News from the U.S. came out that KIA has agreed to a contract for foreign players.

Ari Alexander of the U.S. "KPRC2" said on his SNS on the 13th (Korea Standard Time), "Major League FA right-hander Adam Oler has agreed to sign a contract with the KIA Tigers, the champion of the KBO league in the 2025 season."먹튀검증

"Oller played for the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Guardians and Miami Marlins between 2022-2024 and went back and forth between the big leagues and Triple-A stages," Alexander said, adding that Gaeta Sports Management's agent Matthew Gaeta completed negotiations.

Citing Alexander's SNS, "MLB Trade Rumors (MLBTR), which specializes in Major League news, said, "Oller is not a very successful player in the Major League, but there is a reason why he can perform well in the KBO League. With a 2.88 ERA in Triple-A under Miami this year, Oller boasts a solid pitch at the highest level in the minor league," adding that Oller is a player who can work well in the KBO League.

Having achieved the combined championship title this year, Kia seems to be aiming for next season and seeking to recruit new foreign pitchers. In the last Korean Series, two foreign pitchers – James Nail and Eric Lauer – were active, and it is not known which one they will replace. This is not an issue that the Kia team made an official announcement.

Aller made his major league debut in Oakland in 2022, and pitched 74 ⅓ innings in 19 games, recording 2-8 record with a 6.30 ERA. Last year, Aller, who pitched 19 ⅔ innings in nine games for Oakland and had a 1-1 record and 10.07 ERA, pitched 42 ⅓ innings as a starter in all eight games for Miami this year, recording 2-4 record with a 5.31 ERA. The Major League's overall record is 5-13 record with a 6.54 ERA in 36 games and 136 ⅓ innings.

His last appearance in the Major League this season was in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 28. As a starting pitcher, Aller had eight hits, two walks, three strikeouts and four runs left in five innings, and was listed as the winning pitcher. The maximum speed of four-seam fastball was recorded at 95.3 miles (153 kilometers).

This year's best pitching was against the San Francisco Giants on August 31, displaying clean pitching by allowing two hits, two walks and eight strikeouts in six innings. He displayed four types of pitches in the big league this year: four-seam fastball, slove, change-up and curveball. The average speed of four-seam fastball is 93.7 miles (151 kilometers). He is truly a hot big leaguer. He also played in the Major League only 47 days ago.

KIA won the regular season and the Korean Series and won the integrated championship for the first time in seven years as it was reborn under coach Lee Bum-ho this year.

The player who played the role of KIA's ace was Nail, who pitched 149 ⅓ innings in 26 games this season, winning 12 games and losing 5 with an ERA of 2.53. Nail, who ranked first in the ERA category, was on the verge of ending the season as she underwent jaw joint surgery at the end of the regular season, but succeeded in joining the Korean Series entry due to rapid recovery. Nail, who started in Game 1 of the Korean Series, pitched well with four hits, two walks, six strikeouts and one run in five innings, and also appeared in Game 4, where she pitched well with six hits, seven strikeouts and two runs in five ⅔ innings, making her a winning pitcher.

Lauer, who joined Cam Aldred as an alternative foreign player during this season, pitched 34 ⅔ innings in seven games in the regular season, leaving 2 wins, 2 losses and a 4.93 ERA, and in the Korean Series, he showed a comfortable pitching by allowing five hits, eight strikeouts and two runs in five innings.