40-man roster registered ‘Major League contract’

Ben Lively (31), who played for the Samsung Lions of the Korean professional baseball team for three seasons, signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Guardians.

Cleveland, an American professional baseball league (MLB), announced on the 13th (Korean time), “We have recruited free agent (FA) Lively and registered him on the 40-man roster.”

The club did not disclose the specific details of the contract, but local American media, including the Associated Press, reported that “Lively signed a one-year contract with an annual salary of $750,000 (approximately 990 million won).”

Lively, a right-handed pitcher who began his professional career after being drafted 135th overall in the fourth round by the Cincinnati Reds in 2013, made his big league debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2017.

Lively, who won 4 wins (7 losses) in 2017, failed to add a win in the major leagues, and signed a contract with Samsung as a replacement foreign pitcher in August 2019 and played until 2021.

At Samsung, he posted 10 wins, 12 losses, and an average ERA of 4.14 over three seasons.

Lively, who signed a minor league contract with Cincinnati in January 2022, made his return to the big league against the New York Mets on May 12, 2023 and earned a relief win (3 innings, 4 hits, no runs), and started against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 25. He pitched 6 innings, allowing 5 hits and 2 runs, and earned the starting win.

Lively’s big league record this year is 4 wins, 7 losses, and an average ERA of 5.38.

Lively, who qualified as a free agent after the 2023 season, did not sign a large contract, but signed a major league contract that guaranteed registration on the 40-man roster.

CBS Sports said, “It will be difficult for Lively to be included in Cleveland’s starting lineup right now,” and added, “However, if existing starting pitchers such as Shane Bieber are traded, Lively may also have an opportunity. “First of all, Lively is likely to play the role of long relief or swingman (going back and forth between starting and bullpen),” he predicted. 카지노사이트