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[OSEN=홍지수 기자] American media put Toronto Blue Jays”Ace’ Ryu Hyun-jin at 50th place in the major league rankings.
ESPN, a sports media in the United States, has ranked players from 26th to 50th place ahead of the opening of the 2021 season’s major league on the 24th (hereinafter referred to as Korean time). It was mentioned from the 50th place, and the protagonist was Ryu Hyun-jin, who played 4 innings without a goal in a demonstration game against Detroit on the 16th.
Compared to last year, Ryu Hyun-jin climbed 44 places from 94th place. ESPN ranked Hyun-jin Ryu, who spent his first season in Toronto last year, as one of the best pitchers. “Hyun-jin Ryu scored a 5-2 loss in 12 games last year and an ERA of 2.69 WHIP of 1.15. They made the share of signing a contract of $80 million over four years. Ryu Hyun-jin is the hope of this year’s Toronto becoming the winning competitor in the American League.”
In the 49th place above Ryu Hyun-jin, New York Yankees shortstop Gleber Torres was named. New York Mets first baseman Peter Alonso at 48th, Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Divers at 47th, and Cincinnati Reds starter Luis Castillo at 46th.
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is 45th, Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez is 44th, Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreille is 43rd, Boston Red Sox shortstop Sander Bogerz is 42nd, Ryu Hyunjin’s teammate. Shortstop Bo Vissett is 41st.
Another teammate Ryu Hyun-jin outfielder, George Springer, is in 28th place. The LA Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw was in 32nd place. Springer was 37th last year, and Kershaw’s last year was 48th.
The top 26th player in the rankings that day was the Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner. Turner was 60th last year and climbed 34 places this year.
Reporter Jisoo Hong