‘Ryu, Kim, Yang’ reunited: “A face-off is heaven’s will”

Professional baseball's 'three left-handed face-offs' attract attention Ryu-Kim, who has never made it since his professional debut, appears in the opening game. The beginning of this year is not easy either, Ryu-Yang facing each other as starters only once 17 years ago. Now a monster - Big Bang with the most wins

“I don’t think it’s a matter of wanting to be with Kim Gwang-hyun (36, SSG), but rather, it seems like it has to be God’s will.”

‘Korean Monster’ Ryu Hyun-jin (37, Hanwha), who chose to return to Korean professional baseball after 12 years, met with reporters at Incheon Airport on the 23rd and said this. On this day, Ryu Hyun-jin left for Okinawa, Japan, where the second spring camp of the Hanwha first team was held.

Since Ryu Hyun-jin debuted on the professional stage in 2006 and Kim Gwang-hyun debuted in 2007, there has never been a game where the two players faced each other as starters for both teams. Before the Daejeon game on May 23, 2010, they were both announced as starting pitchers. However, the match did not take place due to rain cancellation. This is why Ryu Hyun-jin spoke about ‘the will of heaven.’ There was no confrontation between the two players in the Major League Baseball (MLB).

It is not easy for the two players to face off as starters in the early stages of this season. Hanwha will play its opening two-game series against LG in Jamsil starting on the 23rd of next month, and SSG will play its opening two-game series against Lotte in Munhak during the same period. The two teams will then face each other in a three-game series in literature. It is highly likely that both Ryu Hyun-jin and Kim Gwang-hyun will pitch in the opening game or the next game. During the Munhak 3-game series, there is a high probability that both players will stay in the dugout.

Ryu Hyun-jin is confident of appearing in the opening game. Ryu Hyun-jin, who underwent his second elbow ligament joint surgery (Tommy John surgery) in June 2022, said, “After two or three years after Tommy John surgery, his arm becomes more comfortable. “This year, the preparation speed is faster than last year,” he said. “Indoors, the number of practice pitches has been raised to 65. “I think he will be fine to pitch in the opening game,” he said. Ryu Hyun-jin, who continued to say, “I plan to play catch outdoors when I arrive at camp and then start bullpen pitching as soon as it’s okay,” threw 45 balls from the bullpen immediately after arriving in Okinawa that afternoon.

If Ryu Hyun-jin takes the mound in the opening game of this season, the opponent for his return match will also be LG, following his first-team debut (April 12, 2006). Ryu Hyun-jin, who became the winning pitcher in his debut game with 7 1/3 scoreless innings, recorded 18 wins, 6 losses, and an earned run average of 2.23 that year, winning both the Rookie of the Year Award and the Most Valuable Player (MVP). Since then, the only Korean left-handed pitchers who have won the regular season MVP are Gwang-Hyun Kim (2008) and Hyun-Jong Yang (36, KIA, 2017). The 'Ryu Kim Yang' troika all have in common that they have experience advancing to the MLB.

Yang Hyun-jong faced off against Ryu Hyun-jin as a starter in a home game on April 29, 2007, his 6th appearance since his professional debut. In this game, Yang Hyeon-jong was faced with a crisis with no outs on first and second base from the top of the first inning, and eventually collapsed, giving up a three-run home run to Hanwha's fourth batter, Kim Tae-gyun (42). The final result was a loss by three runs in one third of an inning. Ryu Hyun-jin became the winning pitcher of this game by allowing 2 runs in 8 innings.

Yang Hyun-jong at that time and Yang Hyun-jong now are pitchers of different ‘levels.’ Yang Hyeon-jong was an ‘ordinary pitcher’ with 1 win, 2 losses, and an earned run average of 4.17 in his debut season, but he is now listed as the pitcher with the most wins in active service. Yang Hyun-jong has recorded 131 of his 168 wins (78%) since Ryu Hyun-jin entered the MLB in 2013. If Yang Hyun-jong and Ryu Hyun-jin face each other again for the first time in 17 years, it will definitely be a box office draw just as good as the face-off between Ryu Hyun-jin and Kim Gwang-hyun.

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Pub: 24 Feb 2024 02:25 UTC
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