Gamboa, who came to the pitcher's grave, checks Rafak ahead of his first appearance

May 27, 2025




Gamboa, who came to the pitcher's grave, checks Rafak ahead of his first appearance
Lotte Gamboa, who is about to make his first start, is on the ground looking at the stadium. Photo = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.27/
Alec Gamboa (28), a substitute mercenary who is expected by Lotte fans, will make his debut at Lions Park, the tomb of pitchers.

The game between the Lotte Giants and the Samsung Lions will be held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 27th. Lotte Gamboa appeared on the field wearing headphones. Gamboa, who came out on the ground, looked around the stadium with a curious look and then went out to warm up to the outfield.
Gamboa, who came to the pitcher's grave, checks Rafak ahead of his first appearance
Gamboa's gaze outside
Gamboa, who came to the pitcher's grave, checks Rafak ahead of his first appearance
Practice ceremony with coach Kim Min-ho
Gamboa, who came to the pitcher's grave, checks Rafak ahead of his first appearance
Gamboa looking at the fence while listening to the interpretation
Lions Park has a unique rhombus shape in which the fence from the center of the outfield to the left and right is designed in a straight line. The fence distance between the left-center and the right-center is about 5 meters shorter than other stadiums, so it is a stadium with a lot of home runs.

Gamboa, who went out to the outfield, also listened to the interpreter's explanation and confirmed Lions Park's unique outfield fence structure with interest.




Gamboa, who came to the pitcher's grave, checks Rafak ahead of his first appearance
Gamboa, who came to the pitcher's grave, checks Rafak ahead of his first appearance
Can Gamboa overcome Rafak's short fence?
Gamboa, a left-handed pitcher, signed a contract with Lotte as an alternative foreign player on the 14th after Charlie Barnes left due to shoulder pain.

Lotte paid a transfer fee of $100,000 and an annual salary of $330,000 for the rest of the season (annual salary of $300,000 + option of $30,000) to bring in Gamboa, a former member of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the U.S. professional baseball league.

Gamboa, who is 185 cm tall and weighs 92 kg, played 131 games in the minor leagues, recording 28 wins, 22 losses, 2 saves and a 4,23 ERA. Sliders and changeups are the main weapons for fastballs with an average speed of 151 kilometers.




Gamboa played in the game against Samsung's second division on the 21st and finished the actual inspection by striking out four strikeouts with three hits and no runs in three innings.

Lotte, which is currently in third place, has a team batting average of first in the league (0.289). However, the pitching staff's ERA remains in ninth place with 4.71.

Gamboa, who came to the pitcher's grave, checks Rafak ahead of his first appearance
Depending on Gamboa's performance, Lotte's battle for the lead can also gain more strength.




Gamboa's first opponent in the KBO League will be Samsung's ace Hurado.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.