Toronto Ryu Hyun-jin started pitching as a starting pitcher in a demonstration game against Detroit held at the Joker Merchant Stadium at Lakeland, Florida, USA on the 16th. Lakeland = Reuters USA Today Yonhap News
“The first game of this year is well prepared and I will be on the mound.”
Toronto Ryu Hyun-jin (34) showed satisfaction with his first win after starting the second demonstration game. Ryu Hyun-jin started the demonstration game against Detroit at the Jocomerchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida, USA on the 16th, and led the 4-0 team victory with 4 innings without a run.
Ryu Hyun-jin only gave out two hits, throwing various pitches such as fastball, cutter, change-up, and curve, and played four strikeouts and a safe ball game.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who struck out two in the first inning and treated lightly with a floating ball, treated 3rd hitter Robbie Grossman as a floating ball in right field in the second inning, and turned 2,866 hitter Miguel Cabrera to foul fly. In the third inning, he was hit by consecutive hits, leading to the crisis of first and second bases, but he prevented the concession by dealing with three follow-up batters. Episode 4 also finished with a zero goal and came down the mound. With this, he lowered his average ERA from 4.50 to 1.50 (one run in six innings) in this year’s demonstration game.
Ryu Hyun-jin said through a video interview after the game, “I am preparing to show a better image from the beginning of this year. Last year, the first few games were difficult, but I don’t want to go through it again. “I will climb the mound in a state of preparation from the first game.” Ryu Hyun-jin suffered a setback in preparation for the season due to a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) last season, the first year of his transfer to Toronto, followed by 4 and 2/3 innings and 3 runs in the opening match against Tampa Bay (July 25). In his first appearance against Washington (July 31), he lost his first match with 4 and 1/3 innings, 9 hits and 5 runs.
Ryu Hyun-jin said, “We are being prepared very well. The spring camp is running normally this year, so it’s easy to take care of your body. Last year (the camp was stopped) suddenly gathered and held the camp for a short period of time, and there were difficulties,” he recalled.
Toronto Ryu Hyun-jin is giving a video interview after a demonstration match against Detroit held at the Joker Merchant Stadium at Lakeland, Florida, USA on the 16th. Toronto club video interview capture
Ryu Hyun-jin is making every effort to prepare for the season by increasing the number of innings and balls. The number of pitches on this day was originally aimed at 60, but only 49, and 15 more were sprinkled from the bullpen. He threw 30 in 2 innings against Baltimore on the 6th, and then threw 50 in 3 innings in its own practice game on the 11th. In the next game, he plans to fill 5 innings and 100 pitches. He said, “I played the game as much as I was ready today. There are two to three weeks left until the opening, and you will be able to fit into it.”
Ryu Hyun-jin was encouraging, with the perfect game above all, and Goo-wi returned to the level of the 2019 season. On this day, the highest fastball restraint was 148km, and the average fastball restraint was 145km. Fastball restraints are essential for Ryu Hyun-jin, who steals the timing of the batter with various changing balls. Toronto coach Charlie Monteyo said, “I throw the ball harder compared to last year. He was satisfied with the fact that he had power in the fastball and the change pitch was sharp.”
Ryu Hyun-jin has a strong appearance against the New York Yankees on April 2, the opening game of Toronto in the 2021 season. When asked by reporters whether Ryu Hyun-jin was the starting match for the opening game, coach Monteyo said, “There are still two and a half weeks left. It is not time to announce it yet,” he said, avoiding an immediate response. If Ryu Hyun-jin is the starting pitcher for the opening game, he will start playing after six days off after finishing the demonstration game against Philadelphia on the 21st and Detroit on the 26th.
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