Left-hander Anthony K (30) will return to the Major League Baseball.Local media such as “The Athleti..
Left-hander Anthony K (30) will return to the Major League Baseball.
Local media such as “The Athletic” and “ESPN” said on the 4th (Korea Standard Time) that K agreed to a two-year, $12 million (about 17.64 billion won) contract with the Chicago White Sox.
It includes a $2 million buyout for a mutually agreed option ($10 million) for the 2028 season, receiving an annual salary of $5 million for two years. In addition, a $1.5 million incentive clause was added.
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Kei has played for the Yokohama BayStars in the Japanese professional baseball league for the past two years. He pitched in 48 games over the past two years, recording 15-15 losses with a 2.53 ERA and a record of 0.4 homers, 2.9 walks, and 7.7 strikeouts per 1.149 WHIP innings.
He was mentioned as a strong candidate to return to the Major League during this offseason, but eventually received a multi-year contract.
Kay began her professional career in the 2016 draft by being drafted by the New York Mets with the 31st pick in the first round.
Once he was a promising prospect. In July 2019, the Mets traded him and Simeon Woods Richardson to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Marcus Stroman.
He made his big league debut in Toronto in the 2019 season, but it didn’t go as planned. All he had was 4 wins, 2 losses and a 5.59 ERA in 44 appearances for Toronto, the Chicago Cubs, and the Mets in five years.
On July 26, 2020, he allowed a home run to Choi Ji-man in an away game against the Tampa Bay Rays. This home run was also the first and last home run recorded by Choi Ji-man, a left-handed hitter at the time, when he entered the right at-bat as he challenged to convert to a switch heater.
Although he was branded as a “failed prospect,” he was born anew after playing for two years in Japan.
The White Sox have acquired Eric Peddy, who previously played in the KBO League, and used him as a trade card. This time again, it invested in ‘reverse export’.
[KIM JAE HO, MK Sports Reporter]
