Hanwha, which left all of Poncewa, confirmed a two-year contract to see if they missed Taiwan's calm MVP

Hanwha, which left all of Poncewa, confirmed a two-year contract to see if they missed Taiwan's calm MVP
Pedro Fernandez. Photo = Rakuten Monkeys Official SNS



Pedro Fernandez, the Taiwanese professional baseball (CPBL) MVP from the Dominican Republic, who was on the Hanwha Eagles' recruitment list, signed a multi-year contract with his original team.

On the 8th 'ET TODAY' and other Taiwanese media are circulating that the KBO League club is seeking to recruit high-priced foreign players"The Rakuten Monkeys confirmed a two-year contract to catch the MVP."," he reported.

The player in question is Fernandez, Rakuten's 'Ace' this season. Fernandez, a Dominican Republic native and right-hander born in 1994, has been playing in Taiwan since the 2023 season after playing in the U.S. Minor League.




Fernandez started 26 games in the CPBL this season, going 15-2 with a 2.01 ERA and a WHIP of 0.91 with 168 strikeouts in 170 innings. It's an overwhelming performance.

In particular, he started in Game 2 and Game 4 of the Taiwan Series and won the Taiwan Series MVP award with a 1.38 ERA in 13 innings. He also topped the regular season with multiple wins, No. 1 strikeout, and No. 1 in the most innings, and swept the regular season MVP. Fernandez was named the fourth player to win both regular season MVP and Taiwanese series MVP.

Hanwha, which left all of Poncewa, confirmed a two-year contract to see if they missed Taiwan's calm MVP
The 2025 KBO Award Ceremony was held at Lotte Hotel in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 24th. Ponce, who was named MVP, is delighted. Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.11.24/
Hanwha, which left all of Poncewa, confirmed a two-year contract to see if they missed Taiwan's calm MVP
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 starter Weiss, who pitched 8,2 scoreless innings, roars. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.30/
However, rumors spread in Taiwan that the Hanwha Eagles were aiming for Fernandez. 'ET TODAY' is that the KBO League Hanwha targeted Fernandez and offered a high price to recruit him, but in the end Fernandez chose to stay in Taiwan```````," he reported.

A Rakuten official said "We respect Fernandez and his agent. The contents of the contract are confidential. However, we have constantly communicated and offered to renew the contract, and we are very happy to sign the contract so early."

According to another media, Rakuten guaranteed Fernandez a two-year, multi-year contract and offered at least $1.2 million (about 1.7 billion won). In terms of annual salary alone, the amount of money you can receive as a new foreign player in the KBO League will be higher, but for Fernandez, the fact that he can be guaranteed two years seems to be a bigger advantage.

Hanwha is in a situation where Cody Ponce and Ryan Weiss, who played the strongest in the league this season, advance to the Major League and replace all foreign pitchers. It has already announced the recruitment of new pitcher Wilkel Hernandez, and batter Jonathan Peraza, who will make a comeback in a year, has also signed a contract. There is still one seat left.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.