"Hanwha is doing better after leaving." Weiss, NL MVP also struck out → 2G consecutive scoreless... Now I dream of "Houston Jesus."

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Was it too big a bowl for Hanwha Eagles to hold. Ryan Weiss (30, Houston Astros) is also giving the green light to join the starting rotation in the Major League Baseball (MLB).

Weiss pitched 34 pitches in two innings against Venezuela at Cactus Park of the Palm Beach in West Palm Beach on the 4th, giving two hits, walking two and striking out three.

In the exhibition game, he pitched two scoreless innings of one hit and two walks in two ⅓, and continued to pitch scoreless again this time. This is good news at a time when they are competing in the starting rotation.

Weiss, who took the mound in the top of the third inning, allowed three consecutive balls after a one-pitch strike against Andres Jimenez before heading to a full count, but a seven-pitch fastball hit the floor and eventually walked the leadoff batter.

He then faced National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) Ronald Acuña Jr. in 2023. Weiss, who put in sweeper and four-seam fastballs, struck out Acuña Jr. swinging with a 95.5 mph (153.7 km) high fastball in a ball count of 1-2.

Luis Arraez, who has been the batting king for three consecutive years, then turned it into a ground ball to the third baseman with a fastball on the outside high course, and made a 1-2 advantageous count with a sweeper for Jackson Churio before striking out for the second time with a 95.9 mph (154.3 km) high fastball to end the inning.

Weiss, who also took the mound in the fourth inning, was hit to the right by Willier Abreu, the first batter, and Maikel Garcia walked and was in crisis.

However, Weiss, who increased the count by playing a fastball game outside the first and second pitches against Eugenio Suarez with no outs, took a breather by striking out swinging with a sweeper falling at the bottom of the three-ball zone.

William Contreras then threw a 79.1 mph (127.3 km) curve to catch the count, but Contreras, who lost his timing, swung his bat and the hit became a double play to the shortstop and connected to the second baseman-1st baseman. He finished the inning with a quick end to the crisis.

The game was not an official record as he met with the same league team, but Weiss continued to pitch three hits, four walks, and three strikeouts in four ⅓ innings in this spring camp game. The maximum speed of the day was 154.3 kilometers per hour and 21 out of 34 pitches were strikes, so he pitched aggressively.

Weiss, who played in the independent league in 2024 and joined Hanwha as a temporary substitute for six weeks and became a full-time player with outstanding performances, led Hanwha to the Korean Series for the first time in 19 years last year with Cody Ponce (Toronto). Last year's performance was 16 wins and 5 losses in 178 ⅔ innings in 30 games and 207 strikeouts.

Weiss, who improved his skills, signed a two-year, maximum $10 million (about 14.8 billion won) contract with Houston at the end of the season. At the time of the contract, Houston general manager Dana Brown said, "I hope he will join the spring camp and compete for the starting rotation position," adding, "He has a very good use of fastballs, which I think is the most important thing as a starter." And he is big and strong. He also showed durability and struck out and innings. He expressed his expectation, saying, "I will have enough opportunities to pitch in the big league."

Nevertheless, MLB.COM, the official website of MLB, expected the opening rotation of 30 clubs on the 2nd and selected six starting pitchers in Houston, but there was no name for Weiss.

Weiss is appealing with his skills. We still have to prove it in more opportunities, but if we continue our current performance, we can be called "Houston Jesus" from "Daejeon Jesus" to "Daejeon Jesus" in the opening.

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