New foreign Luke Voit infielder joined the first team practice before the Lotte game (Rakuten Mobile) on the 2nd. He is a 188 cm tall, 117 kg right-handed pitcher right-handed hitter power hitter who has played 508 MLB games, 95 Home Run and won the American League Home Run King with 22 in the 2008 season, which was shortened to 60 games due to the Corona disaster, with the Yankees. He had played in the Mexican League since 2012. As he said at his press conference last month, "I'm in pretty good shape," he showed off his power in hitting practice, hitting a wide-angle shot over the fence in right field. He played first base in the seat-knock session.
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