Goodbye Daejeon Jesus Eventually Goes to America...Agreed with HOU for a total amount of $10 million

Dec 03, 2025

Goodbye Daejeon Jesus Eventually Goes to America...Agreed with HOU for a total amount of 10 million
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the LG Twins in Game 4 of the Korean Series at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th. Hanwha Weiss is catching his breath. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.30/



Eventually, Ryan Weiss also left Hanwha Eagles.

MLB.COM, the official U.S. Major League Baseball website, said on the 3rd (Korea time) 'Houston and Weiss agreed to a contract. A physical examination is in progress. The official announcement is yet to be made.

U.S. local media also reported the news of Weiss' transfer. The size was guaranteed $2.6 million in 2026 and the club option was added in 2027. It is a contract that can receive up to 10 million dollars (about 14.6 billion won) for two years.




Weiss, who joined the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2018, played 132 career games in the minor leagues without making a major league debut.

Having played professional baseball in Taiwan and independent baseball in the U.S., he wore a Hanwha uniform as an injury replacement in June last year.

Weiss, who went 5-5 with a 3.73 ERA in 16 games last year, played 'one-two punch' with Ponce this year. Playing in 30 games, he recorded 16 wins and 5 losses with a 2.87 ERA. Ponce and Weiss won 33 games.




Hanwha, with their performance at the forefront, succeeded in advancing to the Korean Series for the first time in 19 years after ranking second in the regular season.

Goodbye Daejeon Jesus Eventually Goes to America...Agreed with HOU for a total amount of 10 million
Game 5 of the Korean Series between LG and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 31st. Weiss and Ponce are watching the game. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.31/
While Ponce was certain to advance to the Major League, Hanwha made efforts to stay in Weiss. Ponce left the country on the 30th of last month, and the U.S. media reported on the 3rd that it signed a three-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays for a total of $30 million.

With Weiss and Ponce's advance to the Major League, Hanwha eventually came up with the idea of a foreign pitcher again.




Hanwha signed Wilkel Hernandez for now. The contract is worth a total of $900,000, including a down payment of $100,000, an annual salary of $650,000 and incentives of $150,000.

Hernandez, a right-hander born in 1999 from Venezuela, is a three-quarter type pitcher who plays fastballs with a sinker movement of up to 156 kilometers and an average of more than 150 kilometers. He has been a starter throughout his career and has been responsible for more than 100 innings over the past two years, with his consistent pitching sense and perfect slider and change-up in addition to fastball.

Hernandez said, `I'm very happy to be a part of the Hanwha Eagles who finished second last season' and `I'll do my best to contribute to the team's victory next season.'



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.