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[LA=스포츠서울 문상열전문기자] It was during the days of the’Korean Express’ Los Angeles Dodgers. During the 2000 season, Park Chan-ho’s biggest topic was changeup. At the time, there was no detailed information on the ball trajectory, so it was time to determine whether to change up with the grip. After the start, Korean correspondents always asked if they threw a changeup. Park Chan-ho said he didn’t throw it. The change-up grip is shown in the photo, but the person concerned said he didn’t throw it.
Adding one pitcher to a pitcher can confuse a batter for two years or so. This is why reporters persistently ask pitchers whether they have developed a new pitch for spring training. However, it is not easy to add pitches while playing professional baseball for nearly 20 years.
Experts argue that the last weapon of all pitchers currently playing is the changeup. There is no pitch that is as sure as the changeup, which distracts the hitter’s hitting balance. The biggest weapon that Toronto Blue Jays Ryu Hyun-jin can control the mound even with a fastball of less than 150 km is the changeup. The 2021 Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training has a change-up blast. It is because of Ryu Hyun-jin.
On the 22nd (Korean time), the New York Yankees-Toronto Blue Jays match at TD Ball Park in Slower, Florida was broadcasted on the sports net. This is a dedicated Toronto broadcast. During the third inning, Caster Buck Martinez and commentator Pat Tabler contacted Dugout coach Charlie Monteyo and asked several questions. “I’ve been playing baseball for 35 years, and this is my first time in spring training like this year,” said Monteyo. The coaching staff and the players are all working hard, and everything is so good,” he said, expecting a bright prospect for the 2021 season.
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When asked, “The pitchers are throwing all the changeups, did you order them to do that?” the Tabler commentator said to manager Monteyo. Walker pitching coach has been recognized as a leader in Toronto since 2012. Tabler already mentioned Ryu Hyun-jin before the question posed to coach Montyo. “Hyunjin Ryu’s leadership in the mound is excellent. He is also showing his fellow pitchers how useful the changeup is,” he said, emphasizing the’Ryu Hyun-jin effect’ exceptionally.
The importance of changeup is not just Toronto. Texas Rangers coach Chris Woodward also ordered guest player Yang Hyun-jong to use Yoo In-gu as a changeup. In fact, Yang Hyun-jong stole four strikeouts from the Los Angeles Dodgers as a changeup incentive to right-handed hitters.
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Meanwhile, Ryu Hyun-jin raised pitching innings and pitching numbers with a simulation game instead of a demonstration game that day. In 5 innings, he threw 77 balls, 3 hits, 1 walk, and 5 strikeouts. According to Sportsnet Buck Martinez Caster, “very very well.” Originally known as Cheongbaekjeon, it was a simulation game. The simulation game assumes the situation of the out-counter and throws it, and the blue-and-white game is divided into two teams.
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