“Ryu Hyun-jin’s form is crazy”, “clever pitching”… Highly praised by club and local media
“14 innings in a row without a book run… It’s amazing that he’s a 14-month rehabilitation player”
Ryu Hyun-jin
Ryu Hyun-jin (Toronto Blue Jays), a 36-year-old pitcher who returned from his third elbow surgery in his life,
continued to pitch three consecutive games without an unequal score, and his team, local media, and officials praised him highly.
On the 21st (Korean time), the Toronto team scored 2 runs in 5 innings (unearned runs),
4 hits, 1 walk, and 7 strikeouts in an away game against the Cincinnati Reds of the 2023 American Professional Baseball Major League (MLB)
held at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
He generously praised Ryu Hyun-jin, who led the team to a 10-3 victory. 카지노사이트
Immediately after the game, Toronto edited and uploaded a picture of Ryu Hyun-jin’s pitching and strikeout video through the club’s social media (SNS),
introducing Ryu Hyun-jin’s nickname ‘Monster’ and ‘Master Class’, which means master.
Then, in Korean, he displayed the Taegeukgi, saying, “Ryu Hyun-jin’s form is crazy.”
Ryu Hyun-jin, who underwent left elbow ligament joint surgery in June last year,
is showing the best performance without any aftereffects of the injury.
He became a losing pitcher with 4 earned runs in 5 innings against the Baltimore Orioles on August 2,
the first game after his return, but played an active role with 4 scoreless innings against the Cleveland Guardians on the 8th and 2 runs in 5 innings against the Chicago Cubs on the 14th. went on
And on this day, the ERA continued to go down from 2.57 to 1.89 this season.
Ryu Hyun-jin put a knife on his left elbow three times in his career.
Year 2004
In April 2004, when he was a sophomore at Dongsan High School in Incheon,
he underwent surgery on ligaments in his left elbow, and in September 2016,
he went to the operating table to remove necrotic tissue in his left elbow.
And last year, he underwent an elbow ligament joint surgery again.
People around him predicted low prospects for Ryu Hyun-jin’s revival,
but he continues to perform as well as he did in his prime.
Local media and officials also praised Ryu Hyun-jin.
MLB
MLB said, “This day’s game reminded me of what level Ryu Hyun-jin’s best skills are,” and “Ryu Hyun-jin did not throw a strong ball to admire,
‘Wow’, but he overpowered the opponent’s lineup with a clever pitch.”
“Ryu Hyun-jin is a pitcher who reads the swing and thoughts of batters well,
so he is particularly strong against hitters with an aggressive tendency,” he explained.
The media cited as an example the scene where Ryu Hyun-jin struck out Cincinnati’s ‘monster rookie’ Ellie de la Cruz.
MLB . com said, “Ryu Hyun-jin threw a curveball at 66 miles per hour (about 106 km) and 67 miles (108 km) against Cruz (very slow) and caught it with a strikeout.”
Sportsnet said, “Ryu Hyun-jin’s pitching was undoubtedly the driving force behind the victory on this day,” and “showed the best pitching after surgery.”
Reporter Mike Willner of the Toronto Star, a Canadian newspaper,
said, “Ryu Hyun-jin has been fighting 14 consecutive innings without an earned run.
He is the slowest to recover,” he said.
Reporter Charlie Goldsmith of The Enquirer, a local newspaper in Cincinnati,
also licked his tongue at Ryu Hyun-jin’s pitching.