"Can't forget the love of Hanwha fans"...How did you feel about renewing the contract? "Let's go, Hanwha Eagles!"

"Can't forget the love of Hanwha fans"...How did you feel about renewing the contract? "Let's go, Hanwha Eagles!"

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Love for Hanwha Eagles, I mean it.

Foreign fireballer Ryan Weiss, who joined as an alternative foreign player during this season and was very active by drawing a formal contract, expressed the joy of playing for Hanwha again next season.

He, who had already praised the KBO League and praised Korean baseball fans after the season, said, "There was nothing more special than Korean baseball," and appeared with his wife Hayley Brook against the backdrop of Hanwha Life Eagles Park, which is now disappearing into memories.

Earlier, Hanwha said on the 22nd that it has renewed its contract with foreign pitcher Ryan Weiss. According to the club's announcement, the terms of the contract are up to $950,000 including $750,000 in guaranteed amount (150,000 down payment, 600,000 dollars in annual salary), $200,000 in incentives, and 1.35 billion won in Hanwha.

Weiss' renewal of contract was truly a miracle. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the first player to write a success story through the "alternative foreign player system" in which the KBO League was first adopted during the 2024 season.

Hanwha previously recruited Weiss as a substitute for Ricardo Sanchez's injury, who was listed on the injured list (IL) due to elbow pain on June 17.

Weiss was not a minor league in the U.S. at the time, but an independent league. The terms and conditions of the six-week contract were a total of 100,000 dollars, including 12,000 dollars in down payment, 48,000 dollars in annual salary and 40,000 dollars in incentives. He decided to receive 140 million won (120,000 dollars).

When Wyss moved to Hanwha, he had experience in the Minor League, the Taiwan Baseball Organization, and the U.S. Independent League. In all, Wyss posted 17 wins, 14 losses and an earned run average of 4.88 in 313 ⅓ innings in 132 games (47 starts) in five seasons.

He was only an alternative mercenary, but Weiss' pitch in Hanwha was intense.

Weiss, who made his KBO League debut against the Doosan Bears in Daejeon on June 25, became a winning pitcher with four hits, two outs and seven strikeouts in six innings. He then recorded one loss and an ERA of 5.13 in 26 ⅓ in five games in July.

With Weiss's active performance, Hanwha decided that it would be better to use Weiss more than waiting for Sanchez and signed a formal contract with Hanwha on July 28 for a total of $260,000 ($210,000 per year, $50,000 in options) and about 400 million won.

Weiss pitched well in five games, 31 ⅓ innings, three wins and two losses, and an earned run average of 2.30 in August, providing a foothold for Hanwha to compete in the last five games of this season. In September, he also posted one win, two losses and an earned run average of 4.82 in five games and 28 innings.

The final result of the season was 5-5 with a 3.73 ERA in 91 ⅔ innings in 16 games. 바카라사이트

In particular, Weiss was responsible for many innings every time he started, giving a breath to the mound of Hanwha, where the starting lineup collapsed and the relief pitcher layer was thin. In 16 appearances, he made 11 quality starts (more than 6 innings and less than 3 earned runs) and showed a powerful pitch enough to strike out 98 in 91 ⅔ innings.

Weiss did not hide his desperation to get another chance at Hanwha through his SNS right after the season, but the wish became a reality.