We know each other. We were in the minor leagues together, and we also played together in the Nicaraguan League.”
Ariel Furado (27), a foreign pitcher from Kiwoom, is called “a lookalike of Yurias” by some fans. He resembles Julio Urias (27, LA Dodgers) in his appearance with goggles, overall impression, and size. He only has a different throwing arm, but it’s enough to make you smile.
Urias has been considered a promising player for a long time, and won 20 wins and 17 wins in 2021 and 2022, emerging as the Dodgers left-handed ace. He recently won the Warren Spahn Award for the second consecutive year. However, he hesitated this season ahead of free agency. He has been on the injured list since late May after recording 5 wins and 4 losses with a 4.39 earned run average in 10 games. Hamstrings are not good.
In other words, Furado does not need to resemble Yurias this season. What’s interesting is that the two know each other. After becoming the winning pitcher in the Gocheok KIA game on the 13th, he said, “I know him. He was in the minor leagues together, and we also played together in the Nicaraguan League.” Regarding the resemblance, “I’m hearing it for the first time. I think it’s because I’m wearing glasses.” “He is the best pitcher in the major leagues,” he said.
Hurado is a right-handed foreign pitcher who was ambitiously selected by Kiwoom. He uses equal proportions of four-seam, two-seam, slider, changeup, and curveball. According to baseball statistics site Stat Tees, his four-seam average is 146.5 km. However, his four-seam batting average is 0.343, which is rather high.
4 wins, 7 losses, 2.86 ERA in 13 games. In 9 innings of quality starts, WHIP 1.23, batting average 0.249. He is not an overwhelming detailed indicator, but he became a losing pitcher five times even after making a quality start. Except for the match against Hanwha on the 1st, where he became a losing pitcher with 5 runs in 6 innings, there was no game where he scored more than 4 runs.
So it was meaningful that he won his 4th win of the season with 6 innings, 3 hits, 4 strikeouts, 1 walk, and no runs against Gocheok KIA on the 13th. Again, the support of the other line was not good. It was only 1 point per inning. Still, the bullpen held up well in the 7th to 9th innings, and the defense did not make a decisive mistake, giving Hurado a valuable victory. In modern baseball, winning is no longer of great value, but it is still an important item for pitchers. Motivation and motivation for sure.
Hurado said,스포츠토토 “I am learning the characteristics of Korean baseball. Compared to the United States, there are many manned balls thrown to the ground. In the US, they target the top of the strike, but in Korea, all courses are mixed. As I talked with catcher Lee Ji-young, I played a good game as planned. I tried to adjust as much as possible.”
Until now, the most demanding hitters for Hurado are LG Austin Dean and KIA Socrates Brito. “They are always good hitters. strong for me He has good contact skills.” He said, “I also always want to contribute to the team’s victory.”