The debut game of foreign batter Luis Rivera (30), who is a substitute for the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization, has been postponed by another day.

The match originally scheduled against the Kiwoom Heroes in the 2025 Shinhan SOL KBO League on the 21st at 5 p.m. at Hanwha Life Park in Daejeon was canceled due to rain. The cancellation decision was made at 3:40 p.m. This marks the second consecutive rain cancellation following the previous day (20th).

A nationwide seasonal rain began in Daejeon starting the night of the 19th and has continued for two days without stopping. Hanwha Life Park was covered with a large waterproof tarp while monitoring the weather conditions, but the area, located in the Busa-dong of Jung-gu in Daejeon, had rain forecasts extending until 9 p.m.

Even with Hanwha Life Park boasting state-of-the-art drainage facilities, the continuous rain made it unavoidable, and the cancellation decision was made early.

As a result, Luis Rivera's debut in the KBO League as a substitute foreign batter has been postponed by another day. Rivera, who signed with Hanwha on the 17th and entered the country on the 19th, was scheduled to start as the second batter and center fielder against Daejeon Kiwoom on the 20th.

With the game being canceled due to rain, it seemed that his debut would be delayed to the 21st, but the rain continued. Although the starting pitcher, initially announced by Kiwoom, changed from right-hander Raul Alcantara to left-hander Jeong Hyun-woo, Rivera remained in the lineup as the second batter and center fielder.

Following the decision for consecutive rain cancellations, Rivera's KBO League debut has been postponed to the 22nd against Kiwoom. As a temporary worker for six weeks, he needs to adjust to the pitches of Korean pitchers as soon as possible, making the rain disappointing for Rivera. However, having only been in the country for two days, he has had sufficient time to adjust to the time zone.

Meanwhile, the starting pitchers for the day are announced to be Hanwha's Cody Ponce and Kiwoom's Jeong Hyun-woo. Hanwha maintained Ponce, who was initially announced as the starter on the 20th, for the 21st, while Kiwoom postponed Raul Alcantara to the 22nd, allowing Jeong Hyun-woo's start on the 21st to remain unchanged.

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