[Official] The 159km Korea left-hander, who made fun of '5 innings KKKKKKK', hit 161.2 billion! Confirmation of guaranteed contracts by age 36

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Christopher Sanchez (30, Philadelphia Phillies), who teased the Korean national team with overwhelming ball power at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC), signed a jackpot contract.

Philadelphia signed a new six-year contract with left-hander Sanchez starting in the 2027 season on the 22nd (Korea Standard Time). There is a club option in 2033 under a guarantee contract until 2032, he said.

Since then, according to major sources such as ESPN's Jeff Bankruptcy Reporter, it is a six-year, 107 million-dollar contract. Sanchez has signed a four-year $22.5 million (about 33.9 billion won) guarantee contract during the 2024 season, starting in 2025, when there is a club option between 2029 and 2030. According to the bankruptcy, $60 million (about 90.4 billion won) was added from the existing contract.

Sanchez is a left-hander who made his debut with Philadelphia in 2021 and recorded 30-21-1 saves with a 3.24 ERA and 509 strikeouts in 535 ⅔ innings in 104 games.

The main weapon is a high-speed sinker with a maximum speed of 99 miles per hour (about 159.3 kilometers) and an average of 95.4 miles (about 153.5 kilometers), and the change-up of the right-handed batter also reaches 45.1% of the swing rate (Whiff%). Based on his strong pitching, he ranked second in the National League Cy Young Award last year with 13 wins and 5 losses with a 2.50 ERA and 212 strikeouts in 202 innings in Philadelphia.

It was the Korean national team led by head coach Ryu Ji-hyun who realized its power. Sanchez became the winning pitcher with two hits, one walk and eight strikeouts in five innings in the second round of the 2026 WBC finals at Rondipo Park in Miami, Florida on the 14th. On that day, Sanchez drew as many as 18 swings and misses from Korean batters with a total of 63 pitches, including 40 sinkers, 12 sliders and 11 change-up pitches.

The atmosphere in the U.S. is also positive about Sanchez's extended contract. "Sanchez's previous contract is a very low-cost contract of $48 million by 2030, which will guarantee $107 million through this contract," said Bankruptcy. Philadelphia is taking good care of ace pitchers."

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