Fedack's next appearance confirmed for the 24th against Doosan! Park Jin-man: "We need to see when a new foreign investor pitcher arrives for Sunday, the 26th"

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Samsung Lions appears to be in the final stages of signing a short-term replacement foreign pitcher. This comes after Samsung manager Park Jin-man (50) mentioned that a new foreign pitcher could start on Sunday, the 26th.

Ahead of the Lotte Giants match held at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 19th, Samsung manager Park Jin-man expressed relief over replacement foreign investor Chris Fedack's successful debut, saying, "It feels much more comfortable for the first time in a while," while closely monitoring when the new face will join to fill the void left by Ariel Huard, another foreign pitcher who will miss the first schedule of the second half.

First, Fedack, who delivered an outstanding scoreless performance with six innings, one hit, and seven strikeouts in the Lotte match on the 18th, is confirmed to make his next appearance against Doosan on the 24th. Manager Park Jin-man explained, "We will try to schedule Fedack's appearances according to his own timetable. Although there are forecasts of rain for the upcoming Doosan and weekend three-game series, he has to come when he comes."

Samsung has already tentatively decided on starting pitchers from the upcoming 21st match onward. According to Manager Park, the order is Choi Won-tae, Kim Baek-san, Yang Chang-seop, Fedack, and Won Tae-in. The key now is who will take the starting spot for the weekend game on the 26th.

When asked by StarNews whether Choi Won-tae, the Tuesday starter on the 21st, would also start on Sunday the 26th, Manager Park Jin-man replied, "We need to see when a new foreign pitcher arrives for Sunday the 26th. If a foreign player arrives quickly, there will be no twice-a-week appearances." This indicates that Samsung is narrowing down candidates and is in the final stages of signing.

At a very coincidental time, left-handed pitcher Charlie Barnes, formerly with Lotte Giants and previously released by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Triple-A team, declared minor league free agency but chose to stay in the U.S. by re-signing with the Dodgers on a minor league contract. Samsung is also not ruling out replenishing starting resources through an Asia quota swap.

With Fedack signaling a smooth landing thanks to his powerful pitching, attention is focused on whether Samsung's final piece, a new short-term replacement foreign investor, can make an unexpected appearance in this weekend's rotation.

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