee Jeong-hoo (San Francisco Giants) overcame the soil created by the tears of his seniors and received the best contract.He entered the MLB after signing a huge contract with the San Francisco Giants for 무료슬롯게임 6 years and a total of $113 million.