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"Every time I stepped on the field, I gave my all."
He joined during the season and showed off his fiery fighting spirit, but it was a shame to finish. However, the foreign pitcher's hot heart is making fans cry.
Lotte Giants Alec Gamboa posted on his SNS page, "From the bottom of my heart…" Thank you")" posted.
Gamboa thanked the Lotte Giants for giving her a chance to play in Korea. It was the best experience of my life. It's amazing that I can say that I've built a lifelong friendship with my team members, staff, and even fans. I don't even speak the same language...Thank you very much"I looked back on the past time.
Then, to Busan fans, "Your passion, energy, and unwavering trust in me came as meaningful beyond words." It was thousands of miles from where I lived, but (Busan) made me feel like I was at home. Even at Sajik Stadium and walking through the streets of Busan, there were always voices cheering for me. Thank you for trusting me, supporting me, and accepting me as one of you," he stressed.
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It is full of photos of greeting fans, first meeting, pleasant moments with colleagues, and moments loved by fans.
In the first seven games of the season, he seemed to announce the birth of a new Super Aces when he won six consecutive starts and posted a 2.11 ERA. Charlie Barnes, who has been with him for four years, has played an important role even after forgetting his absence.
However, as he played many innings as a full-time starter for the first time since his professional debut, his arm was strained. Considering the team's situation, he threw withstanding elbow pain, but the result was not good. He failed to add a victory from August to September, and in September, in particular, he was hit repeatedly enough to endure five innings.
In the end, he played 108 innings in 19 games, finishing the season with a disappointing record of 7 wins, 8 losses and an ERA of 3.58. What would have been more upsetting was that Gamboa was shaken and Lotte also collapsed. Lotte remained in third place until early August, but even fall baseball failed after an unbelievable fall of 9 wins, 27 losses and 3 mura right after Davison won 10 games and was kicked out.
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Gamboa herself is well aware of this. Gamboa expressed her disappointment, saying, `I wish I had finished the season healthy, but just know that I gave up everything I had every moment I left the field.' He then added 'Busan♡' in Korean and emoticons with a greeting that "'Time in Korea will always remain a special place in my heart.'"
The article is full of likes from teammates such as Lee Min-seok, Jang Doo-sung, Choi Joon-yong, Son Sung-bin, Kim Sang-soo, Na Kyun-an, Information Geun, and Jung Chul-won, as well as former teammates Tucker Davidson, Ryan Weiss' wife Hayley, and Lotte fans.
In reality, it is highly likely that Gamboa will not be able to join Lotte next season.
Unlike Lotte's tendency to favor players with "stable and high-low" players, it was "Lotto-type fastball foreigners" and it is impressive that it was partially successful. Careful and humble attitude, and a mindset devoted to the team was also great.
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However, the physical strength problem revealed after over 80 innings and elbow pain at the last minute were fatal. Since he is not a player with a lot of experience as a starter, he lacked the know-how to control his physical condition. The powerful fastball of up to 159km was attractive, but the breaking ball to support it was regrettable.
However, there are variables at any time. If Lotte does not find a suitable foreign player, it is more likely to be with Gamboa than with Vince Velasquez, who is literally 'devastated'. The postseason is not over yet, so we need to watch more.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
