Shirakawa Left SSG, Successfully Rehired! '180 → 4 million yen Up' Doosan substitute contract
Jul 10, 2024
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Doosan signed a substitute foreign player contract with Shirakawa for a total of 4 million yen (about 34 million won) on the 10th. Shirakawa said, "I'm happy to join a good team called the Doosan Bears. I'm going to throw every ball in every game I take the mound with all my might to win" he said.
Shirakawa, a right-hander from the Japanese Independent League, signed a six-week contract with SSG as a substitute for Roenis Elias. He had two wins and two losses in five games and a 5.09 ERA. Except for poor performance with eight runs (seven earned runs) in one ⅓ inning against Lotte on the 7th, he did not collapse much and played a role on the mound. The ERA recorded in four games except against Lotte is only 2.49.
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Doosan has been looking for a replacement player after Brandon Waddell was diagnosed for more than six weeks on the 24th of last month with a left subcapsular muscle injury. Foreign pitcher Eric Yokishi, who played for the Kiwoom Heroes, was called to Korea for a test. However, I leaned toward Shirakawa, who showed stable performance at SSG. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop said, `If we come in order, we will try to recruit Shirakawa. If there are many, he can take the mound up to six times. Yokishi has a visa problem. He played on the Korean stage last year, but he has to consider various things, including his sense of practice, and consider the number of appearances. I think Shirakawa, who played in Korea, would be better to make the best use of his six weeks."
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Shirakawa will join Suwon on the 11th to meet with the team.
ppark@sportschosun.com
