"KIA Man" Wisdom + Oller K-Finger Heart Crazy!Year-end greetings to Tigers fans, "Winning next year, too."
"KIA Man" Wisdom + Oller K-Finger Heart Crazy!Year-end greetings to Tigers fans, "Winning next year, too."
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Patrick Wisdom, a foreign hitter who became a new member of the Kia Tigers in 2025, and Adam Oler, a pitcher, greeted Kia's fans at the end of the year. He also expressed his strong determination to bring back the title next year along with a finger heart.
The KIA team posted a video greeting content of Wisdom and Oler, who signed an official contract in December, on its official SNS channel.
First of all, Wizdom greeted Wizdom by wearing a t-shirt and a cap to commemorate his win. "I kept mentioning Wizdom's loyalty to our KIA Tigers from the very beginning. We are a champion team and we will continue to aim for the champion. We wanted to show that we are such a team, so we sent the t-shirt and cap to commemorate his win before taking a photo," said Shim Jae-hak, Kia's general manager.
Wisdom first said "Hello" in Korean in the greeting video, which made people laugh. Wisdom then said, "I'm Patrick Wisdom. I'm very happy to become a player of the KIA Tigers, and I look forward to meeting you guys at the stadium."
Aller also greeted his fans through the video. He said, "Hello, I'm Adam Aller. I'm very happy to play for the KIA Tigers this season, and I want to bring back another championship title next year. I'm very happy to meet many fans and interact with them even a little bit. I'm looking forward to it a lot."
KIA officially announced on the 26th that it would recruit Wisdom for a total of $1 million, including a down payment of $200,000 and an annual salary of $800,000.
Wisdom is a power-hitter and right-handed infielder with a robust physique measuring 188 centimeters tall and weighing 99 kilograms. During his seven seasons in the Major League, Wisdom played in 455 games and posted a batting average of 0.209, 274 hits, 88 homers, 207 RBIs and 192 runs. During his seven seasons in the Minor League, Wisdom played in 439 games and posted a batting average of 0.253, 391 hits, 89 homers, 277 RBIs and 248 runs.
Wisdom played in 75 games for the Chicago Cubs in the 2024 season and finished the season with a batting average of 0.171, 27 hits, eight homers, 23 RBIs and 16 points. Wisdom achieved more than 20 home runs for three consecutive years in the 2021-2023 season on the Major League stage. Wisdom also had an outstanding slugging power that recorded the most 28 home runs in a season, as well as an above-average baserunning speed and compliance throwing ability.
Earlier on the 16th, KIA club announced the contract with Oler for a total of $1 million with a down payment of $200,000, an annual salary of $600,000, and incentives of $200,000.
Right-hander Oler, born 1994, wore the Pittsburgh Pirates uniform with the 615th overall pick in the 20th round of the 2016 rookie draft.
Aller was in the minor leagues until the 2021 season before making his major league debut in the 2022 season with the Oakland Athletics uniform. Aller went 2-8 with a 6.30 ERA, 46 strikeouts, 39 walks and a WHIP of 1.63 in 19 appearances (14 starts) in the 2022 season. 안전놀이터
Since then, Aller has continued his career in the minor leagues and major leagues with one win, one loss and a 10.07 ERA in nine games (one starter) in the 2023 season, and two wins, four losses and a 5.31 ERA in eight games (eight starters) in the 2024 season. Aller has played in 148 games (93 starters) in the minor leagues with 41 wins and 28 losses with a 4.57 ERA, 605 strikeouts, 209 walks and a WHIP of 1.34.
With an average speed of 150 kilometers per hour or more, which is a 193 centimeter tall player, Aller is powerful in fastballs. On top of this, critics say that his combination of sharp trajectory sweepers and curves makes him a resource that can sufficiently succeed in the KBO League. Above all, he has steadily gained experience as a starting pitcher throughout his career and has proven his durability without significant injury.