As the second half of the 2025 KBO League began, the steps of each club were busy. When the ranking fight is tightly in the same year, some clubs took out a foreign player replacement card. It is a decision for the team’s atmosphere renewal and rebound.
Hanwha Eagles, who is leading the lead, made a formal contract with Luis Riverato, who has contracted with Esteban Florial and recruited as a six -week alternative. Hanwha was regrettable for foreign batters even in the situation of maintaining the top. Florial had 65 games in 65 games before he was injured in his upright finger, with a batting average of 0.271 and eight home runs and 29 RBIs. After changing the batting order with the first batter, he hit a 30 % batting average (0.314), but his performance was not very good in the clutch situation. The batting average was only 0.222 (54 at -bats and 12 hits).
Liberato, on the other hand, has been short for a short time, but he has hit several times in the score. He played in 16 games in Florial and scored 0.379 (25 hits in 66 at -bats) and 13 RBIs in 2 home runs and 13 RBIs. This is why Hanwha Coaching Staff was loud as a Riverato. As a result, Riverato came to a six -week temporary job like Ryan Wice last year and sewed a full -time job.
KT (KT) Wiz said goodbye to William Kuevas, who had eaten a pot for seven years before the start of the second half, and recruited Patrick Murphy (Patrick). Patrick is an orthodoxy pitcher who has gained experience while traveling between major leagues and Japanese professional baseball (NPB). For Katie, which is sagging in the mid -range, Patrick can be the last puzzle for the postseason. Kuevas was sluggish with an average ERA of 3 wins and 10 losses in the first half.
Patrick first started in the middle of Hanwha on the 18th and completely blocked two innings (23 pitches). I didn’t give a hit, and three strikeouts were caught. The highest speed of fasting was 154 km / h. Lee Kang -cheol, director of Katie, told the on -site reporters, “I’m a pitcher with a definite crystal.” Patrick played only as a bullpen pitcher in the minor league this year, so he will join the starting rotation after increasing his pitches. On the 22nd, NC (NC) Dinos, and on the 26th, Samsung Lions went on a bullpen, and after seeing the condition, he saw the situation afterwards.
Lotte Giants laid the foundation for rebound by replacing Charlie Barnes, who was injured in June with Alec Gamboa. Hanwha and Katie, who are trying to win the first place, and the autumn baseball ticket, will also see if foreign players will be replaced.
By Kim Yang -hee, reporter whizzer4@hani.co.kr