[서울신문] ‘Miss & Nice’ Mushroom Hyunjin Ryu

Ryu Hyun-jin “Strike out a crisis escape, actually a mistake”… Recovery of 148㎞ maximum restraint

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▲’Korean Monster’ Ryu Hyun-jin (Toronto Blue Jays) appeared as a starting pitcher in a demonstration game against Detroit Tigers in the 2021 Mipro Baseball Major League Baseball held at the Joker Merchant Stadium at Lakeland, Florida, USA on the 16th (Korean time) 1 The ball is sprinkling vigorously.
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Ryu Hyun-jin (Toronto Blue Jays) struck out Victor Reyes with a change-up of 128 km/h at the first and second bases as a runner in three demonstration matches against the US professional baseball Detroit Tigers on the 16th (Korean time) and laughed. . It was a moment to pass the biggest crisis in the major league demonstration that was held at the Public Fields at Joker Merchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida.

●4 innings zero loss 4K “90% match with catcher Janson”

After the game, Ryu Hyun-jin confessed that “the ball that struck out was the ball that I threw incorrectly because of a signed miss.” Ryu Hyun-jin’s ball was good enough that the ball thrown by mistaken the catcher’s signature could lead to a missed swing.

Ryu Hyun-jin said about the breathing with catcher Danny Janson, “I and Jansen’s thoughts agree about 90%. Now I know each other well enough to be comfortable,” he said to relieve the fear of a missed death. Ryu Hyun-jin started on this day and gave only two hits in four innings and cooked the Detroit hitting line without a run-off. He struck out four and did not allow a single shootout. The team won 4-0 and won the first start.

●Strong fastball… Ryu Hyun-jin, a sharpened change, blocked 4 innings with 49 balls by mixing 38 strikes and 11 balls on this day. He threw 18 fastballs, 12 cutters, 12 changeups, and 7 curves. It showed perfect control ability, using both top, bottom, left and right with a variety of pitches. The maximum restraint is 148 km/h.

In 10 days, Hyunjin Ryu received a report card close to perfect score even in the trial match. Ryu Hyun-jin lowered his average ERA in this year’s demonstration game from 4.50 to 1.50 (one run in six innings). Toronto coach Charlie Monteyo said, “I think I’m throwing the ball stronger than last year.”

Ryu Hyun-jin originally planned to throw 60 balls in 4 innings, but he threw 15 more from the bullpen due to lack of pitching that day. Ryu Hyun-jin said, “We are gradually increasing the number of pitches,” and “I can make my body until the start of the regular season. I am preparing very well now,” he explained.

●’Back Pain’ Kwang-Hyun Kim, checks physical condition with catch ball

Over the possibility of Ryu Hyun-jin’s opening game start, Montoya smoked. In a video interview after the game, coach Monteyo asked whether Ryu Hyun-jin was selected for the opening game. “There are still two weeks left. I will watch the situation.” Toronto will play the opening game of the regular league against the New York Yankees on April 2.

Meanwhile, Kim Gwang-hyun (St. Louis Cardinals), who took a break from back pain, checked her body condition with a catch ball.

MLB.com said, “Kim Gwang-hyun threw the ball from a distance of 90 feet (about 27 m) on the 16th. On the 17th, we plan to increase the distance to 120 feet (about 37 m).”

Ki-cheol Lee, Senior Reporter [email protected]