U.S. → Surprise at Venezuela's airstrike! A seven-year veteran of the KBO staying there also reported on the recent situation "I'm safe. Thank you"

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William Cuevas (36), who played for KT Wiz until last year and recently played in the Venezuelan league, delivered his updates to Korean baseball fans who were surprised.

On the 3rd, U.S. President Donald Trump (80) officially announced on his SNS that he had arrested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (64) and his wife.

On the previous day, the US military attempted an air strike on Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, and succeeded in securing Maduro and his wife. At 1 a.m. on the same day, President Trump said at a press conference in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, that "we will run Venezuela until a safe, appropriate and wise transition of power is achieved," adding, "We want peace, freedom and justice for the Venezuelan people." This includes many Venezuelans who currently reside in the United States and want to return to their homeland," he said.

At the same time, the future of former and current Venezuelan baseball players also drew attention. One of them was KT Jangsu Foreigner Cuevas. Cuevas has played for Tiburones de la Guaira in his native Venezuela's winter league since September last year. Fans' concerns were natural because the postseason of the Venezuelan Winter League was suspended due to this incident.

A KBO baseball fan commented on Cuevas' recent SNS post asking about Cuevas' current situation and hoping it would be okay. Cuevas responded in less than half a day, saying, "Me and my family are safe. Thank you so much," he said, relieving his fans.

Although he has left the KBO League now, there is a reason why fans were worried about him. Cuevas, who was born in Venezuela, is a long-term foreigner who played seven years in the KBO league from 2019 to last year.

While playing only at KT, he became the main player of the first unified championship (No. 1 in the regular season + Korean Series) in 2021, and has played for seven years with a steady performance since then. The KBO's overall performance was 55-45 with a 3.93 ERA and 704 strikeouts in 872 ⅓ innings in 149 games.

His affection for Korea and KT was also a special alien. In addition to fan service, if a sad incident occurred in Korea during the off-season, Venezuela expressed its condolences one by one, which impressed people. Even after leaving KT, he showed his affection on his SNS by fixing the slogan at the top when he won the integrated championship in 2021.

KT also held a special farewell ceremony on July 20th because it was a foreigner who won its first championship. At the time of the farewell ceremony, Cuevas said, "The seven years I've been here is a very long time. I won't forget all the memories and players here. I thought all the players were my brothers and I have so many unforgettable memories. It takes more than an hour to talk about all the good memories here," he said, expressing his emotional feelings.

Cuevas is staying with his family in Venezuela after playing for the Central Brothers of the Taiwan Professional Baseball (CPBL) after leaving Korea.

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