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LG Twins Sign Former MLB Pitcher Tristan Beck as KBO Clubs Open Offseason Roster Moves

Published: 2026-11-05 (KST)Updated: 2026-11-09 (KST)Verified: 2026-11-09
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Seoul-based KBO club LG Twins announced the signing of former San Francisco Giants right-hander Tristan Beck to bolster their starting rotation.

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Player & Position
Tristan Beck · Right-Handed Pitcher (ex-San Francisco Giants, MLB)
Acquiring Club
LG Twins (Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium)

The LG Twins officially opened the KBO offseason transfer market by signing former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher Tristan Beck, the Seoul club announced on November 5, 2026.

Beck, a Stanford University alumnus who pitched for the San Francisco Giants in MLB, brings a four-pitch repertoire and starting-plus-long-relief versatility to Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

With the 2026 Korean Series now concluded following Samsung Lions’ Game 5 triumph over KT Wiz on November 8, all 10 KBO clubs have entered the winter free-agency and foreign-player recruitment window.

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