O'Rourkelyn, who is left-hander, filming '152km', is a 'special selection' to break Samsung's losing streak? → How can you even use the sweeper freely!

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Samsung Lions' new foreign left-hander Jack O'Rourlin (26) will finally be unveiled. Samsung will take the mound with a powerful fastball of 152km as a weapon at a time when it will determine the flow of Samsung's early season.

Samsung will play the first of three consecutive home games against the Doosan Bears at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 31st. He bowed his head after losing to both Lotte Giants in the previous two consecutive opening games. In the end, he has to cut his losing streak in the game on the 31st. On the contrary, if you lose this game, you will fall into a quagmire of three consecutive losses.

O'Rourkelyn showed his compliance in the previous two exhibition games. Although he lost one game without winning, he left a not bad record with a 1.69 ERA. In particular, he struck out as many as seven and allowed only two walks.

In particular, according to O'Rourkelyn's pitching analysis table provided to Samsung clubs, his ball power is already a passing point. The most noticeable part is the restraint. The maximum speed of the fastball (including the four-seam + two-seam of the direct-pitch series) is 152km, ready to overwhelm KBO league hitters.

It's not just about being quick. O'Rourkelyn showed stable ball control by putting in 45 strikes out of a total of 65 pitches. In particular, it is encouraging that he can freely use 'Sweeper', a recent trend in modern baseball.

According to the pitching analysis table provided by Samsung, O'Rourkelyn used the sweeper 11 times in an exhibition game against the KIA Tigers on the 24th. Sweeper's speed was 126 to 132 kilometers, showing strength in the outer game (5 pitches). On top of that, he proved his "eight-color tone" aspect of completely taking away the timing of the opponent's batter by properly mixing cut fastballs (cutters) and change-ups. He sealed the NC Dinos and the sweeper once on the 20th, but he showed a test as much as he could against KIA.

O'Rourkelyn, who was forced to wear a Samsung uniform due to Matt Manning's sudden injury, joined the team with an exceptional short-term contract of "$50,000 for six weeks." But careers are never light. During his time with the WBC Australian national team, he left a deep impression on Korean fans by allowing one run (non-earned) in three ⅓ innings against South Korea. In the match against Taiwan, he also showed compliance with three scoreless innings. He had no earned run in two games and six ⅓ in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Samsung coach Park Jin-man (50) also gave a thumbs-up to O'Rourkelyn's aggressive tendencies. Coach Park gave trust by saying, "The ability to catch strikeouts is excellent, and the process of increasing the number of pitches is smooth."

However, the current situation in Samsung is not easy. It is true that the atmosphere has subsided as it has lost two consecutive games in the opening period. While the lineup is silent, the starter "Betterigi" without Won Tae-in is more important than ever. Will Samsung's "short-term firefighter" O'Clean, who was found by Samsung, be able to calm down Doosan's batting lineup and achieve an intense debut victory toward the "KBO conversion to regular workers." The Lion Corps' counterattack was on O'Rourkelyn's shoulders.

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