[Official] "Oh my gosh" was eliminated from 韓 Medical, "Korea reversal" → contract cancellation → He finally landed on the KBO stage as a substitute foreign pitcher.

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Foreign pitchers who were eliminated from the medical test will be able to enjoy the KBO League stage by forming ties with other teams. The main character is Drew Berhagen, 36. Having not been able to form a relationship with SSG Landers, he landed on the Korean stage by joining hands with the NC Dinos.

The NC Dinos officially announced on the 28th, "We hired right-hander Drew Berghagen for a total of $100,000 (annual salary 70,000 + option 30,000 won, about 150 million won) for six weeks as a replacement for Riley Thompson's injury."

NC explained about Berhagen, "I was born on October 22, 1990, and I am a right-handed pitcher with a height of 198cm and a weight of 104kg," adding, "I started my professional career with the designation of the Detroit Tigers in 2012 and gained various experiences in the major leagues and Japanese stages."

"Burghagen uses a variety of pitches, including changeups, cutters, and sweepers, based on fastballs with an average speed of 149 kilometers per hour and up to 154 kilometers per hour. In particular, it has a sweeper and change-up that can be used regardless of left and right hitters, and its stable ball control is evaluated as a strength," he added.

NC continued, "He also has experience in Japanese professional baseball, including playing for the Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB) in the 2024-2025 season," and emphasized, "He also has strengths in adapting to the KBO league."

Finally, NC said, "We are looking forward to stabilizing the starting lineup through Berhagen's joining, and we will join the team on the 29th."

Meanwhile, Berhagen is a resource recruited by SSG Landers as a new foreign pitcher in December last year. At the time, SSG officially announced that it had signed a contract with Berghagen for a total of $900,000 (down payment of 50,000, annual salary of 750,000 and option 100,000).

It was a highly anticipated pitcher. At the time, SSG highly appreciated his physical conditions, powerful fastballs, highly complete breaking balls, aggressive tendencies and physical strength. On top of that, he expressed expectations for the sophistication of attacking the strike zone and the calmness of playing without shaking even in crisis situations.

But there was a problem. Abnormalities were found during a medical examination. At that time, it was not even before I even stepped on the Korean stage. SSG said, "Berhagen is considering (the termination of the contract) in depth due to an issue found during a medical test," which eventually led to the cancellation of the contract.

Usually, the club officially announces the contract with the player after passing a medical test. However, as the holiday period was included in December at the time, there were no hospitals to conduct medical tests, and they agreed to write a contract first and then proceed with the test, but abnormal signals were found. In the end, he couldn't wear an SSG uniform, and this time, he joined NC as an alternative foreigner.

Meanwhile, the American made his debut in Detroit in 2014 and played until 2019. He then moved to NPB Nippon Ham Fighters in 2020 and took the mound in 38 games in the first division until 2021, marking 13 wins, 17 losses and an ERA of 3.51. In 2022, he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and returned to the U.S. stage, where he played two more seasons. MLB's career record is 18-12 with a 4.98 ERA in 206 appearances. He headed to Nippon Ham again in 2024 and played for the same team until last season. What kind of performance will he show in the NC uniform.

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