Lotte Gamboa's first real game. A slow fastball is 150 kilometers away. My heart becomes magnificent. 4K scoreless in 3 innings. Next week's debut against Samsung
May 21, 2025
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Gamboa started the Futures League game against the Samsung Lions in Gyeongsan and sprayed 40 pitches in three innings, allowing three hits, no four outs, and no strikeouts.
Gamboa, who showed stable pitching from his first appearance and raised expectations, showed good condition with a maximum speed of 153km.
In the bottom of the first inning, Gamboa, who allowed a shortstop infield hit to hitter Park Seung-gyu, who met in Korea for the first time, struck out No. 2 Yang Woo-hyun with a swing and miss, but he was hit by No. 3 Yoon Jung-bin and was on the verge of a crisis with one out and runners on the first and second bases. However, he caught No. 4 Lee Chang-yong with a fly to right field and treated No. 5 with a shortstop line drive to keep him scoreless.
After the tense first inning, the bottom of the second inning was more comfortable. Gamboa, who struck out lead No. 6 Kim Tae-geun with a rookie strikeout, and Park Jin-woo, No. 7, struck out three pitches. No. 8 Cha Seung-joon hit a ground ball in front of the first base at the first pitch. He quickly ran to first base and made a base cover to get the batter out.
Gamboa, who started in the bottom of the third inning with No. 9 Lee Hae-seung striking out, allowed No. 1 Park Seung-gyu to hit the middle, and Yang Woo-hyun's surprise bunt made it to second base with two outs, but he handled Yoon Jung-bin with a ground ball in front of the shortstop and finished his pitching.
He threw the most 25 fastballs, with a minimum speed of 150km and a maximum speed of 153km. Four sliders of up to 146km were added, five curves of up to 131km were added, and four changeups of up to 140km were added.
Gamboa is scheduled to take the mound next week in three consecutive games during the week against the Samsung Lions.
Gamboa is a new foreign pitcher who has replaced Charlie Barnes, who was diagnosed with a shoulder injury for eight weeks. He signed a transfer fee of $100,000 and an annual salary of $330,000. He has a lot of experience in selection in the U.S. and has a fast speed of 151 kilometers on average.
He pitched 359 ⅔ innings in 131 minor league games with a 4.23 ERA. He pitched in 41 games as a starter and had a 28-21 record.
While playing for the LA Dodgers for seven years, he was also close to Korean players such as Choi Hyun-il and Jang Hyun-sik and Kim Hye-sung, who joined this year. When they came to Lotte this time, it was also a hot topic that they left a message of support for Gamboa.
Gamboa said that it was her personal best arrest that she shot 159km two years ago and that she would challenge 160km in Korea.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
