The promising catcher's absurdity case, the release was withdrawn in less than a year

An absurd and shocking incident occurred in the Minor League. Derrick Bender, a promising catcher and first baseman for the Minnesota Twins, was released in his first season as a pro baseball player after it was revealed that he taught batters the pitching styles and courses. He couldn't even sit in the dugout with his teammates in the last two games.

ESPN reported on the 13th (Korea time), "According to sources, the Minnesota club released Bender, a minor league catcher who told the opposing batter what pitch would come in last week's game. The team that lost the game failed to advance to the playoffs." 안전놀이터

After receiving Minnesota's sixth-round pick, Bender was in the Single-A Fort Myers Mighty Muscle and was opening his professional baseball career. According to reports, he came out as a catcher in the second game of the doubleheader against the Lakeland Flying Tigers under the Detroit Tigers on the 7th and informed the opposing hitters of starter Ross Dunn's pitching. Fort Myers was completely defeated by Lakeland 0-6, and their advance to the playoffs was thwarted. It was a 6.0-game lead until three weeks ago, but it fell sharply.

ESPN said, "After the game, Fort Myers' coach told me that Bender had informed me of the game," adding, "According to the source, Bender told his teammates that he wanted the season to end." The source also said Bender watched Fort Myers' last two games in the bullpen, not in the dugout.

Bender was named the 188th overall pick in the sixth round of the draft and received a down payment of 297,500 dollars. The down payment will likely remain the same. Bender, a promising catcher who was once considered one of the top 100 prospects before the draft, struggled in the minor leagues. He only had a batting average of 0.200 and two homers and eight RBIs in 19 games this year. During his college years, he had a batting average of 0.326 and 32 homers in 144 games.

Citing ESPN's exclusive report, The Athletic said, "Bender was already playing more at first base than at catcher. Chances are high that he played as a starting member for Single-A Fort Myers or High Single-A next season," adding, "He kicked his own chance."