Another KBO pitcher has set the stage for success in the Major League.

The main character is Ben Lively, who played for the Samsung Lions for three seasons. The Cleveland Guardians announced on the 22nd (Korea time) that they re-signed right-hander Ben Lively for a year and $2.25 million ahead of the non-tender deadline.안전놀이터

Lively started 29 games and pitched 151 innings this season, marking 13 wins and 10 losses with a 3.18 ERA, 118 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.25. Cleveland advanced to the postseason this year by winning the AL Central championship with 92-69 record using Lively and Tanner Bybee as its one-two punch.

Although Lively did not meet the regular innings, he played a full-time rotation for the first time in the Major League, ranking first in multiple wins, second in pitching innings, and second in strikeouts.

Lively, who made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2017, pitched for the Philadelphia and Kansas City Royals until 2019, but he wore a Samsung uniform as a substitute during the 2019 season after going up and down the big leagues and minor leagues. In his first season, he went 4-4 with a 3.95 ERA in nine games, and in 2020, he was 6-7 with a 4.26 ERA in 21 games, and in 2021, he was 1 with a 4.05 ERA in six games. He has a 10-12 record and 4.14 ERA in 36 total games in three seasons.

He signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds in 2022 and re-entered the big league challenge, but after 18 games in Triple-A with 2-5 losses and a 4.09 ERA, he re-entered the Major League in 2023 and began to see opportunities by posting 4-7 losses and a 5.38 ERA in 19 games. He then became an FA again last winter, signed with Cleveland, pitched two games in Triple-A, and joined the Major League and joined the rotation.

Lively received $750,000 this year, the lowest annual salary in the Major League. This time, it was guaranteed $2.25 million next year as a 200% increase rate was applied to the salary adjustment qualification. However, according to MLBTR's annual salary calculation system, Lively's annual salary next year is $3.2 million.

Only Arizona Diamondbacks Merrill Kelly, Cincinnati Reds Eric Peddy, Chicago White Sox Chris Flexen, and Lively are KBO pitchers and the main starters in the Major League.

A former KBO MVP in 2023, Peddy signed a two-year, 15-million-dollar contract with the Chicago White Sox this year, pitched in 21 games through July, before being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. He posted nine wins and nine losses and an earned run average of 3.30 in 31 games this season.

Kelly made his major league debut only after joining the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2019 after four years as an ace for the SK Wyverns. This season, he only marked 5-1 with a 4.02 ERA in 13 games due to injuries, but Arizona adopted his $7 million club option next year.

Flexen became an FA after throwing 160 innings in 33 games this season with a 3-15 record and a 4.95 ERA.