Who would have predicted that two special foreigners would collapse at the same time? Why did PS fail for six consecutive years

Oct 05, 2025

Who would have predicted that two special foreigners would collapse at the same time? Why did PS fail for six consecutive years
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Who would have predicted that Cuevas and Rojas would fail like this.

For KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul, the memory of winning the 2021 season is also valuable, but it was a greater pride to enter the fall baseball league for five consecutive years until last year. Coach Lee said, "This season is proof that KT has been reborn as a real strong team," adding, "I will definitely enter the fall baseball league this year and achieve the record for the sixth consecutive year." expressed his aspirations.

KT has built a more stable starting power than any other team with the addition of Cho Hyung-joon, who returned full-time after surgery. Last year, Heysus, who played the ace role in Kiwoom, original ace Cuevas, 10.7 billion won man Ko Young-pyo, So Hyung-joon, and Oh Won, who were brought in by trade, joined the team, and the assortment was perfectly matched. The bullpen also boasted a thicker depth than other teams, led by Park Young-hyun, who is trying to become the save king.




In particular, in the first half of the year, Oh Won-seok caused a stir that gave him a surprise 10 wins. The small scale was also stable. A Cinderella named Ahn Hyun-min appeared in the batting lineup. He was mentioned as an MVP candidate. However, KT failed to advance to the top. And although he was behind the NC Dinos' miraculous nine-game winning streak, he failed to overcome the crisis at the end of the season and ended the season in sixth place.

Who would have predicted that two special foreigners would collapse at the same time? Why did PS fail for six consecutive years
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There are many reasons for a team's sluggishness, but looking back on KT's season, the foreign player issue was decisive. Cuevas, who was no different from KT's family, not a foreign player, lost his ball power this season by reducing the emptiness of time. The worst slump in 18 games with 3 wins and 10 losses with a 5.40 ERA.

The same goes for batter Rojas. After returning to KT for the first time in four years last year, he hit 329 with 32 home runs and 112 RBIs in 144 games, and did not dieput on a demonstration of ' However, he repeated the worst silence in a year, continuing to say, "How can I fall like this?" He was kicked out of 95 games with 239, 14 homers and 43 RBIs.




Heysus, who believed in this, also failed to show as much power as last year with 9 wins and 9 losses with a 3.96 ERA in 32 games. Patrick and Stephenson, who were generally selected, also failed to play a game-changing role. In many ways, it was a season for KT, where foreign farming was completely twisted.

Who would have predicted that two special foreigners would collapse at the same time? Why did PS fail for six consecutive years
KT-Lotte match held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. 1st base with no outs in the bottom of the 6th inning. At Reyes' at-bat, the umpire declared a balk for Heyesus. Coach Lee Kang-chul is encouraging Heyesus. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.28/
The reality of the KBO League is that even if only two foreign starters are selected well, autumn baseball is won. There were two NCs that beat KT. When Riley, a special ace, took the center of the team, it did not collapse much. KT, which has not needed much thought about recruiting foreigners for several years, should work more carefully on recruiting foreigners than ever before in order to turn around next year.

It was a season where I felt the limitations of not only foreigners but also aging fielders. In the meantime, catcher Jang Sung-woo and infielder Hwang Jae-kyun are FA. The shortstop position that Shim Woo-joon escaped from is also a point to consider how to fill.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.