Choi Hyun-il (24), a Korean right-hander who played for a minor league team under the Los Angeles Dodgers, was selected by the Washington Nationals in the Rule 5 draft minor league category.
The Major League Baseball (MLB) secretariat held the Rule 5 draft in Dallas, Texas on the 12th (Korea time).
Choi Hyun-il, who finished the 2024 season with the Oklahoma City Comets, a minor league triple-A team under the Dodgers, will continue his big league challenge with a team under Washington in 2025.
After the Rule 5 draft, Choi Hyun-il’s affiliation was changed to the Rochester Red Wings, a Triple-A team under Washington.
The “Rule 5” draft is a system that is implemented to prevent a certain club from monopolizing prospective opportunities and to expand opportunities for prospective players. The KBO League conducted the second draft with the same purpose.
MLB clubs are required to register their players in the Rule 5 draft with 26 active big league rosters next season.
However, there are no roster-related restrictions in the minor league rule 5 draft.
In the minor league category, a club that nominated a player can give $24,000 (about 34.3 million won) to its original club and freely use players in the 2025 season.
Choi Hyun-il, who moved his team through the Minor League Rule 5 draft, is not guaranteed to enter the Big League. As he has done so far, he will continue to challenge himself in the Minor League.
Choi Hyun-il, who signed with the Dodgers in August 2018 while attending Seoul High School, has played in the U.S. since 2019.
Choi Hyun-il, who started in the rookie league in 2019, moved up step by step and was promoted to Triple-A this season. 바카라사이트
His overall performance in the minor leagues is 22 wins and 24 losses with an ERA of 3.88 in 80 games. In this year’s Triple-A, he recorded four wins and six losses with an ERA of 4.28 in 15 games.
