KT's Dodgers energy? An experienced pitching pitcher with 1.4 billion saurs in annual salary...The center of the team.

Nov 07, 2025

KT's Dodgers energy? An experienced pitching pitcher with 1.4 billion saurs in annual salary...The center of the team.
Photo courtesy=KT 위즈



KT Wiz has recruited a new foreign pitcher from the LA Dodgers.

KT announced on the 7th that it signed a total of $950,000 (down payment of 200,000 and annual salary of 750,000) with Matt Sauer (26, Matt Sauer).

Sauer, a right-hander, was named on the Los Angeles Dodgers' opening roster this year. This season's record is 10 games (starter 1) with one save and an ERA of 6.37.




Previously, he knocked on the door of the Major League through the second round nomination of the New York Yankees in 2017, and made his big league debut by moving to Kansas City in 2024.

He recorded 2-1 with one save and a 6.85 ERA in 24 major league games. His minor league record is 27-32 with a 4.62 ERA in 128 games (98 starts).

KT's team introduced Sauer, saying, `He can use various pitches such as cutters, sinkers, sliders, and splitters along with fastballs with a maximum speed of 150km/h.




KT's general manager Na Do-hyun said, `He is a pitching pitcher with a lot of experience in starting, and we expect him to take the center stage in the starting lineup with strong fastballs and various pitches.'

KT unfortunately failed to play in the fall baseball in sixth place this season. At the center of it was the fiasco of foreign farming.

KT's Dodgers energy? An experienced pitching pitcher with 1.4 billion saurs in annual salary...The center of the team.
Photo courtesy=KT 위즈
In particular, Cuevas and Rojas, who had been with KT for a long time and were considered proven cards, completely collapsed and suffered the shock of being kicked out in the middle of the season. Cuevas was 3-10 with a 5.40 ERA. Rojas also had the worst performance of .239, 14 homers and 43 RBIs, and OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.759.




Patrick and Stephenson, who replaced the two players, also failed to lead the team to the postseason stage. Heysus, a highly anticipated foreign pitcher this year, also had only 9 wins and 9 losses with a 3.96 ERA.

Ace Ko Young-pyo, returning Cho Hyung-joon and successful trade player Oh Won-seok combined for 32 wins, but it was not enough to take the fall baseball stage on their own.

Will Sauer be able to make KT manager Lee Kang-chul laugh next season.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.