Kim Gwang-hyun (33, St. Louis Cardinals) will make his first appearance in the US pro baseball major league demonstration game this season on the morning of the 4th (Korean time).
St. Louis will face the New York Mets at 2:05 am on the same day at Jupiter Rogerdin Stadium in Florida, USA. On the 27th of last month, Kim Gwang-hyun warmed up his shoulders with live pitching (standing a batter and throwing a ball like a real game), and after taking a break for four days, he will play his first real fight. St. Louis’ third exhibition match. It is interpreted to mean that Kim Kwang-hyun is the third selection.
In last year’s demonstration game, Kim Gwang-hyun threw 9 innings in all 5 games (2 selections), leaving 1 win, 1 hold, 1 save, and an average of 0 ERA. It is expected that Kim Kwang-hyun will digest about 2 innings in this match against the Mets. Kim Gwang-hyun scored an average ERA of 1.62 in 3 wins and 1 save in 8 games (7 starting games) last year. This season will be used as a starting game from the demonstration game.
Kim Gwang-hyun is expected to hit the mound as a starter as it is his first real match this season, but throw 2 innings and 30 balls.
Meanwhile, Canadian media Toronto Sun predicted that Ryu Hyun-jin (34, Toronto Blue Jays) will be scheduled to start soon. The media predicted that “Ryu Hyun-jin will play against the Detroit Tigers on the 5th, and the Philadelphia Phillies on the 10th, the Detroit on the 16th, the Philadelphia on the 21st, and the Philadelphia on the 26th.”
Toronto coach Charlie Monteyo said, “Hyunjin Ryu has a plan. He knows what to do to prepare, and he is very focused on that plan.”
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