'Hanwha is really good at handling things.' Emergency → Jeon Kwang-hwa has been resolved, and the head coach is also full of expectations for a new foreign pitcher. "Hurry up and wait."

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The Hanwha Eagles moved quickly. A super emergency called the injury of an existing foreign pitcher. However, shortly after, he signed a substitute for him, minimizing the power gap. Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon also smiled and expressed expectations.

Hanwha officially announced on the 4th that it has recruited Jack Cushing (30, Jack Cushing) as an alternative foreign pitcher due to Owen White's injury.

He added, "The contract size is $90,000 (about KRW 136 million), including a six-week annual salary of $60,000 and an option of $30,000."

Hanwha said, "We have sent three scouts to the Major League spring camp earlier this year to prepare for injury," adding, "We succeeded in recruiting Cushing the day after the white injury." In other words, the Hanwha team did a really good job of handling things quickly.

"Cushing, who was born in 1996, is a right-hander with excellent physical conditions of 190 centimeters and fastball speed of up to 150 kilometers per hour," Hanwha said. "Last year, he pitched in 38 games (six starts) in the Minor League (PCL) and ranked first in multiple wins with 11 wins. He explained that he was invited to the Major League spring camp this season.

Cushing pitched 79 ⅔ innings last year, recording 84 strikeouts. There are 28 four dunes. In addition, Hanwha introduced, "It is evaluated that he has stable control with 2.7 walks per nine innings in the Minor League."

Hanwha said, "As Cushing won 11 games last season in the minor league Las Vegas team, known as a batter-friendly stadium, we expect him to play the starting rotation with stable game management," adding, "After arriving in Korea early on the 5th and immediately joining the away team, he will play the starting rotation as early as next weekend."

Cushing said through the Hanwha team, "I'm really happy to have the opportunity to join Hanwha and meet Korean fans. It's been a long dream of mine to experience the passionate cheering culture and the coolness of Korea in person, he said. "I'll give everything I have to help my team win." I want to play baseball with my teammates and fans at the stadium as soon as possible," he said.

Manager Kim Kyung-moon also expressed his expectations. Coach Kim said in an interview with reporters ahead of the Doosan Bears match at Jamsil Stadium on the 4th, "That's right," and said, "Not only me, but also the players, if a foreign pitcher comes this fast, the team's atmosphere will change." Coach Kim told club officials to "wait quickly" after checking the arrival time, giving laughter to the people around him.

No specific timing has been decided yet. When asked about this, head coach Kim said, "It's a little too much to tell you yet," adding, "Anyway, if you join the team, you have to work with the players that baseball is. I'm not going to throw it right away as soon as I come, but I've been throwing the ball in the United States, so that part will probably help a lot," he welcomed.

Coach Kim said, "Our team's early steps were not clearly bright. Not only our team, but also several teams are going through a lot as bullpen pitchers," he said. "If (Cushing) comes and does his part, the bullpen will be able to ease the burden. I think it will be good for each other," he said again, expressing expectations.

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