Why do you hit 87? Kiwoom's New Foreigners Watch for 6 Weeks After-Injury + Actual Vacancy...The timing of participation has not been decided yet
Jun 05, 2025
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Kiwoom Heroes quickly filled the vacancy of Ruben Cardinez, who was out due to injury. It has been three days since Cardinez was canceled from the first team on the 2nd after cross-checking due to an injury to his right flexor tendon.
Kiwoom announced on the 5th that it has recruited new foreign player Stone Garrett (29) for a total of $35,000 (about 47.6 million won).
Garrett played in 234 at-bats in 89 games in the major leagues when he was with the Washington Nationals in 2023. In 2022, he played 76 at-bats in 27 games for the Arizona Diamondbacks, showing his potential with a batting average of 276 OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.848 and a batting average of 269, nine homers, 40 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.800 the following year.
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This year is even worse. He only posted a batting average of 87 (four hits in 46 at-bats). Considering that he is an outfielder with his own big league experience, the aftereffects of the ankle injury seem to have been serious.
Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki, who met at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the same day, said "I think I prepared quickly since the story of Kadinez's pain came out at the front." It was not an easy decision. I hope a new player will come and do well."
'For now' is a temporary replacement alien for six weeks. As to whether to completely replace it in the future "All possibilities should be left open" returned the answer.
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From Kiwoom's point of view, it seems to scratch 'Lotto' at a time when it has already fallen to the bottom. Coach Hong Won-ki said, `It's hard to find a good hitter now. First of all, he is a player who has done well before. I will enter the country tomorrow (6th). The timing of the participation is likely to be outlined next week as soon as the visa issue is resolved after seeing him train."
The Kiwoom team responded to Garrett "with strong batting and quick feet. In 2021, he also has a base run, as he stole 17 bases in the minor leagues. He explained, "You can see all the positions in the outfield, but above all, it is the recruitment of 'Utah big guns' that focus on hitting. Coach Hong Won-ki reiterated that `the player who chose the attack with the utmost focus.'
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
