"Samsung, are you watching?" Corner plays well again, increasing the possibility of joining the big league... 1 run in 3 innings against Atlanta, ERA 1.80
"Samsung, are you watching?" Corner plays well again, increasing the possibility of joining the big league... 1 run in 3 innings against Atlanta, ERA 1.80
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Conor Seabold (Tambay Rays), who was abandoned by the Samsung Lions, pitched well again.
Connor allowed one hit, one walk, two strikeouts and one run in three innings at Cool Today Park in Venice, Florida, USA on the 11th (Korea Standard Time).
Taking the mound in the sixth inning on the day, Connor got off to a shaky start after being hit by a double by Marcel Osuna. When Brian De La Cruz grounded out to the first base with one out, the third baseman homered and allowed one run. He allowed the next batter to walk, but caught the follow-up hitter with a fly ball to right field to end the inning.
In the seventh inning, Connor, who struck out two batters and blocked them with three outs, took the mound in the eighth inning and treated all three batters with outfield flies.
Connor's ERA was 1.80.
Connor started in an exhibition game against the Detroit Tigers on the 5th and pitched well with one hit, three strikeouts, and one walk in two innings.
The corner that caught Trey Sweeney grounded out to the second base in the top of the first inning sent out the next batter, Andy Ibanese, to the third baseman by an error. He struck out Spencer Tokelson by swinging but allowed Ibanese to steal second base. With runners on the second and second bases with two outs, he struck out fourth batter, Cole Keith, to end the inning.
Corner, who had a double off leadoff hitter Bly Madris in the top of the second inning, walked Ryan Cradle, facing crisis with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. However, after striking out Li Haoyu, he allowed two batters to fly balls to the infield and outfield to end the inning without losing a run.
Connor was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2017 and traded to the Boston Red Sox through a trade. Making his big league debut in 2021 with Boston, he left a humble 0-4 record with a 10.55 ERA over two seasons.
In 2023, he pitched in 27 games (13 starts) for the Colorado Rockies, but only went 1-7 with a 7.25 ERA. Ahead of the 2024 season, he turned to the KBO League and signed with Samsung.
He performed poorly in the early days of the season, but displayed good pitching after adapting himself to the sport. During 28 games and 160 innings, he posted an ERA of 3.43 and 158 strikeouts, and a 0.226 hit-out rate, as he performed as ace.
However, he was out for the season due to right scapula injury in the match against the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon on Sept. 11, 2016. He failed to play in the playoffs and the Korean Series, before going back to the U.S. 온라인바카라
Samsung abandoned the corner by signing Ariel Furado, the ace of the Kiwoom Heroes, instead of the corner.
If he enters the big league, Connor will likely play swingman or long relief. In May, he will play with Kim Ha-sung.