'The first man to win the WS with 3 teams in 3 years' returns to his former team

Veteran left-handed pitcher Will Smith, who won the World Series three years in a row, returns to the Kansas City Royals. MLB.com, the official Major League Baseball website, reported on the 11th (Korean time) that “Smith has agreed to a one-year contract with Kansas City worth $5 million (approximately KRW 6.6 billion).” Although it has not been officially announced yet, it is said that an incentive of $1 million (approximately 1.32 billion won) is also included. Smith, who was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 7th round of the 2008 draft, made his big league debut in 2012 after being traded to Kansas City in July 2010. He made 16 starts that year, going 6-9 with a 5.32 earned run average. Smith, who moved to the bullpen the following year, was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers at the end of the season. Smith began to make a name for himself in his Milwaukee uniform. In 2014, the first year of his transfer, he recorded 78 games, 65⅔ innings, 1 win, 3 losses, 30 holds, 1 save, and an ERA of 3.70, and in 2015, he played the role of a bully for two consecutive years with 76 games, 63⅓ innings, 7 wins, 2 losses, 20 holds, and an ERA of 2.70. However, the relationship with Milwaukee did not last long either. He was traded to the San Francisco Giants during the 2016 season. Smith, who qualified as a free agent after two seasons, played in the Atlanta Blades uniform in 2021. He moved to Houston by trade in August 2022 the following year, and played for the Texas Rangers this season. There is one part of Smith's career that is most eye-catching. He just experienced winning the World Series for three consecutive years. All three times, they wore different team uniforms. This was a major league first record. Smith is a veteran bullpen resource. This year, he recorded 60 games, 57⅓ innings, 2 wins, 7 losses, 8 holds, 22 saves, and an ERA of 4.40. His career records were 573 games, 33 wins, 41 losses, 115 holds, 113 saves, and an earned run average of 3.67. MLB.com said, "Kansas City's bullpen was the second-worst in the major leagues with an ERA of 5.23. After trading Aroldis Chapman and Scott Barrow last year, they lacked high leverage experience. So they went out of their way to reinforce the bullpen this winter. , Smith was recruited,” he explained the background. https://www.totorank.net