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San Diego pitcher and catcher team spring training begins on the 12th

Go Woo-seok (26, San Diego Padres) will leave Korea on the 9th and prepare in earnest for his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut season.

Rico Sports Agency, Lee Jung-hoo's management company, announced on the 8th that Go Woo-seok will depart for the United States via Incheon Airport on the 9th.

After arriving in the United States, Go Woo-seok will immediately move to the San Diego Spring Camp training facility in Peoria, Arizona, to begin training for the 2024 season.

In San Diego, pitchers and catchers will begin spring camp first on the 12th, and fielders will join on the 17th and begin training as a full team.

Kim Ha-seong, who plays in San Diego together according to the spring training schedule, left for the United States on the 20th of last month, and Lee Jeong-hoo (San Francisco Giants), Ko Woo-seok's brother-in-law and who also advanced to MLB this year, left for the United States on the 1st of this month.

Go Woo-seok heads to the United States later than them due to visa issuance.

Go Woo-seok, who attempted to enter the MLB through the posting system after completing the 2023 season, succeeded in signing a contract with San Diego just before the negotiation deadline.

The condition is 2+1 years, up to $9.4 million (approximately 12.5 billion won). He is guaranteed $4 million over two years, and if the club chooses to extend the contract by exercising the option in 2026, he will play for San Diego for $3 million. If the club does not exercise the option, he will receive a buyout of $500,000 and become a free agent.

Go Woo-seok begins a full-fledged competition for the position of closing pitcher. San Diego sent Josh Hader, who was in charge of last season's tailgate, to the Houston Astros.

Yuki Matsui, Wandy Peralta, and Robert Suarez are Go Woo-seok's competitors.

Meanwhile, San Diego will begin exhibition games starting on the 23rd of this month. 고스톱