BRADENTON, Fla. - Ji-Hwan Bae, who signed with the Pirates for around $1.25 M out of South Korea earlier this month, will get his first experience with the big league club today.
Bae is only 18 years old, and has a long way to go until he reaches the majors. He told Alan Saunders today that he will be assigned to the Gulf Coast League this year as he transitions to the United States. But the Pirates decided to bring him to big league camp today, like they do with many other minor leaguers, in order to give him some experience in Major League camp.