Lions acquire American pitcher Manning, Japanese pitcher Miyaji

The Samsung Lions added two new foreign-born pitchers to their staff on Monday, signing American right-hander Matt Manning and Japanese right-hander Yura Miyaji. The Lions said Manning, 27, agreed to a one-year deal worth $1 million. He has 50 major league games under his belt, all of them in starts for the Detroit Tigers from 2021 to 2024. A first-round pick at the 2016 draft, Manning has a career 11-15 record with a 4.43 ERA over 254 innings. He has 178 strikeouts against 85 walks. Manning spent the entire 2025 season in Triple-A, first for the Tigers and later for the Philadelphia Phillies following a July trade. In 33 outings combined, including six starts, Manning went 2-3 with a 6.47 ERA in 55 2/3 innings, while recording 60 strikeouts and 44 walks. The Lions said Manning averages 152 kph with his four-seam fastball, and mixes it with sweeper, curveball, splitter and slider. Miyaji is the Lions' Asian quota player for 2026 and will make $100,000 in salary with another $50,000 up for grabs in incentives. Starting in the 2026 season, the KBO will allow clubs to sign an extra foreign-bWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times