As the only high school pitcher on the South Korean Asian Games baseball team, teen prospect Jang Hyun-seok is trying to find his bearings among veterans, with the continental competition fast approaching. The 19-year-old from Masan Yongma High School is the only amateur for South Korea bound for Hangzhou, China. He may be short on experience, but he isn't short on talent, as attested by his recent signing with .
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South Korean high school pitching prospect Jang Hyun-seok has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, his agency in Seoul announced Wednesday. Leeco Sports Agency said Jang agreed to a $900,000 signing bonus as an international free agent. Jang will have a press conference in Seoul next Monday, the agency added. Jang had announced on Aug. 1 that he would skip this year's Korea Baseball Organization draft to pursue .
The Dodgers made a trade to acquire international bonus pool slot space, and used it to reportedly sign highly-touted South Korea right-hander Hyun-seok Jang, a 19-year-old who last week decided to forgo the Korean Baseball Organization draft to come to MLB.