A year after the Cardinals described an internal goal to expand the map of their international amateur acquisitions, they reached across the Pacific to South Korea and signed one of the most intriguing and unexpectedly available talents.
In the opening hours of this year’s international signing period, the Cardinals finalized an agreement with center fielder Won-Bin Cho, a power-packed 18 year old who withdrew his name from the KBO draft to pursue an opportunity in Major League Baseball. Cho, a lefthanded-hitting outfielder, grabbed attention from MLB scouts with his performance in a National Power Showcase at Globe Life Field in Texas back in November 2020.