Input 2021.03.06 07:45
Ryu Hyun-jin started a demonstration game against the Baltimore Orioles of the 2021 American Professional Baseball Major League (MLB) held at Dunedin TD Ball Park in Florida, USA, and recorded 2 innings, 1 hit (1 home run), 2 strikeouts, 1 walk, and 1 run. The number of pitches was 30, and the highest limit for a four-seam fastball was 89.8 miles per hour (about 145 km).
Ryu Hyun-jin said in a non-face-to-face video interview with the reporter after finishing his first demonstration game, “I am preparing well as I have done so far.” “I threw 2 innings in the game, and 15 more in the bullpen, and then 3 innings. “We are preparing for the season well by increasing the number of pitches continuously.”
Ryu Hyun-jin blocked the first inning with a tripartite in 9 pitches, but allowed one home run (Pat Balaika) and one walk (Ramon Urias) in the second inning. Ryu Hyun-jin said, “Once it was good for the first game,” he said, “I had a lot of strikes and I hit a home run, but that was a mistake. I think the batter hit it well.”
When asked if he feels burdened with the team’s ace in the unstable Toronto starter, Ryu Hyun-jin said, “There are not at all,” and “There are many good pitchers on the team, whether it is a starter or a bullpen. I didn’t think that it was particularly burdensome.”