The Hanwha Eagles announced on the 13th that they have recruited new foreign pitcher Cody Ponce (30) and new foreign hitter Esteban Floral (27).

Hanwha said, "We signed a total of $1 million, including a down payment of $200,000 and an annual salary of $800,000, and a contract of up to $850,000 with Floral, including a down payment of $50,000 and an annual salary of $700,000 and incentives of $100,000."토토사이트

Ponce from the U.S. is a tall right-handed pitcher measuring 198 centimeters.

Hanwha introduced, "Ponse is a powerful pitcher with a fastball that averages more than 150 kilometers per hour."

Ponce went 1-7 with a 5.86 ERA in 20 MLB appearances for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2020 and 2021.

In the minor leagues, he played in 134 games with 24 wins and 34 losses and a 3.93 ERA.

He also has a lot of experience in Asian baseball.

Ponce played for the Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese professional baseball league from 2022 to 2023 and played for the Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2024.

His three-season record is 10 wins and 16 losses with a 4.54 ERA in 39 games.

A native of Haiti, Floral is a right-handed left-handed outfielder who has played in 84 MLB games.

In the 2024 season, he played in 36 big league games with the MLB Cleveland Guardians with a batting average of 0.173, three homers and 11 RBIs.

In the minor league, he had a batting average of 0.265 with 111 games and 415 RBIs in 745 games.

The Hanwha team highly evaluated Floral's baserunning ability.

"Floral has recorded 172 stolen bases in the minor league, and has succeeded in more than 20 steals in the minor league Triple-A for the last three consecutive years," Hanwha said. "We expect it to be a great help to the team's mobility."

Hanwha ranked ninth among the 10 teams with 69 stolen bases in the 2024 season.

Jang Jin-hyuk, who ranked first (14 steals) in the team, recently moved to KT Wiz and was also hit hard by the team's mobility.

Hanwha, which recruited Ponce and Floral, completed the formation of foreign players in 2025.