Doosan's 23-win left-hander will also go to the Mets...Are you writing another KBO reverse export myth
Dec 17, 2024
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The MLB Trade Rumors, which covers the news of the U.S. Major League contract, reported on the 17th (Korea Standard Time) that Brandon has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Mets. The initial report was known as a Major League Baseball contract, but it was corrected.The scale of the contract was not disclosed, and medical tests remained.
Doosan unintentionally gave up both foreign players to the Mets this winter. Foreign batter Jarrod Young (29), who failed to renew his contract with Doosan, first announced the contract with the Mets earlier in the day. Jared joined Doosan as an alternative foreign player this year and appeared likely to renew his contract with a batting average of 0.326, 10 homers, 39 RBIs and 1.080 OPS in 38 games, but the difference between the amount the player wanted and the amount set by the club was quite large. Jared signed a one-year MLB split with the Mets. And in just a few hours, Brandon also announced a fresh start in the Mets.
MLB Trade Rumors said 'Brandon is the second foreign player to announce the contract with the Mets today (17th) in Doosan, a KBO club. The Mets signed utility hitter Jared to a major league split contract. Brandon introduced himself as a player who spent three seasons with Doosan from 2022 to 2024.
If Brandon had been healthy this year, he might have delayed his return to the U.S. That's because the performance was good when he was healthy in Doosan. Brandon pitched in a total of 43 games in three KBO league seasons, with 23 wins and 10 losses, 244 ⅔ innings, 215 strikeouts, and a 2.98 ERA.
Both skills and work ceremonies were highly appreciated. Brandon played 5-3 with 65 innings and a 3.60 ERA in 11 games in his first year joining Doosan as an alternative foreigner in 2022, but his first contract with Doosan failed as he faced limitations from the bullpen. Brandon dreamed of making a comeback in Korea and moved to the Taiwan Professional Baseball (CPBL) in the 2023 season and continued his starting rotation, and Doosan continued its relationship by releasing Dylan File due to injury and re-recruiting Brandon.
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But this year, he was hampered by injuries. Brandon went 7-4 with 75 innings and a 3.12 ERA in 14 games and effectively ended the season from the end of June. The club waited until the end, citing the opinion that an early return was possible when the first diagnosis was made due to micro-damage of the left shoulder shoulder, but Brandon finally failed to return to the mound. This is why he failed to renew his contract and returned to the U.S.
Brandon and Jarrod went back to the U.S. for different reasons, but as a result, both players had a chance to try again in the major leagues. Both left the KBO League with enough performance, so another KBO reverse export myth is expected.
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