'Ku Dongwon'Cuevas continues to accompany KT...$1.5 million contract renewal confirmed
Nov 29, 2024
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KT officially announced on the 29th that it has decided to renew its contract with Cuevas for a total of $1.5 million. He has been listed as a foreign player playing for a team for seven consecutive years.
a natural step. Cuevas continued to keep the mound as KT's ace this season. Although the wins may look humble with 7 wins and 12 losses with a 4.10 ERA in 31 games, the winning luck did not follow. Cuevas scored 19 quality starts. The third highest number in the league. I did my part as a starter. He also ranked third in the league with 173 ⅓ innings.
Cuevas and KT have become inseparable. Cuevas, who entered the KBO League in 2019 wearing a KT uniform, has been playing as a KT ace all the time, except for the moment when he briefly left due to an injury in the 2022 season. Last season, he became a substitute in the middle of the season and a 12-win, unbeaten winner, leading the miracle of `from last place to the Korean Series.'
In the 2021 season, he became a hot topic for his pitching after taking a three-day break from the tiebreaker against the Samsung Lions, and since then, he has even earned the nickname 'Ku Dong-won' for his passion to take the mound without sacrificing himself whenever the team needs him.
KT's general manager Na Do-hyun said, `Cuevas contributed to his team's advance to the postseason for the fifth consecutive year by serving as the ace every season. As he has shown steady pitching, we expect him to center the starting lineup next season as well."
KT, which ended its contract with Cuevas, is also preparing to sign a new foreign pitcher. He is also continuing negotiations with Rojas, the leading hitter.
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