The LG Twins announced their signing of former major league pitcher Tristan Beck on Thursday. The 2025 Korean Series champions said Beck, 30, agreed to a one-year deal worth $878,000, with $578,000 in salary and $300,000 in signing bonus. Beck was a fourth-round pick by the Atlanta Braves in the 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft but was traded to the San Francisco Giants in 2019. He made his MLB debut with the Giants in 2023. In 85 outings, including five starts, for the Giants, Beck went 5-3 with five saves and a 4.08 ERA in 176 2/3 innings. He appeared in 14 games this year. The 30-year-old American also made 28 appearances in Triple-A this year, going 3-1 with a 4.54 ERA over 39 2/3 innings. According to the statistics site Baseball Savant, Beck has a five-pitch arsenal of four-seam fastball, sweeper, slider, curveball and changeup. Beck, who began his professional career as a full-time starter in the minors but gradually moved to a relief role, said he was looking forward to becoming a starter again. "I think one of the big opportunities I was looking for was to be able to try to b