"Former Hanwha" Weiss said, "A day that will be remembered for the rest of my life → Thank you to everyone who helped me."

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Ryan Weiss (30, Houston Astros), who played an active role as a member of the Hanwha Eagles in the 2025 season, expressed his overwhelming feelings after his first major league game.

Weiss said on his SNS account on the 31st (Korea Standard Time), "March 27, 2026, is a day that will be remembered forever for the rest of my life."

Weiss then said, "Thank you to all my friends and family for sacrificing and helping me reach this point," and did not forget his gratitude to those around him, and finally expressed his devout faith, saying, "All glory to God."

Weiss made his long-awaited big league debut in the top of the ninth inning as a relief pitcher in a home game against the Los Angeles Angels in 2026 Major League Baseball at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas on the 28th. The result was a harsh reporting ceremony with two hits (one home run), one walk, two strikeouts, and one run in one inning, but he showed his ball power exceeding 150km, raising expectations for his performance this season.

Weiss, born in 1996, joined the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 129th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2018 Major League Rookie Draft, but spent a long time in trouble moving around minor leagues, Taiwan (CPBL), and the Atlantic Independent League in the United States. He moved to the Kansas City Royals in July 2022 due to a waver claim and then went up to Triple-A level, but did not play in official Major League Baseball games until he was released after the 2023 season.

The turning point was the KBO League. Weiss, who joined Hanwha Eagles as an alternative foreign pitcher in June 2024, won a formal contract with a strong pitch, and led Hanwha to the Korean Series with an overwhelming 16-5 record and 2.87 ERA in the 2025 season. He played as the second starter after Cody Ponce (32, Toronto Blue Jays), but he played as the league's top starting pitcher by issuing the first line.

Weiss, who was revered as "Daejeon Jesus" who combines skills and personality among Hanwha fans, finally entered the dream stage by signing an annual salary of $2.6 million (about 49 billion won) with Houston ahead of this season using his performance in Korea.

After his long-awaited first appearance in the Major League, he was unable to hide his emotion. Although the team took the mound with a 2-5 deficit, fans from both Korea and the U.S. are cheering for Weiss, who became a big leaguer after a challenge to not give up.

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