Ryu Hyun-jin confirmed the selection of MLB opening game for 3 consecutive years… First Korean

Ryu Hyun-jin confirmed the selection of MLB opening game for 3 consecutive years… First Korean

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▲ Toronto Blue Jays starter Hyun-Jin Ryu pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the second inning of a spring training baseball game in Dunedin, Fla., Friday, March 26, 2021. (Steve Nesius/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT <All rights reserved by Yonhap News Agency>“src=”https://cdn.kado.net/news/photo/202103/1066368_495253_4558.jpg” width=”640″/><figcaption>▲ Toronto Blue Jays starter Hyun-Jin Ryu pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the second inning of a spring training baseball game in Dunedin, Fla., Friday, March 26, 2021.(Steve Nesius/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT</figcaption></figure> <p>Ryu Hyun-jin, 34, ace of the Toronto Blue Jays in the MLB, is the first Korean player to stand on the mound of the opening game for three consecutive years.</p> <p>Toronto coach Charlie Monteyo conducted a video interview with the MLB Philadelphia Phillies held at Dunedin TD Ball Park, Florida, USA on the 27th (Korean time), and through a video interview with the New York Yankees held at Yankee Stadium in New York, USA on the 2nd of the following month. Ryu Hyun-jin was announced as a starting match.</p> <p>Ryu Hyun-jin started with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2019 when he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and played with one run in 6 innings, and last year, when he moved to Toronto, he started with the Tampa Bay race and the opening game last year, and was somewhat sluggish with 3 runs in 4 innings.</p> <p>Ryu Hyun-jin is the first Korean player to start for three consecutive years before the opening of the MLB.</p> <p>Previously, Park Chan-ho (2001, 2002) had been selected for the opening game for the second consecutive year.</p> <p>It is highly likely that Ryu Hyun-jin’s starting matchup for this year’s opening match will be Gerrit Cole, one of the best pitchers in the MLB.</p> <p>However, the Yankees have not yet disclosed the opening game selection.</p> <p>Ryu Hyun-jin made two starts against the Yankees last season.</p> <p>He was sluggish with 5 hits and 5 runs (5 ERA), including 3 homers in 5 innings, in the first game of the season against the Yankees in Sailon Field, New York, USA on September 8 last year.</p> <p>In his second game, September 25, he became a winning pitcher by struggling with 5 hits and no runs in 7 innings.</p> <p>Ryu Hyun-jin said, “I always feel good wherever I play the opening game. “I’m excited,” he said. “If you are a player, everyone will feel the same way.”</p> <p>Meanwhile, Ryu Hyun-jin throws the ball in front of a large crowd after a long time.</p> <p>The Yankees announced in the opening game that they would enter an audience of 1850, which is about 20% of the total seats. </p> </p></div> <p><a href=Source