Notification of Kia's inability to renew contract → Taiwan also failed, why on earth? I can't come because of family reasons…
Feb 05, 2025
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Socrates, who played for KIA for three years in the 22nd and 24th seasons, peaked last year with an integrated victory. He recorded a career batting average of .32 with 487 hits, 63 home runs and 270 RBIs in the KBO League.
Socrates, who suffered an extreme hitting slump at the beginning of last year's season, showed his ability to overcome the slump with coach Lee Bum-ho's encouragement, consideration, and relationship with strong players. At one point, there was even a rumor of replacing foreign batters, but KIA chose to encourage Socrates and lead him instead of taking a bold adventure. It was a success in the end. Socrates was able to proudly wear the winning ring as the team's unified winning member while also performing well in the Korean Series.
However, KIA eventually found another foreign hitter instead of Socrates after the end of the season. Instead of renewing the contract with Socrates, the breakup was confirmed by recruiting Patrick Wisdom, a batter from the major leaguer with long-range power and explosive power.
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Socrates then played in the Dominican Winter League. Leonese del Esgido also played for the team and even tasted his team's victory once again.
KIA released the right to hold, but it was not possible to transfer to other teams in the KBO League immediately. At the time KIA announced the new foreign hitter, all other clubs have finished recruiting foreign batters. In addition, considering Socrates' age and his erratic performance last season, it seemed difficult to find a new team in Korea right away.
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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"Liberty Sports" was recently negotiated with the head of the group Wei Quan "Socrates, but he was unable to come to Taiwan due to family-related reasons" reported the revelation.
In Taiwanese media, Socrates is considered the best foreign typing card. However, Socrates seems to have expressed his intention to say that he cannot join the Taiwanese team immediately due to personal reasons. Wei Quan, whose contract with Socrates failed, is reportedly looking for a pitcher, not a batter, as an alternative player.
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, the use of foreign players in the league has become much greater as temporary replacement contracts are possible. In particular, Socrates, who performed well until last year, can be the best alternative 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.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
