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Lotte Giants Sign Two Pitchers for $1 Million Each, Re-Sign Victor Reyes for $1.4 Million

The club leans on NPB resumes within the KBO’s $1 million first-year limit to fortify the rotation, retaining its most productive hitter.

Victor Reyes of the Lotte Giants rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the LG Twins during the clubs' Korea Baseball Organization regular-season game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, in this Aug. 20, 2025, file photo. (Yonhap)
Milwaukee Brewers starter Elvin Rodriguez pitches against the Cincinnati Reds during the clubs' Major League Baseball regular-season game at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in this April 5, 2025, file photo by Getty Images. (Yonhap)
This undated file photo provided by the Lotte Giants on Dec. 11, 2025, shows former Hanshin Tigers and new Giants pitcher Jeremy Beasley. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • The Giants finalized deals for the 2026 season with right-handers Elvin Rodriguez and Jeremy Beasley at $1 million apiece and brought back outfielder Victor Reyes at $1.4 million.
  • Rodriguez, 27, arrives after two seasons with NPB’s Yakult Swallows and MLB stints through 2025, including a 2.77 ERA across 78 NPB innings.
  • Beasley, 30, pitched for NPB’s Hanshin Tigers from 2023 to 2025 with a 2.82 ERA and 143 strikeouts in 147 innings.
  • KBO rules cap first-year foreign-player contracts at $1 million, a limit that applies to Rodriguez and Beasley according to the team and league reporting.
  • GM Park Jun-hyuk cited Rodriguez’s deceptive delivery and fastball and praised Beasley’s game management and offspeed mix, while Reyes returns after leading the KBO in hits in 2024 and 2025 with consecutive Golden Gloves.