Hanwha Eagles’ new foreign hitter Nick Williams finished his KBO League debut game with applause.
Williams made his KBO league debut on the 27th as the 4th hitter and left fielder in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League match against kt Wiz held at Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park. After signing a contract with Hanwha for $450,000 on the 18th, Williams entered Korea on the 22nd and joined Changwon away training on the 24th.꽁머니
Hanwha recruited outfielder Brian O’Gredi this year, but O’Gredi was dismissed on the 31st of last month, leaving a record of 0.125 with 10 hits in 80 at-bats in 22 games. Hanwha initially looked for a replacement player in the minor leagues, but eventually turned its attention to the Mexican League and looked for Williams as the hitter who had been on the lookout for it entered the 40-man roster in the major leagues.
Williams went to bat as the lead batter at the end of the second inning, watched the first pitch strike against kt starter Ko Young-pyo, and then hit a strong foul hit to the right with the second pitch. Williams struck out on a missed swing at the 119km curve where the fifth pitch fell.
Williams, who entered the second at-bat after one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, countered Ko Young-pyo’s 119km curve less. The batted ball flew quite far, but was sucked into the glove of the center fielder and became a floating ball for the center fielder. Hanwha fans applauded Williams for making a strong hit.
Williams came out as the lead batter in the 6th inning and withdrew with a straight hit to right field in the first pitch. It was during the defense in the top of the 7th that applause poured in once again. Williams raised the outcount by sliding catch of lead hitter Kang Hyeon-woo’s well-hit short ball, and the fans made Williams laugh with loud applause.토토 가입머니 즉시지급
In the bottom of the 7th inning, Williams got a ball that hit his side against the sovereign with one out and bases loaded, and scored an RBI by pushing out. First RBI in KBO League debut. Hanwha beat kt 4-1 and announced a good start with Williams by continuing its 5-game winning streak in 1005 days since September 25, 2020.