6 Weeks Away Kardines Waiting...Kiwoom, recruitment of Stone Garrett as a substitute, Utaga Gunpo, and hope to revitalize

Jun 05, 2025

6 Weeks Away Kardines Waiting...Kiwoom, recruitment of Stone Garrett as a substitute, Utaga Gunpo, and hope to revitalize
스톤 개랫. Photo = Garrett SNS



Kiwoom Heroes quickly filled the gap for foreign hitters.

Kiwoom recruited outfielder Stone Garrett (29) for a total of $35,000 (W47.47 million) on the 5th as a substitute for foreign batter Ruben Cardinez's injury.

Garrett, who was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the eighth round of the 2014 MLB Rookie Draft, made his major league debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2022 season. He moved to the Washington Nationals in the 2023 season and had 63 hits, nine homers and 40 RBIs in 89 games. Recently, while preparing to advance to the Mexican League, he chose to go to Korea on Kiwoom's proposal.




Kiwoom introduced "Garratt, who has a strong physique of 1m88 and 91kg, is a player with strong hitting and fast feet."

He recorded 14 home runs and an OPS of 0.833 in 118 games in the major leagues, and succeeded in 17 steals in the minor leagues in the 2021 season, showing his compliance with baserunning ability.

"Garratt is a right-handed slugger needed for the team, and he can defend all positions in the outfield," the club said. "We expect to revitalize the team with a cool long shot."




Garrett will enter the country on the 6th and join the team after completing administrative procedures such as issuing visas.

6 Weeks Away Kardines Waiting...Kiwoom, recruitment of Stone Garrett as a substitute, Utaga Gunpo, and hope to revitalize
Samsung-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 22nd. Cardinez, who was hit with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, is in pain. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.22/
Meanwhile, Garrett was hired as an injured substitute, and he could afford to wait for Cardinez's recovery for now. Cardinez had a hospital examination for elbow pain against the Doosan Bears on the 31st of last month. As a result of the examination, he was found to need about 6 weeks of rehabilitation due to damage to the right elbow flexor tendon.

In 53 games this season, Cardinez had a batting average of .238, five homers, 25 RBIs, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.712.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.