TODAY: In accordance to reports out of South Korea, the LG Twins have pulled out of the contract, resulting from a problem following Almonte’s bodily.
DECEMBER 5: The LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Group have introduced a one-year contract with outfielder Abraham Almonte. (Hat tip to reporter Sung Min Kim.) Almonte will obtain $400K in wage, a $100K signing bonus, and as much as $300K in incentive bonuses.
The 33-year-old Almonte is a veteran of the final 10 Main League seasons, suiting up with seven totally different groups on the MLB degree and in addition spending a while within the minors with the Brewers’ and Yankees’ farm programs. Of Almonte’s 455 profession video games within the Present, 187 had been performed with Cleveland from 2015-17, and his subsequent highest complete was 70 video games with the Padres over elements of three seasons.
Almonte constantly discovered work as a backup or part-time outfielder throughout his journeyman profession, due extra to his means to play all three outfield positions than his bat. Whereas the switch-hitter has a couple of flashes on the plate, Almonte hit a modest .235/.302/.374 over 1363 Main League plate appearances. He entered the 2022 season on a minor league take care of the Brewers, however didn’t attain the majors till after he was dealt to the Pink Sox in July.
Heading abroad for the primary time in his professional profession, Almonte now joins the Twins. Every KBO League crew has as much as three roster spots devoted to non-Korean gamers, and worldwide gamers can solely signal for a $1MM most. A global participant’s first KBO contract will also be just one yr in size.
