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KBO’s KIA Tigers Re-Sign Socrates Brito

By Mark Polishuk | December 17, 2023 at 11:28pm CDT

The KIA Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization announced that outfielder Socrates Brito is returning for a third season with the team (hat tip to Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net).  Brito will receive $800K in guaranteed money in the form of a $500K salary and a $300K signing bonus, plus he can earn an additional $400K in contract incentives.

It’s easy to see why the Tigers were interested in a reunion, as Brito has hit .298/.349/.478 with 37 homers over his two seasons (1162 plate appearances) in South Korea.  The 31-year-old Brito has primarily been the club’s everyday center fielder, while also seeing some action in both corner outfield positions.

Formerly a prospect in the Diamondbacks’ farm system, Brito showed some signs of the dreaded “Quad-A” label, as his impressive .287/.339/.467 slash line over 1960 Triple-A plate appearances didn’t translate to the big leagues, albeit in a pretty limited sample size of MLB playing time — Brito hit only .179/.216/.309 over 218 PA with the D’Backs and Blue Jays from 2015-19.  Brito signed minor league deals with the Pirates and Yankees in 2020 and 2021 without any more time in the majors, and Brito also had to endure a personal tragedy in 2020 when his brother passed away from COVID-19.

There hasn’t been any public indication that Brito has received any looks from Major League teams during his tenure in the KBO League, or even that Brito has necessarily been on the lookout for a return to North American baseball.  There’s certainly still time for Brito to explore such possibilities in the future, but for now, he has carved a nice niche for himself with the Tigers.

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  1. WeeTodd

    2 years ago

    Who cares? Socrates Brito was literally the worst hitter in MLB history lmao

    Reply
    • agentx

      2 years ago

      Literally?

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  2. TrumboRedux

    2 years ago

    This is a AAAA player’s dream…

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    • Devil's advocate

      2 years ago

      I assumed the dream was to stick in the bigs?

      1
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      • TrumboRedux

        2 years ago

        You don’t become a AAAA player until that dream has already come and gone..

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  3. Non Roster Invitee

    2 years ago

    I saw Brito play in Reno. Best baller on the field.

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    • Rob Schumann

      2 years ago

      Yeah he was a stud at AAA. He might have become a solid MLB player too but he was always given a short leash. Had he broke into MLB in the early 90s he would have started the rest of the season after his callup. He also would have had a cup of coffee the prior September. Used to be players that were all around solid at AAA got a hard look before being given the AAAA label. The Yankees Florial is another one. Big time international prospect that lied about his age so the Yanks got a discount. Hit at every level of the minors with good defense. Yanks former #1 prospect. Gets a callup and the first sign of a slump and back to AAA he goes. It has to be frustrating.

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  4. Informed Sportsball Discussion

    2 years ago

    Well.

    Everything he does is the Socratic Method.

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    • oscar gamble

      2 years ago

      Did you have to dredge up my old law school memories? LOL

      1
      Reply
  5. Degaz

    2 years ago

    Next signing…Aristotle Mojito

    3
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    • Dotnet22

      2 years ago

      Archimedes Aquino?

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      Reply
  6. Frank_TananaDaquri

    2 years ago

    One of my favorite baseball names of all-time. Right up there with Van Lingle Mungo.

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  7. CaseyAbell

    11 months ago

    His parents were big Plato fans. Let’s hope he stays away from hemlock.

    Halfway seriously, Brito earned $2 million for his first two years in Korea. He’ll probably add another million-plus to that in 2025. Not much by MLB standards, but it’s a nice living.

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