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| LG Twins new foreign pitcher Anders Tolhurst. Photo courtesy = LG Twins |
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| LG Twins new foreign pitcher Anders Tolhurst. Photo courtesy = LG Twins |
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| LG-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 24th. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop is watching the game. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.24/ |
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"The ball is fast. And he's good at throwing curves."
The LG Twins set a winning move. I changed the foreign pitcher. On the 2nd, he broke up with Eliaser Hernandez, who allowed one run in six innings against Daegu Samsung, and recruited new foreign pitcher Anders Tolhurst for a total of 370,000 dollars ($270,000 a year, $100,000 a transfer fee).
Tolhurst, a U.S. national right-hander, was named by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2019. In 92 minor league games, he pitched 15-10 with a 4.38 ERA in 193 ⅓ innings, and in 25 seasons, he was 4-5 with a 4.65 ERA in 81 ⅓ innings in 18 minor league games. This season, he mostly pitched as a starting pitcher.
The LG club said, "Tollhurst is a pitcher who throws various pitches and is a right-hander who combines quality ball power and control. "We have been showing good performance with a clear growth in recent years and we expect to adapt quickly to the league and perform the role we want in the team."
Hernandez, who turned into a bullpen pitcher in the semi-playoff against KT Wiz last year and pitched in all five games, unfortunately left the KBO League without success as a starting pitcher.
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| A game between the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 25th. LG Hernandez is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.25/ |
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| Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th, LG starter Hernandez is heading to the dugout after pitching in the top of the first inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.19/ |
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| A game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th, and LG Hernandez, with two outs and runners on second base, talks with Shin Min-jae after catching a grounder by Lotte Na Seung-yeop in the top of the second inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.19/ |
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Hernandez, who came as a substitute for Casey Kelly, had 3 wins, 2 losses, 1 save and 1 hold in 11 games, and took six weeks off due to a thigh injury this season, taking the mound in 14 games with only 4 wins, 4 losses and an ERA of 4.23. Since returning from injury, he has not been bad with 2 wins, 2 losses and an ERA of 3.64 in 10 games, but he has not been able to show overwhelming pitching like a foreign pitcher on a competition team. In particular, he failed to overcome the disadvantage of increasing the hit rate after the batting order turned once.
The new Tolhurst is a fastball pitcher that fits the recent trend of foreign pitchers coming to the KBO League. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "I know that the average speed is over 150km and fast balls are thrown about 155km." He is a pitcher with good changeups and curves. In particular, in our ABS, curves are essential. He emphasized that he is the right type of pitcher for the KBO league.
In particular, since he is coming from the U.S. as a starter, there is no need to build up the number of pitches separately in Korea, so he will be able to take the mound quickly if the visa problem is resolved. Director Yeom understands that he will enter the country about "Wednesday (6th)." After that, he has to schedule the mound after receiving a visa. We need one or two alternative selections." Assuming that it does not rain in the rotation and proceeds as it is, the days when alternative selection is needed are the match against the Hanwha Eagles in Jamsil on the 8th and the match against Suwon KT Wiz on the 14th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
