'Jung Woo-ju vs. Chung Hyun-woo, Kim Tae-hyung vs. Kim Tae-hyun' Eyes on the 1st and 3rd picks, 2025 KBO Rookie Draft will be held on the 11th...100 fans

Sep 03, 2024

The final match between Jeonju High School and Masan Yongmago at the 79th Blue Dragon National High School Championship held at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 16th. Jeon high school ace Jung Woo-joo is pitching in relief in the bottom of the first inning with one out and the bases loaded. Mokdong = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.16/

The 79th Cheongryonggi National High School Baseball Championship Gwangju Jeil High School and Deoksu High School were held at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 13th. Deoksu High School's Jung Hyun-woo is struggling. Mokdong = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com/2024.07.13/

Who is the most anticipated first.

The uniform color of the new stars that will lead the future of professional baseball will be determined.

The 2025 KBO Rookie Draft will be held at Lotte Hotel World Crystal Ballroom in Seoul at 2 p.m. on the 11th.

The nomination, which will be carried out in a full draft method, will be made from the first to the 11th rounds. It will be held in the order of Kiwoom-Hanwha-Samsung-Lotte-KIA-Doosan-SSG-KT-LG, which is the reverse order of the team's ranking in 2023.

Kiwoom, which received the nomination right through the previous trade under the agreement that allowed the club to exchange the nomination right for the next year with the player, will exercise the first and third round nominations (Kim Hwi-jip trade) held by NC and the third round nominations (Lee Ji-young trade) held by SSG, and LG will exercise the fifth round nominations (Jin Hae-soo trade) held by Lotte.

The 79th Blue Dragon National High School Baseball Championship match between Seoul Dongsan High School and Deoksu High School at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. Deoksu High School Kim Tae-hyung who took the mound as a starting pitcher. Mokdong = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.7/

The 79th Blue Dragon Open National High School Baseball Championship and the weekend league king match against Gwangju Il High School in the semifinals of the king's match against Masan Yongmago at Mokdong Stadium on the 14th. Kim Tae-hyun of Gwangju Il High School is pitching. Mokdong = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.07.14/

Attention is drawn to the arrangement of candidates for the first round, including Jung Woo-joo (Jeongo High School pitcher), Chung Hyun-woo (Deok High School pitcher), Kim Tae-hyung (Deok High School pitcher) and Kim Tae-hyun (Gwangju Il High School pitcher), Kim Seo-joon (Chung Hoon High School pitcher), Bae Chan-seung (Daegu High School pitcher), Kim Dong-hyun (Seoul High School pitcher), Park Gun-woo (Chungam High School pitcher), Park Joon-soon (Deok High School infielder), and Lee Yul-ye (Gangneung High School catcher), who are competing for the largest fish.

As most of the national team players participating in the 13th Asian Youth Baseball Championship in Taiwan are high-ranking candidates, there may be room for last-minute changes depending on the results of the tournament.

If all clubs exercise all nomination rights, Kiwoom will appoint 14 players, LG 12 players, SSG and Lotte 10 players, NC 9 players, and other clubs 11 players, a total of 110 players will wear KBO league team uniforms.

This year's rookie draft targets total 1,197 people, including 840 prospective high school graduates, 286 prospective college graduates, 56 early draft applicants, and 15 other players, including overseas flax and professionals. In particular, the draft is expected to attract great attention as players from the KBO Next-Level Training Camp, which has been held every year since 2022 to foster amateur prospects intensively, will be drafted for the first time.

Baseball fans can also watch the scene. Tickets will be offered to a total of 100 baseball fans (50 lottery tickets, 2 tickets per person) through a lottery. You can apply through the KBO website from 12 p.m. to 23:59 p.m. on the 3rd. Tickets can be received after self-identification at the information desk in front of the crystal ball room on the 3rd floor from 12 p.m. on the day of the event.

The 2025 KBO Rookie Draft will be broadcast live on cable sports channels SPOTV (produced), SPOTV2, KBSN Sports, MBC Sports Plus, SBS Sports, and wired/wireless platform TVING.

hschung@sportschosun.com