Seoul: South Korean star infielder Kim Hye-seong is expected to be posted for Major League Baseball (MLB) teams by his South Korean club around noon Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, a report claimed. According to Yonhap News Agency, MLB.com reported that the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) are soon expected to make Kim available for any interested MLB club. The anticipated posting time translates to 2 a.m. Thursday in South Korean time. Kim traveled to Los Angeles last Friday to begin training at a facility arranged by his U.S. agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), in preparation for the posting process. Kim, 25, expressed his major league aspirations late last year, and the Heroes announced in January that they would post him after the 2024 KBO season. In response, Kim delivered his best offensive performance in 2024, achieving career highs with 11 home runs, 75 RBIs, and a .458 slugging percentage. He maintained a .326 batting average for his fourth consecutive .300 season and recor ded 30 stolen bases, marking his seventh consecutive year with at least 20 steals. Since debuting in the KBO in 2017 and becoming a regular player in 2018, Kim has amassed a career line of .306/.364/.403 with 211 steals, leading the league in stolen bases since 2018. In 2024, he continued to demonstrate strong defensive skills at second base and received his second consecutive KBO Fielding Award. Once the Heroes notify the KBO of Kim's availability, the South Korean league will request the MLB Commissioner's Office to inform its 30 clubs of Kim's posting. Under the agreement between the two leagues, any MLB club can negotiate with a posted KBO player within a 30-day window. The negotiation period starts at 8 a.m. ET the day after the MLB clubs are notified and ends at 5 p.m. ET on the 30th day. KBO teams receive a "release fee" if they lose a player to MLB through posting, with the amount dependent on the guaranteed portion of the player's contract. The release fee is calculated at 20 percent of the first $25 million and 17.5 percent of the amount exceeding the next $25 million. If a player signs for more than $50 million, the former KBO team receives 20 percent of the first $25 million, 17.5 percent of the next $25 million, plus 15 percent of the amount exceeding $50 million. The Heroes have previously posted four players to MLB: former Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho, former Minnesota Twins infielder Park Byung-ho, free agent infielder Kim Ha-seong, who played for the San Diego Padres from 2021 to 2024, and San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo.