2024-03-17 07:23:46
Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin is fighting back in an exhibition game against Lotte held at Sajik Stadium on the 17th. /yunhap news
The final test for the opening day sortie was also successful. Ryu Hyun-jin (37) appeared as Hanwha’s starting pitcher in a professional baseball exhibition game held in Sajik on the 17th and allowed 2 runs in 5 innings against the home team Lotte. He threw 76 pitches, gave up 6 hits, and struck out 6. The highest speed of his fastballs (40) was 144 km/h.
As the team won 14-2, Ryu Hyun-jin became the winning pitcher. He finished the exhibition game schedule with 2 wins in 2 games (3 runs in 9 innings, ERA 3.00) following a win against KIA on the 12th (4 innings, 1 run). Ryu Hyun-jin is expected to take the mound in the opening game of the 2024 regular season against last year’s unified champion LG in Jamsil on the 23rd.
Interest in the ‘Korean Monster’, who returned from the Major League, was still hot. On this day, all 13,766 seats at Sajik Stadium opened by Lotte were sold. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts also visited Ryu Hyun-jin before playing a practice game with Kiwoom at Gocheok Dome in Seoul. When asked at a press conference whether he had contacted Ryu Hyun-jin, Coach Roberts responded, “I haven’t yet, but I really want to meet him.” “If you see this article, please contact me,” he said. He said, “Ryu Hyun-jin was a great pitcher, a good teammate, and a fun friend. “I have no doubt that he will do well in the KBO league,” he said. Manager Roberts, who took over as Dodgers head coach in 2016, had a relationship with Ryu Hyun-jin for four seasons until 2019.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who threw 62 pitches in his first appearance last week, decided to throw 75 to 80 pitches that day. Hanwha coach Choi Won-ho said before the game, “Recovery after throwing is more important than the content of the pitch.” In the bottom of the third inning, when the team was ahead 3-0, with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd, Ryu Hyun-jin hit a double from Lotte Jeon Jun-woo and gave up 2 runs (2 earned). It looked like an ordinary outfield fly ball, but Hanwha right fielder Lim Jong-chan (23) momentarily missed the direction of the hit. While the ball fell between second baseman and right field, both runners hit home. In this exhibition game, Ryu Hyun-jin showed off his unique stable pitch control without giving up a single dead ball, raising fans’ expectations.
Doosan defeated SSG 11-6 in the Munhak expedition and won all 7 games. He gave up 15 hits, including two home runs (3 runs in the 4th inning by Heo Gyeong-min and 1 run in the 9th by Park Gye-beom). In the starting pitcher battle, Doosan Raul Alcantara (4 and 1/3 innings, 2 runs, 1 earned run) defeated SSG starter Kim Gwang-hyun (4 innings, 6 runs).
KIA defeated KT 14 to 4 in Gwangju at home. Starting pitcher Will Crowe (30) won (5 innings, 2 runs allowed, 5 strikeouts). KIA’s new foreign pitcher recorded two wins following the game against Hanwha on the 11th (4 scoreless innings). In Daegu, NC defeated the home team Samsung 5-2. In the 6th inning when the score was 2-2, Park Geon-woo hit a solo home run and Seo Ho-cheol hit a 2-run shot.
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