They have not won a championship since joining the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) in 2008, but the Kiwoom Heroes have done one thing better than any other team over the past 17 years — sending players to Major League Baseball (MLB). Their captain and All-Star third baseman Song Sung-mun became the sixth Heroes player to sign with a big league club Tuesday morning in South Korea, with the San Diego Padres announcing their four-year contract with him. "We'd like to offer our warmest congratulations to Song Sung-mun for signing his major league contract," the Heroes said. "We are proud to have the sixth member of the Heroes join the majors. We hope he will continue to play well on an even bigger stage, and we will be rooting for him as he embarks on a new challenge." There have been 10 KBO players who signed with an MLB team through the posting process, and all six position players from that group have come from the Heroes. The four pitchers all came from different KBO clubs. Former shortstop Kang Jung-ho became the first to do so, as he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates ahead of the