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1 week agoKBO League's Samsung Lions Sign Matt Manning
Matt Manning signed a one-year, $1MM deal with the Samsung Lions after being outrighted by the Phillies, despite limited MLB strikeout performance.
The 6'2" lefty-swinging slugger absolutely erupted in the KBO, pummeling opposing pitchers with a .314/.381/.644 batting line (165 wRC+) and 50 round-trippers this past season. Diaz walked in 9.6% of his plate appearances and fanned at only a 15.9% rate. His 158 (!!) runs batted in broke the single-season KBO record, and Diaz took home the KBO equivalent of a Gold Glove for his defense at first base.