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[이데일리 스타in 임정우 기자] Outfielder Zak Pederson, 29, joins the Chicago Cubs.
On the 30th (Korean time), local media such as MLB.com of the United States said, “Fatherson, a free agent (FA), has agreed to join the Cubs for 7 million dollars (about 7.8 billion won) for one year.”
Peederson, who first entered the major leagues for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014, has been active since the 2015 season. His batting average was not high, but his strong slugging power gave him strength to the Dodgers. He hit double-digit home runs every year from the 2015 season to the 2019 season. In 2019, he had a career high season with a batting average of 0.249, 36 home runs and 74 RBIs.
But Fiderson’s position declined last year when the Dodgers signed the league’s best outfielder Mookie Betz. Pideson became a trade target in the process of signing Betz, but returned to the Dodgers when the trade was cancelled. After earning free agency status, Pideson was looking for a team that could have a lot of opportunities to play, and he started anew for the Cubs.
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