Gocheok in chaos, the batter of the six-week contract retired → Pitcher refuses to extend the contract today is a farewell match...Looking for the 7th foreigner.

Jul 22, 2025

KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 25th. Kiwoom starter Wells is pitching. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.25/

Kiwoom Heroes Lachlan Wells will have a farewell match.

Kiwoom registered foreign batter Ruben Cardinez and pitcher Kim Yeon-joo in the first team on the 22nd. Instead, infielder Jeon Tae-hyun and Stone Garrett, who announced their retirement, were canceled.

Kiwoom's acting coach Seol Jong-jin, who met at the Gocheok Sky Dome, said of Cardinez's condition, "He took good care of himself to the Futures." I don't think I can look forward to it because I don't have any injuries now."

Regarding Cardinez's appearance as a designated hitter on the day, "I think he will decide the position (outfield-1 base) after seeing the feeling of hitting more."," he added.

Kiwoom, who expelled Puig and recruited Alcantara earlier, has only one foreign player left to replace.

A Kiwoom official at the site said " (recruited on June 11th)Wells' contract period is until the 23rd. He is scheduled to leave for Australia on the 24th. Today is the farewell exhibition."

The remaining replacement rights will be used for pitchers. I'm going to be with Kadinez until the end of this season."

Rosenberg's injury is so long that he chose to replace foreign pitchers. Rosenberg is already back in the U.S.

Temporary substitute foreign players cannot be used in the postseason, but short-term contracts can be extended until the end of the season. For Kiwoom, whose fall baseball was frustrated, it was most likely to go with Wells until the end of the season.

Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th. After two outs in the bottom of the first inning, Cardinez is celebrating by hitting a solo shot and home-in. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.29/

However, Kiwoom offered Wells a short-term contract extension, but he received an answer that it was difficult due to the player's personal situation. Wells said he only came to play for six weeks, adding that he was looking for a new foreign pitcher. In the end, Kiwoom started with Cadines-Pugh-Rosenberg this season, passed Wells (six weeks), Stone (six weeks) and Alcantara, and was in bad luck recruiting its seventh foreign player in one year alone. Even after last winter, the fact that he gave up his contract with Heysus due to money is regrettable.

Rosenberg was 4-4 with a 3.23 ERA in 13 games and 75 ⅓ innings this season.

However, he left after the game against the LG Twins on June 6 due to a hip injury, and a detailed examination revealed that he had left femur collision syndrome.

Until Wells was recruited, it was found that '6 weeks or more of treatment was required', but after about a month of observation, he received a re-examination and received additional findings that surgery was needed, and the release was finally decided.

Wells is the fourth starting player of the day. In the previous three games, he was responsible for 14 innings with a 3.21 ERA. In particular, he was expected to play well against Hanwha Eagles with two runs in six innings on the 5th, but the player's refusal ended his life in Korea with the end of the game against Lotte on the same day.

Stone, whose six-week contract ended prior to Wells, surprised those around him by announcing his retirement from his career.

This confusion of foreign players eventually led to Kiwoom's report card of last place for three consecutive years, and the Kiwoom club replaced general manager Ko Hyung-wook, head coach Hong Won-ki and head coach Kim Chang-hyun at once to hold them accountable. As a result, acting head coach Seol Jong-jin, who was in charge of the second division, is taking the helm of the first division.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.