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[LA=스포츠서울 문상열전문기자] The Toronto Blue Jays team distributed the schedule the next day to reporters via email on the 10th (Korean time). On the 11th, it was said that Ryu Hyun-jin was going to appear in the self-clearance game instead of the demonstration game. Last year, even though the demonstration game had just risen, it was replaced with a self-clearing game. Because it is an ace.
Hyunjin Ryu made his first Grapefruit League appearance at home TD Ball Park on the 6th. He started against the Baltimore Orioles and showed pitching details of 2 innings, 1 hit (home run), 1 walk, 1 run. As planned, the second start will be against Baltimore again on the 11th, after a 4th break. The problem is that this game is an away game moving to Sarasota.
From Toronto’s campground Dunedin to Baltimore home, Sarasota Ed Smith Stadium is 100 km. It takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes by car. Most of the aces and the main players are absent from the initial expedition. If the Baltimore schedule is about to open, join the expedition. The self-clearing battle that replaces the demonstration game is consideration for ace Ryu Hyun-jin. It is difficult to replace the 4th and 5th selection with its own blue-and-white battle unless it is unavoidable. It is judged that Ace does not have to go on a long-distance expedition.
Dunedin is the west coast of the Florida Peninsula. The Florida Grapefruit League has 15 teams that have campsites on the west and east coasts, which means they travel longer than the Arizona Cactus League. The away team notifies the home team in advance of who will play the team’s lead. It’s a service for fans. The Cactus League is located in Maricopa County, making it easy to move around. The longest distance per team is 74km. Florida has the longest distance of 321 kilometers. It is not possible to schedule a demonstration match against a long-distance team.
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Toronto’s 2021 exhibition schedule consists of 8 Detroit, 8 Philadelphia Phillies, 7 New York Yankees, 3 Baltimore Orioles, and 2 Pittsburgh Pirates. It is an intensive schedule with teams with short travel distances in five teams. Other teams in Florida are also on schedule this way due to the coronavirus impact. Sarasota is the furthest away from Toronto’s Dunedin. The shortest distance is Philadelphia’s Clearwater, which is 8 kilometers away.
The Cactus League is different. Because the team is dense. The San Diego Padres, to which Kim Ha-sung belongs, is a 28-match schedule that will play twice against all 14 teams in Arizona. The Spring Campground consists of 15 teams in Arizona and 15 in Florida.
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