Will Samsung's all-time duo be born with 3.1 billion won? I like today's pitch
Feb 22, 2025
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On the 22nd, Samsung held its own Cheongbaek match at Akama Ball Park in Onnason, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The game was won by the Blue team 8 to 5.
Kim Sung-yoon (center fielder), Yoon Jung-bin (right wing), Lee Chang-yong (first baseman), Kang Min-ho (possession), Kim Jae-sung (designated hitter), Su-ho (left wing), Jeon Byung-woo (third baseman), Shim Jae-hoon (second baseman), and Lee Hae-seung (striker) battered the Blue Team, while Reyes played two innings and Baek Jung-hyun and Kim Dae-woo played two innings each. Lee Jae-ik, Park Joo-hyuk, and Lee Seung-min took the mound.
Kim Ji-chan (middle fielder), Lee Jae-hyun (striker), Kim Heon-gon (left wing), Diaz (first baseman), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Kim Do-hwan (designated hitter), Cha Seung-joon (third baseman), Lee Byung-hun (fosu), and Hong Hyun-bin (right wing) were placed in the starting lineup. Furado pitched two innings and Lee Seung-hyun (left-hander) pitched three innings, followed by Jung Min-sung, Bae Chan-seung, Song Eun-beom and Lee Sang-min in order.
In particular, attention was paid to the actual appearance of Reyes and Furado, who will be one-two punches this season between the two teams.
Reyes, who had 11 wins and 4 losses with a 3.81 WHIP 1.31 ERA last season, has been confirmed to renew his contract with a stable postseason performance. Reyes signed up to $1.2 million (including 300,000 incentives) this season for about 1.7 billion won.
Furado is a pitcher who has already been verified in the KBO League. He played for Kiwoom Heroes for two years in the 2023-2024 season, taking the mound in 30 consecutive games for two consecutive years, and played the role of 'Ace' with double-digit wins for two consecutive years.
As he moved to Samsung due to a failure to renew his contract with Kiwoom, he was guaranteed the full salary of $1 million (about 1.4 billion won), the maximum salary for new foreign players.
Reyes threw 30 pitches on the day, completing tests such as fastball, two-seam, cutter, sweeper, and change-up, and marked a maximum fastball speed of 146 km.
Furado threw a total of 16 pitches to check his fastball, two-seam, cutter, slider and change-up. The maximum speed was 142 kilometers.
After taking the mound, Reyes said "I think I made a pitch that I liked overall. I felt like some of the balls didn't fit the release point, but I'm going to make up for that and prepare for the next pitching. Before the opening of the season, we are making careful efforts to take the same release point for each game."
Furado also expressed his satisfaction on his own. "Today's pitch was very good""Furado said "Yesterday's rain at Akama Stadium affected the mound condition, but he quickly adapted and had no problem putting the ball in the strike zone." I try to take care of my physical health first to prepare well for the rest of the camp."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
