“He earns only 500 million won”: SSG’s monster replacement pitcher throws first shutout in club history
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- SSG Landers defeated the Doosan Bears 4-0 in the 13th meeting of their 2026 KBO season series in Incheon.
- The replacement foreign pitcher, reportedly earning 500 million won, threw SSG’s first complete-game shutout since the club was founded.
- The eighth-placed SSG took the opening game of the three-game series.
Where did SSG Landers find this monster of a foreign pitcher? The replacement player, earning just 500 million won, became the hero of the club’s first complete-game shutout since its foundation.
SSG defeated the Doosan Bears 4-0 on Sept. 4 at Incheon SSG Landers Field in the teams’ 13th KBO League meeting of the season. The victory gave eighth-placed SSG the early advantage in the three-game series.
The performance drew an emotional reaction from the manager, who praised the pitcher as “the best pitcher in the KBO” and said he also respected him.
The best pitcher in the KBO, the manager respects him too
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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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