넥센은 에이스로 낙점한 에스밀 로저스가 손에 큰 골절상을 당했고 어쩔 수 없이 대체 외국인투수로 해커를 영입했다.
Nexen's Esmil Rogers, who was tapped as an ace, suffered a major fracture in his hand and Nexen was forced to recruit Hacker as an alternative foreign pitcher.