"It feels like Heyesus" Taiwan's 10th win 'Alternative Foreigner', the first KIA team to meet, one word rang
Aug 28, 2024
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Ahead of the SSG Landers match, a new family member in the wall stood in front of the team gathered in the locker room. Eric Stout, a left-hander who was wearing the Jungshin Brothers uniform of the Taiwan Professional Baseball (CPBL) until a day ago, is the main character. Stout signed an annual salary of $45,000 as an injury replacement for KIA James Nail earlier in the day. The first meeting with the team immediately after signing the contract.
On this occasion, Stout spoke unexpectedly. He mentioned the safety of his replacement nail. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said, `He said something that worries me about my nails first in greetings. I felt that he was a friend with a good heart even though he was touched."
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Stout, who was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 13th round of the 2014 rookie draft, made his first big league debut in the 2018 season. In the 2022 season, he played 22 ⅓ innings in 20 games as a bullpen agent for the Toronto Blue Jays and went through the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates that year. Last year, he joined Jungshin while playing for Triple-A in the minor league and began his challenge on the Asian stage. His overall record in the big leagues is one hold and one save in 24 ⅔ innings, 7.30 ERA. In the minor leagues, he has a total of 158 games (21 starts), 16 wins, 12 losses, 14 saves, 12 holds, and an ERA of 4.63.
KIA will play fastballs, sweepers, cutters and changeups in the mid-140km range. In addition, he has excellent strikeout capabilities, with a high strikeout rate of 8.4 per nine innings in Triple-A and a high strikeout rate of 9.3 per nine innings in CPBL,' he introduced Stout. "When I saw the video, the speed and pitching movements were similar to those of Heyesus. He pitched neatly without any unusual movements like Mario Sanchez, who came from Taiwan last year," Lee said.
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The date of Stout's appearance is undecided. He signed a contract with KIA, but the issue of issuing a work visa remains. From the 29th, I will participate in team training, build up my body, and wait for my visa. Manager Lee reportedly had 100 pitches in the game on the 23rd (against the Rakuten Monkeys, 9 hits in 5 innings, 1 homer, 4 strikeouts, 6 strikeouts, 4 runs and 2 earned runs). According to the original schedule, today or tomorrow was the day of the mound. "As we have maintained the number of innings and pitches, I think even if we check the bullpen, it will be at the level of a KBO League mound check." We must then watch the progress of visa issuance. If it is issued as soon as possible, I think I will have to consult with the person after pitching the bullpen and set a date."
ppark@sportschosun.com
