PART 1: Professional Baseball Connecting with the World

CHAPTER 01 The Meaning of Professional Baseball to the World
CHAPTER 02 The Road to a Prestigious Team
CHAPTER 03 The Spirit and Values ​​of Professional Baseball

PART 2 Who will be chosen as a pro?

CHAPTER 01 The Road to Pro
CHAPTER 02 Survival Tips for Being Chosen
CHAPTER 03 Scouting Reports Players Need to Know
CHAPTER 04 Scenes from the Draft Strategy Meeting
CHAPTER 05 Who are the Scouts?

PART 3: The Endless Challenge of Being a Pro

CHAPTER 01 The Weight and Responsibility of the First Uniform
CHAPTER 02 Enduring with a Strong Mental

PART 4 ​​The Crisis of Amateur Baseball

CHAPTER 01 The Current State of Amateur Baseball
CHAPTER 02: Survival Tips

As I conclude the epilogue,

A current professional baseball scout
Eyes on new players

If you are a professional baseball fan or enjoyed watching the SBS drama 'Stove League' that aired from 2019 to 2020, you may have heard about professional baseball scouts.
A scout, a member of the front office of a professional baseball team, is in charge of discovering amateur players with the potential to become professional baseball players, as the name suggests, "to recruit, to search for."
They visit over 400 national competitions held across the country to examine the skills and backgrounds of the players in order to distinguish between the best and worst amateur players.
It is not an easy path without a love for baseball and amateur players, as one must consider not only the player's baseball skills but also his or her personal qualities outside of baseball, and watch several games a day in the scorching heat, analyzing every moment with an eagle eye.
"Becoming a Pro, as Told by a Current Professional Baseball Scout" will answer the questions, "Who are professional baseball scouts, what do they do, how do they evaluate players, and what should amateur players prepare?"

Among the 1,500 players participating in the professional baseball rookie draft
Only 110 people are nominated as pros,
Who will be the chosen players and who will not be chosen?

Every year, after all the nominations in the KBO rookie draft are made, the media is flooded with articles with headlines like "Shocking Undraft" and "Surprise Draft."
There are players who were predicted to be drafted by professional teams due to their outstanding performances in national competitions and other matches, but were not drafted, raising doubts. There are also players who were unexpectedly drafted without even showing up at the draft ceremony, and who are not even in the commemorative photo at the venue, causing a buzz about who they are.
So what are the criteria by which professional teams and scouts select players? Jin Sang-bong, a current professional team scout and author of this book, explains, "Ultimately, catching a scout's eye is the only way to become a professional."
So, the way to increase your chances is to know in advance what type the scout prefers and do what you can to improve yourself.
…The ones who allow players to pass the first hurdle to join a professional team are not professional managers or coaches, but professional scouts.
He says, 'You have to become the type they like and prefer, and then you have to win their favor and impress them.'
Above all, you need to have the attitude of a player that the manager and coaches can recommend, prevent ‘school violence’ or any unpleasant incidents that may occur in the future through harmonious relationships within the team, and you also need to think about how you are portrayed on social media.
If amateur players can understand the types of scouts prefer and the criteria they use to evaluate players through this book, they will be closer to becoming professional players.

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It even includes tips on how to adapt and settle into being a professional player.

With 10 clubs recruiting 11 new players every year, a significant number of players also experience the pain of being released by their clubs.
Lee Jeong-hoon, the Doosan Bears second-team manager, said in his recommendation for this book, "I have seen countless players succeed and fail after entering the professional ranks.
… This book contains detailed and delicate information on the parts needed to become a pro and the mindset of a player after becoming a pro,’ he said, and also emphasizes the adaptation process after becoming a pro.
The gateway to becoming a pro is difficult, but equally important is adapting and surviving as a pro.
The moment you are nominated, it feels like the whole world is yours, and now the end of hardship and the beginning of happiness, but if you don't prepare diligently from that day on, the path to survival as a professional player will become distant again.
Players who have gone from being 'amateurs' under the direction of managers and coaches to 'professionals' who must pickle themselves when all conditions are prepared should also listen to how to survive as professionals.