Socrates Brito (32), who broke up with KIA, is quenching for a new challenge in his homeland, the Dominican Republic.
Socrates, a member of Leones del Escohido, started as a second and center fielder in a home game against Las Shivañas in the 2024-2025 Dominican Republic Winter League regular season on the 22nd and scored two hits, one walk and one point in four at-bats.
Socrates played second and center fielder in both the two consecutive games against Lisay Del Tigress on Sunday and Friday, and posted two hits, one walk, and one run from nine times at bat. He has a batting average of 0.308 (4 hits in 13 times at bat) and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.862 in three games.
Socrates joined Kia in 2022 and played a key role as a batter for the three seasons with a batting average of 0.302 63 home runs and 270 RBIs. In the 2024 season, when Kia won the title overall, he overcame the ups and downs in the early stages to play in 140 games during the regular season with a batting average of 0.310 with 26 home runs and 97 RBIs. In five games of the Korean Series with Samsung, Socrates continued his performance unchanged with a batting average of 0.300, one home run and five RBIs.
Kia recently broke up with Socrates saying that it would not settle for the current record, and hired Patrick Wisdom, a powerhouse who had 20 home runs or more for three consecutive seasons in the Major League, as its new foreign hitter. However, Kia did not want to say goodbye to Socrates with a blushing smile. As a result, the team released Socrates without exercising the right of suspension, and Socrates was able to freely sign contracts with nine KBO league teams except for Kia. However, since all 10 KBO league teams have already finished composing foreign players, it is not possible for him to return to the KBO League right now.
Socrates also said on his social network service (SNS) on the 27th, "I would like to thank my colleagues, coaches, and clubs for treating me like a family for the past three years. In particular, I will never forget the love of the fans who cheered me passionately," and said a "beautiful goodbye" with KIA. 메이저사이트
The Dominican Winter League is considered one of the two major leagues along with Venezuela among the leagues classified as winter leagues. The center is centered on middle-aged and veteran players who do not have a team or play in Mexican or independent leagues before the end of the World Series, and Triple-A players who are non-tender. Most of the players aim to win contracts to invite Japanese, Korean, or Major League spring camps next season based on showcases rather than financial gains. Socrates also hopes to advance to other leagues based on his performance here.