[서울신문] Ryu Hyun-jin How about this year’s demonstration game, starting at Baltimo at dawn

Ryu Hyun-jin (34), ace of the Toronto Blue Jays in the US professional baseball, will set out for the first time in 2021.

Ryu Hyun-jin will start in a demonstration game against the Baltimore Orioles held at TD Ball Park in Dunedin, Florida, at 3:07 am on the 6th. On the 5th, the Toronto club announced Ryu Hyun-jin’s appearance in the game on the 6th through its website. Baltimore announced veteran pitcher Matt Harvey as a starter.

The match result and personal performance on this day are not very important. Ryu Hyun-jin focuses on checking his physical condition in time for the opening of the regular season. Therefore, it is not expected to throw a lot of innings. Considering the start of the first demonstration game this season, there is a high possibility of throwing 1-3 innings.

Ryu Hyun-jin is preparing for the new season smoothly. After starting bullpen pitching in Korea, he played bullpen pitching at Dunedin Spring Camp in Florida on the 19th and 22nd of last month. On the 25th of last month and the 1st of this month, he trained live pitching against batters to raise his sense of practice.

Ryu Hyun-jin showed sluggish appearance in the first game of the demonstration game every year. He has appeared in the demonstration games every year since 2013, except for one season in 2016, when he was finished in the aftermath of shoulder surgery, and gave hits in six appearances out of his first demonstration games seven times. It was only in 2015 that the first demonstration game was finished without hitting.

On March 12, 2018’s first demonstration match, against the Colorado Rockies, the 2nd and 3rd minutes collapsed with 2 hits and 4 runs in 2 innings. On February 28 of last year, he scored one run in three hits including homers in two innings in his first demonstration game against the Minnesota Twins.

The reason why Hyun-jin Ryu was sluggish in the first game of the demonstration game is simple. This is because he didn’t pitch all the way. Ryu Hyun-jin gradually raises his body and does his best in the regular season. So, Ryu Hyun-jin’s’Jinx, which was sluggish in the first demonstration game’ is not a big concern.

Staff Reporter Choi Byung-gyu [email protected]