한국야구위원회(KBO) 정금조 사무차장은 "해외진출 선수는 9시즌을 뛰어야 FA 자격을 얻는다는 조항이 있지만 해외 진출 과정에 FA 권리를 행사한 것으로 간주한다"고 밝혔다.
Chung Geum-jo, secretary-general of the Korea Baseball Organization, said, "There is a clause that overseas players need to play nine seasons to qualify for the FA, but they are considered to have exercised their FA rights in the process of advancing overseas."