Eric Peddy is pitching against Minnesota on the 24th (Korean time). /AFPBBNews=News1
Eric Peddy (31, Chicago White Sox), who returned to Major League Baseball (MLB) after winning the KBO League MVP last year, showed off his best pitching since his return. However, the team suffered an upset loss and is falling to the bottom.
Peddie started the 2024 Major League Baseball regular season away game against the Minnesota Twins held at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on the 24th (Korean time).
Starting the bottom of the first inning, Peddie got off to a good start with two strikeouts. However, after hitting a double to the right field by Trevor Ranacci at number 3, he threw a splitter to Max Kepler and was hit by a hit that rolled in front of center field, giving up one run. Then, with Byron Buxton’s double leading to a crisis on second and third base, Peddie ended the inning by hitting Willi Castro with a straight hit.
Afterwards, Fedi played the game without any major crisis. He overwhelmed his opponents by adding 2 strikeouts each inning from the 2nd to the 5th inning. The batting lineup also added strength, and Eloy Jimenez’s three-run home run in the top of the 4th inning led to a 3-1 comeback.
Peddie pitched perfectly in the 6th inning, pitching a three-way inning, including one strikeout. Peddie, whose pitch count reached 95, ended the pitching at the start of the bottom of the 7th inning, being replaced by Jordan Ledger.
Minnesota Alex Kirillov (far left) is happy after hitting a walk-off hit on the 24th (Korean time). /AFPBBNews=News1
However, there was no starting win given to Peddie. The White Sox, who trailed by one run in the bottom of the 7th with Byron Buxton’s single and Carlos Santana’s double, ran back to 5-2 in the top of the 8th with Andrew Benintendi’s 2 RBI hit. However, the White Sox, who were within range due to Ranacci’s two-run catch in the bottom of the 8th inning, lost 5-6 in the bottom of the 9th when Alex Kirillov hit a timely 2-run walkoff hit.
On this day, Peddie pitched 6 innings, allowing 3 hits, 11 strikeouts, and 1 run. The 11 strikeouts are a new record for the most strikeouts in a single game since his big league debut in 2017. He threw a mixture of sinking fastballs, cutters, splitters, and sweepers, and recorded a top speed of 94.4 miles (about 151.9 km). Although the velocity was slightly lower than in the previous game, there was still no problem in controlling the Minnesota batting lineup.
This is the first time that Peddie has played more than 6 innings this season. He pitched 4⅔ innings against Detroit on the 1st and then pitched 5 innings in the next two games. On the 18th, against the Kansas City Royals, he earned his first win back in the big leagues by pitching 5⅔ innings, allowing 3 hits, 3 walks, striking out 5, and allowing no runs. He is gradually increasing his innings and adapting to the major league stage again.
Eric Peddie. /AFPBBNews=News1
Including this day’s game, Peddie pitched in 5 big league games, pitched 26⅓ innings, and recorded 1 win, no losses, and an ERA of 2.73. The on-base percentage allowed per inning (WHIP) was only 1.14. He showed off his outstanding performance with 30 strikeouts, and his walks were respectable at 9. He had a lot of home runs with 5, but this was largely due to being driven out in two games on the 1st (2) and 10th (3). He is successfully making a soft landing in the major leagues.
Since his debut in 2017, Peddie has played as a fifth-choice player in the Major League. He appeared in 102 games (88 as a starter) over six seasons with the Washington Nationals, going 21 wins, 33 losses, and an ERA of 5.41. He was a member of the rotation his final two seasons, going over 120 innings in both seasons.
Afterwards, Peddie signed a contract with NC Dinos for a total of $1 million ($200,000 down payment, $800,000 annual salary) last year and challenged himself on the Korean stage. He, who had received $2.15 million (about 2.9 billion won) the previous year, cut his salary in half and came to Asia. And this turned out to be a great success, and he pitched 180⅓ innings in 30 games of the pennant race, achieving excellent records of 20 wins, 6 losses, 209 strikeouts, and an ERA of 2.00. He won three awards as a pitcher (most wins, strikeouts, and earned run average), and swept several awards, including MVP, pitcher Golden Glove, and Choi Dong-won Award.
Eric Peddy during the KBO League. /Photo=NC Dinos
Thanks to these performances, Peddie signed a two-year contract with the White Sox for $15 million (about 20.5 billion won) ahead of the 2024 season and returned to the U.S. stage after one year. He was once expected to be the starter for the opening game, and he has been showing unexpectedly good performance ever since.
However, contrary to Peddie’s pitching, his team, the White Sox, continues to fall. The White Sox, who lost the game that day, have a season record of 3 wins and 20 losses (a winning percentage of 0.130), and have the disgrace of being the only team in the major leagues with a winning percentage of 100% and the first team to reach 20 losses. There was never a single winning streak, and they recorded 6 straight losses and 5 straight losses once.
Eric Peddie. /AFPBBNews=News1
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