Ryu Hyun-jin Starts in Hanwha Eagles Blue and White Match: KBO League Exhibition Game

2024-03-11 22:54:00
Ryu Hyun-jin plays as a starter in the Hanwha Eagles Blue and White Match

‘Korean Monster’ Ryu Hyun-jin (37), who returned to the Hanwha Eagles, will appear in a KBO League exhibition game for the first time in 12 years.

Ryu Hyun-jin is scheduled to start once morest the KIA Tigers in the 2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO League exhibition game held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 12th.

It has been regarding 12 years and 4,364 days since Ryu Hyun-jin appeared in a KBO League exhibition game once morest the KIA Tigers on March 31, 2012, before advancing to the Major League (MLB).

Hanwha coach Choi Won-ho announced Ryu Hyun-jin as the starter for the opening game once morest the LG Twins on the 23rd. Ryu Hyun-jin has been preparing for the season accordingly.

On February 23, the day following Hanwha announced that it had signed an 8-year contract with Ryu Hyun-jin for a total of 17 billion won, Ryu Hyun-jin joined the camp in Okinawa, Japan.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who pitched in the bullpen immediately following arriving in Okinawa and threw 45 pitches, increased the number of pitches to 60 on the 26th, three days later.

On the 2nd of this month, Ryu Hyun-jin conducted live pitching, where he set up the batter and threw the ball from the mound as if it were a real game, and began to tune into his sense of a real game.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who returned to Korea on the 4th with the Hanwha team following completing spring camp, took the mound in the Blue and White match held at his home stadium on the 7th. He pitched 3 innings, allowing 1 hit, 3 strikeouts, 1 walk, and 1 run while throwing 46 pitches.

Usually, starting pitchers take the mound following 4-5 days of rest. Ryu Hyun-jin was scheduled to take the mound once morest KIA on the 12th, rest for four days, have a final rehearsal with the Sajik Lotte Giants on the 17th, and then play in the opening game on the 23rd.

If he pitches on the 23rd, he can also pitch in the home opening game once morest KT Wiz on the 29th.

But a variable arose. Rain is forecast across the country on the 12th. Rain is forecast in Daejeon from 1 a.m. until 1 p.m., the start time of the game.

If the game is canceled due to rain, there will be no game on the 13th, so it is highly likely that Ryu Hyun-jin’s first appearance in an exhibition game will be postponed to the Daejeon KT Wiz game on the 14th.

If the start is delayed, Hanwha and Ryu Hyun-jin’s plans may be disrupted. If he takes the mound in an exhibition game on the 14th, he will have to rest for at least four days, so he can only make his second appearance once morest the Doosan Bears on the 19th. Then it will be difficult to fit in with the opening game on the 23rd.

It is also somewhat difficult for Ryu Hyun-jin, who was already late in joining spring training due to his contract, to start the opening game following only playing one exhibition game.

Hanwha also planned for Young-gun and Moon Dong-joo, who should play a part in the starting lineup, to pitch in the game on the 12th. If the game on the 12th is postponed, Hanwha’s worries will increase.

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