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The Samsung Lions' new foreign pitching duo is finally making its debut.

Connor Seabold and Denny Reyes will each start their first exhibition game with a Korean club.

Seabold will take the mound against the Hanwha Eagles at Akama Ballpark in Onna Village, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, at 1 p.m. on Feb. 26. Reyes will start the next day, the 27th, against the Lotte Giants at the same venue.

After seven exhibition games against Japanese teams, Samsung has three games left against domestic clubs. After Hanwha and Lotte, the team will wrap up the Okinawa tournament on March 1 against the Kia Tigers.

As the tournament approaches and the first and second lineups will be playing side-by-side, the team will try to field its best lineup.

It's a chance to see who the starting lineup will be.

Catcher Kang Min-ho wears a mask for the first time and bats with the two foreign pitchers. 카지노사이트 Catcher Koo Ja-rook will also start in left field. Big gun Oh Jae-il will also be in the starting lineup as the designated hitter. All-around infielder Ryu Ji-hyuk will also start at third base.

Kim Ji-chan, who missed the first two games due to mild back pain, will return to the lineup as the top hitter at second base.

Kim Ji-chan (2B)-Kim Hyun-joon (RHP)-Koo Ja-uk (LF)-McKinnon (1B)-Kang Min-ho (designated hitter)-Oh Jae-il (designated hitter)-Ryu Ji-hyeok (3B)-Kim Young-woong (shortstop)-Kim Sung-yoon (center field) will face Hanwha.

The foreign pitching duo will have to fill the void left by departed ace Buchanan, who went 54-54 with a 3.02 ERA in 113 games over the past four seasons. They are the key to Samsung's starting mound, which has been bolstered by the addition of Kim Jae-yoon and Lim Chang-min in free agency. It's their first KBO start, so it's important for them to get off to a fresh start, even if it's just a practice game.

Signed for a total of $1 million, including a $100,000 signing bonus, $800,000 in salary, and $100,000 in incentives, Seabold is a 1.88-meter right-hander from the United States. After being selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2017 draft, he went 7-1 with a 7.52 ERA and 1.65 WHIP in 27 games and 87⅓ innings for Colorado last year. Like the NC Dinos' Eric Peddy, who broke out last year, he has high expectations as an active major leaguer. In Triple-A, he went 13-7 with a 4.13 ERA and 1.24 WHIP.

He has a strong fastball that averages in the high 90s and a complete arsenal of pitches, including a changeup and slider. He has good command of the left and right sides of the strike zone, strong command of his pitches, and reliable control, making him the ace of the Samsung mound in Buchanan's absence.

Reyes, who signed a $100,000 signing bonus, $500,000 salary, and $200,000 option for a total of $800,000, is a tall Dominican right-hander. At 6-foot-3 and 115 pounds, he has an average fastball that sits at 147 mph and tops out at 150 mph and a variety of pitches, including a slider, changeup, and cutter. His two-seam fastball and changeup are optimized for robotic umpiring, and his strength is against lefties.

He appeared in nine major league games (three starts) for the New York Mets last season. He has pitched 91⅔ innings in 20 minor league games (18 starts). He has a career WHIP of 1.13 in the minor leagues, with a steady 1.6 BB/9 (walks per nine innings).

"It's their first start, so they'll be throwing about 30 pitches," said Samsung manager Park Jin-man. "It's all about adjusting to the new league, but both pitchers have their strengths, so there's a good chance they'll be able to make a splash."