Visa issued → He admitted that he failed to play against his former team, will he be the savior of the last team

May 30, 2025

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Kiwoom Heroes, who are at the bottom. Acknowledging the failure of the strategy, he recruited a foreign pitcher in a surprise move. Will he ever be a savior.

Kiwoom started this season with two foreign batters and one foreign pitcher. One foreign pitcher is Kenny Rosenberg. As a foreign hitter, he chose Ruben Cardinez, who briefly played for the Samsung Lions last year, and Yasiel Puig, who was with him in 2022. The decision was made to strengthen the lineup, which became extremely weak last year. The tone was 'Only if you can win it' which was a failure in the end. With Puig and Cardinez performing worse than expected, the team's mound overall collapsed. Kiwoom, which was pushed to the bottom from the beginning of the opening, eventually made a decision as the gap with mid-ranking teams widened.

Kiwoom admitted its strategy failure. The club did not perform as expectedThere was an internal opinion that the team needed to stabilize the mound by strengthening the starting lineup in order to overcome the current situation in which the team was at the bottom and to rebound substantially, and accordingly, it was decided to recruit a new foreign pitcher"I explained the reason.

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Kiwoom, who said goodbye to Puig, chose Raul Alcantara. It's what we know as a 'that' Alcantara. Pitcher who played for KT Wiz in 2019 and then Doosan Bears for three seasons. In particular, he won 20 games in the 2020 season, the first year of Doosan's transfer, playing the role of 'Ace', and using his success as a stepping stone at this time, he entered the Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB) and returned to Doosan again ahead of the 2023 season. KBO's career performance was 46-24 with a 3.21 ERA in 101 games over four seasons. First of all, Kiwoom's options were not so wide, making the most stable choice. He is an experienced pitcher who knows the KBO League very well.

Of course, he only won and lost 2 games in 12 games last year due to injury, the last season of his contract with Doosan, and was eventually kicked out, but the gap was not long. Recently, he played in the Mexican league, and his sense of action is alive. If only the same injury issues as last year are not repeated, it can be seen as a proven card to some extent.

KBO League Kiwoom and KIA at Gocheok Dome on the 7th. Full base with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Choi Joo-hwan hit a three-run double. Kiwoom players who scored are cheering. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.05.07/

Alcanta, who was originally scheduled to enter the country on the 25th, was slightly delayed due to family problems. After entering Korea on the 27th, he moved back to Sapporo, Japan, and completed visa issuance. Alcantara entered Korea again on the 30th after completing the visa issuance. Kiwoom's team, which finished its three-game away series against the KIA Tigers in Gwangju during the week, will play three consecutive weekend games against the Doosan Bears at its home Gocheok Sky Dome from the 30th.

Alcantara, who entered Korea, will also join the squad immediately. Ahead of the match against Doosan on the 30th, he will greet the team at Gocheok Dome and check his current condition by pitching a bullpen. After looking at his condition, he is expected to make an accurate plan for the future, including the number of pitches. As Alcantara joins, Kiwoom has no reason to wait long. If there are no great variables, Alcantara will start the game against Doosan at Gocheok Dome on June 1.

Coincidentally, Doosan is the first opponent. What kind of pitch will he make against his old team, who he shared the glorious time with. Kiwoom is currently in a nine-game losing streak. The three consecutive away games in Gwangju ended with one draw and two losses, failing to break the losing streak. Will Alcantara be able to change the atmosphere that has fallen to the bottom. Expectations are high.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.