Pitcher Koo Dae-Sung leased to Japan`s Orix

Pitcher Koo Dae-Sung, 31, of the Hanwha Eagles will be transferred to the Orix Bluewaves of Japan on a contract for permanent lease. Details for the transfer fee have yet to be confirmed, but it amounts to about 150 million yen (about 1.6 billion won), according to sources.