Orioles' scouts banned from South Korea
Seong-Min Kim - S - Baltimore Orioles
Feb. 9, 2012 - 2:10 PM ET
The Yonhap News Agency reports that the South Korean governing body of baseball (the Korean Baseball Association) has banned Orioles' scouts from attending games in their country.
The ban comes after the Korean Baseball Organization, a separate organization, filed a complaint with MLB earlier this week alleging that the Orioles broke protocol by signing 17-year-old left-hander Seong-Min Kim last month. The violation appears to be that the KBO was not informed that Baltimore was negotiating with the player. If it sticks, this could have some wide-reaching implications in the future, as the ban will reportedly extend to major league teams who sign Korean players before their final year of school. Stay tuned.
Source: Baltimore Sun