KT Wiz sign new outfielder Andrew Stevenson, release Mel Rojas Jr.

The KT Wiz announced their signing of former major league outfielder Andrew Stevenson on Saturday. In a corresponding move, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club released outfielder Mel Rojas Jr., who had played parts of six seasons with the Wiz in two stints. The Wiz said Stevenson, 31, will make US$200,000 for the rest of the season. He was a second-round choice by the Washington Nationals in the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft and made his MLB debut with them two years later. He stayed with the Nationals until 2021. Following a full 2022 season in the minors, Stevenson joined the Minnesota Twins as a free agent in 2023. Stevenson played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball last year before returning to the United States to join the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. In 273 career MLB games, Stevenson batted .243 with eight home runs, 50 RBIs and 55 runs scored. He had 53 homers and 252 RBIs with a .290 batting average in seven Triple-A campaigns. In 24 games in Japan, Stevenson batted .161 without a homer or anWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times