Former Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Austin Voth delivers against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis, June 23. AP-Yonhap
The Samsung Lions signed former major league pitcher Austin Voth as their short-term injury replacement Monday.
The Lions said Voth will make $150,000 on a six-week contract as a temporary fill-in for starter Ariel Jurado.
Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) clubs are allowed to sign replacements for injured foreign players who are sidelined for six weeks or longer.
Jurado was diagnosed with shoulder inflammation last week and is expected to be out at least six weeks. The Panamanian workhorse is third in the KBO with 107 innings pitched and sixth with a 3.11 ERA.
