SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- The country's top professional baseball league is pushing to change its player contract agreement with Major League Baseball (MLB) to ensure young prospects aren't constantly poached by foreign clubs, a senior official said Friday.
Jeong Geum-jo, the head of baseball operations in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), said the league in particular is seeking revision to a section covering "status check."
Under the agreement, if a major league club wishes to contact an amateur or a professional player who is currently playing or has played in the country, the club, through the MLB commissioner's office, must first check the player's status and availability with the KBO and must receive approval before engaging the player.
