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| The game between KT and Hanwha at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 19th. Hanwha Liberato, who is doing batting training with his teammates. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.19/ |
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| Hanwha Liberato posing with a bright face. |
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I can't help but smile. Hanwha Liberato has finally finished its part-time job and turned into a full-time employee.
Hanwha won seven consecutive games at the start of the second half. The game between KT and Hanwha will be held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 19th. Hanwha, which finished with six consecutive wins in the first half with a sweep of three consecutive series against KIA, secured a solid lead by winning seven consecutive games against KT in the second half.
Hanwha's ace Ponce started and won 12 games (no loss) against KT without allowing six innings.
Hanwha announced on the 19th that it has signed a formal contract with Luis Liberato, a foreign hitter who was a 'alternative player'. Hanwha signed a total of 205,000 dollars (about 290 million won) with Liberato for the rest of this season.
Riverato signed a short-term contract with Hanwha for six weeks as a substitute for Esteban Floral, who was out of power due to an injury to his hand on the 17th of last month. Liberato, who joined Hanwha, played in 16 games with 25 hits, two homers, 13 RBIs, and 12 runs batted in, helping Hanwha to win its last seven consecutive games.
Floral was injured on June 8 after being hit in the back of his right hand by a pitch from Gwangju KIA's former Jung Hae-young. Floral, whose bone fragments were found after close examination, was eventually excluded from the first-team entry on June 13.
Floral also appeared in the All-Star Game with 70 hits, eight homers, 29 RBIs, 36 points, and a batting average of 271 for 13 steals in 65 games until just before his injury, but Hanwha eventually chose Liberato rather than Floral.
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| Hanwha Floral watching the game with Ponce in the 2025 KBO All-Star Game held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.12/ |
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Hanwha made the decision quickly, although the 25th was the final decision date. Replacement player Liberato has been promoted to a full-time position, and unfortunately, Floral will no longer be able to accompany Hanwha.
Hanwha made the decision as soon as possible to find a new team." he said. Floral was announced on waivers that day.
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| The game between KT and Hanwha at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 19th. Hanwha Liberato is playing a joke on Moon Hyun-bin. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.19/ |
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| Riverato training with a bright expression. |
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Finally, the first day of full-time job!
Liberato trained with his colleagues with a brighter expression. Was it the joy of being out of a temporary job? He also made a V pose to the reporters.
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| Hanwha Liberato, who is playing a joke on Moon Hyun-bin. |
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| Hanwha Liberato training with a bright expression |
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| Riverato posing V to the camera. |
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Hanwha, which leads the league by 4.5 games, eventually chose Liberato, who has better bat ability.
Like Weiss, who has been playing ace this season as an alternative player last year, I hope Liberato will be able to write a success story as an alternative player this season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
