It’s not often that the Detroit Tigers dip into the burgeoning Asian baseball market, but things might be changing under general manager Al Avila’s regime. According to Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Tigers are one of four teams interested in Jae-gyun Hwang of the KBO’s Lotte Giants. A 29-year-old infielder, Hwang is looking to test his skills against MLB competition next season. He has a four-year offer from a KBO team on the table, but requires no posting fee to sign with a U.S. team.
Hwang is a 10-year veteran of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), but has broken out over the past few years.