Choi Ji-man (New York Mets)' challenge ended in failure. He started the season in the minor leagues without being listed on the opening roster.
Major New York-based media reported on Saturday that Choi Ji-man had been notified that he was not on the opening 26-man roster of the New York Mets.
Choi, who became a free agent after the end of the last season but failed to find a team, signed a split contract with the Mets last month in which salaries are different when he was in the Major League and Minor League. If he had entered the Major League, he could have paid up to 3.5 million U.S. dollars.
However, Choi did not show an outstanding performance in the competition. In the exhibition game, he struggled with a batting average of 0.189, one home run, five RBIs, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.642.
In addition, the fact that veteran slugger JD Martinez, who hit 33 home runs last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, joined the Mets was a fatal hit for Choi Ji-man.
Instead of staying in the Mets, Choi could have used an opt-out option to search for a new team. However, rather than looking for a new team, he decided to stay in the Mets and try to advance to the Major League once again from the Minor League. CBS Sports said, "The Mets decided not to appoint Choi as the designated hitter on the opening day even though newly recruited Martinez did not appear in the first series of the opening game. If Martinez returns, it will become more difficult for him to compete, but for now, he is a member of the team." "We will continue our preparations by staying in Triple-A."
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