(Single) Kiwoom, a new foreign pitcher, who played in Taiwan in Taiwan
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(Sports Seoul | Reporter Park Yeon -jun) Kiwoom is promoting the recruitment of Christopher Mercedes (31) as a new foreign pitcher. He is a left -handed pitcher in the Taiwan League (CPBL). It is a veteran with a Japanese professional baseball (NPB) experience. The club is expected to make an official announcement as soon as the details are completed.
On the 26th, Kiwoom is pursuing a contract with Mercedes, a member of CPBL Tung Lions. Kiwoom officials also said in the phone and the phone, “It is true that the details are still left, but the possibility of a contract is true.” Sooner or later, official announcements will be made at the club level.
Kiwoom broke up with La Clan Wells, who was recruited as a short -term replacement player on the 23rd, and the existing foreign pitcher Kenny Rosenberg was also released.
In the case of Wells, he tried to re -sign, but he died for personal circumstances. Rosenberg has made it difficult to return to power due to the prolonged pelvic injury. The club finally used one foreign player replacement ticket to find new resources and finally failed Mercedes.
Mercedes is a Dominican Republic and started his professional life with Tampa Bay in 2012. But he did not leave footsteps on the American stage. Most of them stayed in Minor League Single A.
In 2017, he moved to the Yomiuri Giants in Japan to earn a full -fledged career. He was a member of Yomiuri by 2022 and has been active in Chiba Lotte since 2023.
This year, he moved to Taiwan and played at the cpBL corner. In the CPBL, he scored 84 innings in 14 games, scoring 6 wins and 3 losses and an average ERA of 2.57.
In particular, it is said that it has high pitching efficiency per inning and has a stable economic operating ability. Competition operations using various changes are the strengths. According to CPBL Stats, Mercedes’ average restraint is 143 km / h and the highest restraint is 153 km / h. The changes in use are known as sliders, curves, changeups, and sinker balls. duswns0628@sportsseoul.com
