What kind of fateful prank, if I want to stay in Hanwha, my colleague has to lose his job. To be honest,

Jul 10, 2025

What kind of fateful prank, if I want to stay in Hanwha, my colleague has to lose his job. To be honest,
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"Honestly, I want to keep playing for Hanwha." But..."

Will Liberato, a foreign hitter who replaced the Hanwha Eagles, be able to become a full Hanwha family member or stay as a six-week substitute.

Hanwha urgently transfused Liberato due to the injury of the ambitious foreign hitter Floral. But what's wrong with this. It's a sign of a big hit.




Liberato has a batting average of 414 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in 14 games until the match against the KIA Tigers on the 9th. On-base percentage is 46 percent and slugging percentage is 603 percent. In addition to creating chances in the second batting order, he is faithfully playing the role of a solver. He is not a long hitter, but he plays very productive baseball based on his accurate contact ability.

Hanwha eventually has to choose between Liberato and Floral. Of course, there is still enough time for the end of the six-week contract period, but the fate of the two will soon be decided as manager Kim Kyung-moon declared that he would speed up the final decision after three consecutive games against KIA, the last of the first half.

What kind of fateful prank, if I want to stay in Hanwha, my colleague has to lose his job. To be honest,
The match between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 9th. Hanwha Liberato, who had a hit in the fifth inning. Daejeon =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/
Given that Liberato's performance is so good, and coach Kim said it would be better to make a quick decision, the results can be inferred to some extent. But the end result is unknown. I was also curious about Liberato's thoughts. In Korea, do you want to play in Hanwha more and how much you know about the situation going back now.




Liberato said "Which player stays, what happens to the contract is not something I can control. So I don't really care about the issue. I'm just thinking about coming out to the ballpark, working out hard every day, and contributing to the team" gave a textbook answer.

What kind of fateful prank, if I want to stay in Hanwha, my colleague has to lose his job. To be honest,
KBO League Kiwoom and Hanwha at Gocheok Dome in Seoul on the 5th. Hanwha Liberato hit an RBI double in the top of the ninth inning. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.05/
If Liberato gets a choice, it could be sorry for Floral. But if Liberato wants to stay in Korea, that's inevitable. Liberato said "To be honest, of course I'd like to play more here. I want to finish the season." At the same time, he stressed that "As I said earlier, it's not a matter of our control, either for me or for Floral."

Liberato said of his life in Hanwha "He treats his colleagues with an open mind. The players treat me without hesitation, too. I'm getting along well with everyone." Hanwha seems to know what role each player has to play and is good at those plays. There is also a great desire to win. That's why I think our team is showing a strong performance. The other is very solid defense. It seems to show the side of a strong team through defense, he said.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.