Anthony Goss (34), who made headlines by spraying 99 miles per hour (about 159 kilometers) of fastballs after converting from an outfielder to a pitcher, is known to be interested in the Asian stage, including the Korean KBO League.메이저사이트

John Morosi of MLB Network, a U.S. media outlet, said on the 22nd (Korea time), "Goss, a free agent, threw a 96-mile-per-hour fastball (about 154.5km) perfecting one inning in the Premier 12 tournament. He struck out two, one of which was an 85-mile-per-hour slider (about 136.7km). In addition to the option of returning to the Major League Baseball (ML), he is also open to KBO and NPB."

Goss was once a promising outfield prospect. He was considered an outstanding athlete and was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round of the 2008 MLB Rookie Draft. He showed explosive growth with 16 home runs and 70 steals in the 2011 Double A game, and was listed in the top 50 promising players in the Major League before the 2012 season.

However, his growth slowed down at some point. After his big league debut with the Toronto Blue Jays, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers, and failed to secure the starting position despite numerous opportunities. Consequently, as a batter, he had a batting average of 0.240 (271 hits in 1,128 times at bat), 12 homers, 69 RBIs and 57 steals in 372 games, and posted an on-base percentage of 0.309 and a slugging percentage of 0.348.

From the spring camp in 2017, he turned into a pitcher and played as a fireball pitcher for left-handed fastball. Through trial and error, he began to emerge as a bullpen that can handle an inning. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, he won a silver medal as a member of the U.S. national baseball team. However, it was none other than that. In the big league, he displayed little performance by posting a 4.78 ERA with three wins and no loss in 31 games and 41 strikeouts in 32 innings, and is currently an FA.

In the meantime, attention has been paid to whether the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12 will provide another opportunity for Goss. In the Super Round match in which the U.S. lost 2-8 to Taiwan on Tuesday, Goss took the mound in the ninth inning, striking out only two in one inning without a hit or a walk, and allowed no run. In this year's event, Goss is the only pitcher with zero earned run average (ERA) along with Rich Hill (44), who had one hit, no walks, and no run in three ⅓ innings.

Even if Goss himself is positive about challenging the Asian stage, it is unlikely that KBO league teams will be interested in reality. In this year's foreign player market, which is considered to be not bad for pitchers, KBO teams want starting pitchers. However, as Goss still proved his explosive pitching and fast-paced pitching, it is highly likely to attract attention from Major League teams that are always lacking bullpen pitchers.