The 7 billion FA met the legend of "3rd Cy Young Awards" and this time, a special closure and a proof shot

The 7 billion FA met the legend of "3rd Cy Young Awards" and this time, a special closure and a proof shot

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Samsung Lions pitcher Choi Won-tae met with Major League Baseball's best closure Devin Williams (New York Yankees).스포츠토토

Choi Won-tae, who went on a training trip to CSP (Cressey Sports Performance), a baseball program facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, released a photo of himself with Williams on his SNS on the 14th.

Williams, who was born in 1994, made his big league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2019 and is considered the best closure in the league, with 27 wins, 10 losses and 68 saves (1.83 ERA) in 241 career games.

Selected as the 2020 National League Rookie of the Year, he won the 2021 and 2023 National League Redemption Award. He also had the pleasure of being named an All-Star for the second consecutive year in 2022 and 2023. Williams, who became a new member of the New York Yankees through a trade in December last year, is preparing for this season in CSP.

Choi Won-tae posted a picture of himself with Max Scherzer, a 216th-win pitcher in the Major League who won three Cy Young Awards on the 7th.

Meanwhile, Choi Won-tae, who made his professional debut in 2015 after graduating from Seoul High School, pitched in 217 games in the first division and posted 78 wins, 58 losses, and an ERA of 4.36. Samsung signed an FA contract with Choi on June 6 with a maximum of 7 billion won (2.4 billion won in down payment, 3.4 billion won in salary for four years, 1.2 billion won in incentive for four years).

The club said, "Choi Won-tae proved his consistency by taking charge of 1,073 ⅓ innings, which is the third-largest overall in the KBO League, as a starting pitcher for eight years since 2017."

He added, "It has stable control power to throw six pitches, including four-seam fastballs, two-seam fastballs, cut fastballs, sliders, curves, and changeups, in various ways."

"Choi has pitched in more than 20 starts and more than 100 innings for the last eight consecutive years. Based on his stable ball control, he also has the ability to induce grounders. We expect Choi to give new strength to the starting lineup," he said.