The long-awaited KIA foreign player is finally coming. "On the 21st, I will play 1+1 with Hanwha Jeon AG national team"...Five-way water warning light. Nice support

KIA manager Kim Jong-kook said ahead of the home game against Doosan Bears at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 17th, "Sanchez is thinking of taking the mound against Hanwha in Daejeon on Thursday (21st)."

Sanchez, who wore a KIA uniform in the middle of the season as an alternative foreign player, made his debut on July 9. Against KT Wiz, he showed strong performance with five hits (one home run) and 10 strikeouts and one run in six ⅓ innings, and recorded four wins, two losses and a 5.28 ERA in eight games.

Although there have been ups and downs recently, Sanchez, who once again showed "foreign power" by harvesting his fourth win of the season against Hanwha on the 25th of last month by pitching well with two hits, one walk, one strikeout and one run in seven innings, went to rest due to elbow pain.

Amid the opinion that rehabilitation was needed for about three weeks, he pitched in the bullpen on the 14th and was able to move on to the next stage without any pain.

KIA manager Kim Jong-kook explained, "After pitching live, I think we need to check whether it's real or not."

Sanchez held a live pitching at Hampyeong Challengers Field on the 17th. Two sets of 20 balls in one set. He pitched 40 pitches. He threw 11 fastballs, 7 curves, 6 sliders, 11 sweeper, and 5 changeups, and the maximum speed of his fastballs was 144km per hour. An official from KIA said, "There was no pain or anything unusual after pitching." If there is no pain after that, he will return to the match against Hanwha on the 21st.

However, since it is still difficult to play a long inning, he will play as a 1+1 pitcher with Lee Eui-ri. Lee Eui-ri has also recently been taking a break from blisters on her fingers. Coach Kim said, "It is difficult to take a lot of pitches with (Lee) righteousness."

Sanchez has a maximum of 60 pitches. Coach Kim said, "You need to have no pain after the live pitching to go to such a schedule."

For KIA, Sanchez's return is welcome.

KIA is in fourth place with 60 wins, 2 draws and 55 losses as it has lost three consecutive games until the 16th. There is no difference between SSG (62 wins, 2 draws and 57 losses) and Doosan (62 wins, 1 draw and 57 losses), which are tied for fifth place.

With a fierce ranking battle, Lee Eui-ri went to the Hangzhou Asian Games national team on the 23rd, leaving a gap in the pitching staff.

It is not a "complete" selection, but Sanchez will join at the time when it is most. 토토

Meanwhile, outfielder Na Sung-bum, who played as a designated hitter due to toe pain, will also join the defense normally soon. Na Sung-beom was hit on his left little toe by a pitch he hit against LG in Gwangju on the 10th.

Coach Kim said, "I'm going to take out the defense side by this week. He explained, "I think I will have to go out as a designated hitter by the 19th, and from the 20th, if I say I'm okay, I will have to go out to defense and do both offense and defense."

KIA made up its starting lineup against Doosan in Gwangju on the 17th in the order of Kim Do-young (striker), Choi Won-joon (right wing), Na Sung-beom (designated hitter), Choi Hyung-woo (left wing), Socrates Brito (center fielder), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Hwang Dae-in (first baseman), Byun Woo-hyuk (third baseman), and Han Jun-su (catcher). Thomas Panoni is the starting pitcher.