"Like an employment scam": Released again after leaving Samsung, the mystery of a fastball falling from 152 to 140 kph
Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Australian pitcher Jack O’Loughlin left the Samsung Lions and was released by Taiwan’s CTBC Brothers before making a first-team appearance.
- CTBC Brothers announced the move by the Aug. 31 deadline for registering foreign players.
- O’Loughlin had competed with former Hanwha Eagles pitcher Félix Peña for a roster place.
Jack O’Loughlin has endured another abrupt release, this time without throwing a single pitch in a first-team game for Taiwan’s CTBC Brothers.
The Australian pitcher, who had left the Samsung Lions, faced another setback when CTBC Brothers announced his departure by the Aug. 31 deadline for registering foreign players.
O’Loughlin’s competition for the place came from Félix Peña, a former Hanwha Eagles pitcher. The club had been dissatisfied with Peña’s inconsistent pitching during the first half of the season, setting up the foreign-player competition described in the report.
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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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