The SSG Landers announced their signing of former big league pitcher Pedro Avila on Wednesday. Avila, 29, will make $380,000 in salary for the rest of this Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, and earn another $200,000 in incentives. The Venezuelan right-hander appeared in 72 games for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Guardians in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2024. He went 8-4 with a 3.51 ERA, while recording 151 strikeouts against 67 walks in 146 1/3 innings. Avila then pitched for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball in 2025. He had a 7-8 record with a 4.04 ERA in the top Japanese league. Avila has spent the 2026 season with Cleveland's Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, going 3-7 with a 7.50 ERA in 15 outings, including 13 starts. Across four Triple-A seasons, Avila made 53 starts and 24 relief appearances, with a 12-15 record, a 6.05 ERA and 245 strikeouts in 250 innings. According to the Landers, Avila can touch 156 kilometers per hour with his four-seam fastball and his arsenal also includes cutter, changeup, curveball and splitter. The Lander