The new face and first impression that will help KIA to challenge for its second consecutive victory will be a passing point,··"There will be no problem."

The new face and first impression that will help KIA to challenge for its second consecutive victory will be a passing point,··"There will be no problem."

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KIA Tigers' new foreign pitcher Adam Oler and foreign hitter Patrick Wisdom received passing points in the first spring camp.바카라

Kia, which won the combined championship last year, made changes in the composition of its foreign players in the process of preparing for the 2025 season. Having renewed its contract with foreign pitcher James Nail, Kia has decided to separate itself from Eric Lauer, a foreign pitcher, and Socrates Brito, a foreign hitter. As Kia did not recruit any outside free agents during the off-season, it decided that it needs a more solid card to seek its second consecutive win.

Right-hander Oler is considered to have outstanding strikeouts based on powerful fastballs and high-angle breaking balls in the 150km/h range. From 2022 to last year, he recorded 5 wins, 13 losses and an ERA of 6.54 in 136 ⅓ innings in 36 games (23 starts) in the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) three seasons. Last year, he recorded 2-4 losses and an ERA of 5.31 in 42 ⅓ innings in eight games. His overall record of Triple-A is 21 wins, 9 losses and an ERA of 5.01 in 242 ⅔ innings (45 starts).

Wizdom made his big league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2018 and went on to play for the Chicago Cubs. From 2021 (28 homers) to 2022 (25 homers) and 2023 (23 homers), Wizdom showed off his slugging capability by hitting 20 homers for three consecutive years. Wizdom's overall big league record is .209 on-base plus slugging percentage) of 274 hits in 1,311 at-bats in 455 games.

Aller and Wisdom joined the Irvine 1st spring camp in the U.S. and completed team training. They received good reviews by adapting quickly to the team. In addition, Nail, who experienced the KBO League last year, helped the two players adapt a lot.

What do you think of him? "I liked his tendencies and practices," Kia Tigers coach Lee Bum-ho told reporters at Incheon International Airport's Passenger Terminal on Wednesday. "I think he has prepared well for Wizdom. Korean baseball certainly practices more than American baseball, but I'm looking forward to it because it has prepared well without injury," he said. "In case of Oller, he pitched more than 150 kilometers per hour, and saw good pitching in all aspects, so I think he will throw well."

Another interesting point to note is the synergy effect of Wisdom's joining. The batting order has not been decided yet. "As it is very difficult to maintain the same batting order throughout the year, I will think about how Wisdom, (Kim) Do-young, (B) Sung-bum and (Choi) Hyung-woo will perform in exhibition games," Lee said.

Kia's goal this year is to achieve two consecutive wins. As such, whether Aller and Wisdom will perform well or not is important. However, the coach is trying not to burden new foreign players. "The most important part is to adapt to Korean baseball. No matter how good the ball is and how well it takes, it can be psychologically shaken if it takes too long to adapt to Korean baseball," coach Lee Bum-ho said. "I think we need to think hard so that these players won't be swayed psychologically in the beginning."

"They have a lot of experience, and they seem to be bright and good players in their mental and mental areas. There will be no problems," Lee said, expressing his trust in Aller and Wisdom.