A Victory 2,705 Days in the Making: Former KBO Pitcher, 37, Earns First Major League Start Win
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- Rōverson Stank, who previously played for the Doosan Bears, returned to the major leagues three years after leaving South Korea.
- The 37-year-old pitcher threw 5⅓ scoreless innings for the New York Mets against the Tampa Bay Rays.
- His performance helped the Mets win 3-2 and gave him the first starting victory of his career.
At 37, former Doosan Bears pitcher Rōverson Stank has finally claimed the first starting win of his career, 2,705 days after his previous victory.
Stank returned to the major leagues three years after saying goodbye to South Korea. On Sept. 1, Korean time, he pitched 5⅓ scoreless innings for the New York Mets against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
The outing helped New York secure a 3-2 win and marked a late-career breakthrough for the pitcher, who also reached 155 kilometers per hour.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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