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Samsung's new foreign pitcher Fede delivered a brilliant performance in his debut in the Korean league, while also drawing attention for his fashion reminiscent of a "Texas cowboy." Revealing that he loved lions so much that he even got a "lion tattoo" on his arm, he expressed his determination to lead the "Lions" to a championship.
Reporter Bae Jeonghun has the story.
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Appearing in a cowboy hat on the day he signed with Samsung, Fede caught fans' eyes on his first pitching day by showing up fully equipped with a cowboy hat, beige suit, tie, and Texas-style boots.
[Fede / Samsung Pitcher: For home games, I'm definitely going to wear my cowboy hat and boots that symbolize my hometown, Texas. I even joked around, saying, "Even on a day when I can't pitch well, at least I can look cool."]
His pitching was just as impressive as his outfit.
After dismantling the Lotte batters with a powerful fastball reaching a top speed of 152 km/h and a variety of breaking balls to become the winning pitcher, he was greeted with a refreshing shower of water from his teammates.
[Fede / Samsung Pitcher: Fighting!!]
Freely sharing the know-how from his eight years in the big leagues with his teammates and spreading his "Texas style," Fede is blending right into the squad and says joining Samsung feels like destiny.
This is because of the blue-eyed lion tattoo he got on his left arm six years ago.
[Fede / Samsung Pitcher: Lions are my favorite animal. They hold so many meanings, like fearless courage and being the king of the jungle. The word "destiny" fits perfectly. I think it's a truly wonderful coincidence that I ended up signing with the Samsung Lions.]
Fede put on another strong pitching performance well into the middle innings against Doosan today (July 24), looking toward his second consecutive win backed by reliable run support that exploded for 9 runs in the 3rd inning alone.
(Camera Cooperation: Yang Doo-won | Video Editing: Park Jung-sam | Design: Lee Ga-jin | Footage provided by: Samsung Lions)
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