Major League Baseball Weekly Express will take you to review the big and small events that happened in the previous week of Major League Baseball. This week (2/20~2/26), South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin returned to South Korea, ending his 11-year career in the United States; the long-sold “Boras Four” finally had news of signing; in addition, the Dodgers welcomed Back in front of the team to watch cricket stars.
Major League Baseball Weekly Express, taking you to review the big and small events that happened in the previous week of Major League Baseball. This week (2/20~2/26), South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin returned to South Korea, ending his 11-year career in the United States; the long-sold “Boras Four” finally had news of signing; in addition, the Dodgers welcomed Back in front of the team to watch cricket stars.
Ryu Hyun-jin returns to his old club Hanwha Eagles with eight-year contract
South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays and won the National League defensive rating in 2019, recently signed an eight-year, 17 billion won (approximately US$12.8 million) contract with his old club Hanwha Eagles, returning to his career. The starting point of the Korean Professional Baseball League also announced that his ten-year career in the United States has officially come to an end. “The Hanwha Eagles made me who I am today. Ever since I entered the major leagues, I have always thought about coming back one day and repaying this kindness.” Ryu Hyun-jin mentioned in the statement of joining.
The 36-year-old Ryu Hyun-jin, nicknamed “Fat Ryu”, has emerged since high school. After joining the Hanwha Eagles in 2006, he immediately won the Rookie of the Year, annual MVP and the second “Triple Crown” in Korean professional history. In the seven years from 2006 to 2012, Liu Pang recorded a total of 98 wins and 52 losses, with an ERA of 2.80, and announced after the 2012 season that he would challenge the higher-level Major League Baseball. In the end, he signed a six-year, 36 million contract with the Dodgers.
Further reading: 37-year-old Ryu Hyun-jin’s average speed on straight balls is 142 kilometers!It is rumored that the return to South Korea will be signed for about 4 years
During his stay in the United States from 2013 to 2023, Ryu Hyun-jin was considered a competent starter. He won fourth place in the Rookie of the Year voting in 2012, underwent Tommy John surgery in 2015, and was selected to the All-Star Game for the first time in his career in 2019. After the season of the same year, Liu became a free agent and signed a four-year, $8,000 contract with the Blue Jays. million contracts. In total, he played in 186 games (185 starts) in the MLB, posting a 78-48 record and a 3.27 ERA in 1,055.1 innings pitched.
Ryu Hyun-jin is definitely one of the most successful cases of Korean professional baseball exporting to American professional baseball through pitching. Among all Korean pitchers who have challenged the United States, his number of wins, starts, innings and strikeouts (934 times), etc. They are second only to Park Chan-ho. In addition, he has accumulated 20 WAR, the highest among Korean pitchers, and second only to Choo Shin-soo’s 34.6 among all Korean players. In addition to his achievements on the field, Ryu Hyun-jin is also quite popular among the local media and teammates. When he was with the Dodgers, his various interesting interactions with “Mustang” Yasiel Puig always made people smile. After confirming to return to China for development, he Former Blue Jays teammate Chris Bassit also sent a special message of blessing.
Boras quartet moves, Cody Bellinger returns to Chicago Cubs
The free market in the major leagues this year is extremely deserted. Even though the major league spring training has begun in full swing, there are still many players waiting for price in the free market. Among them, the whereabouts of the two-time Cy Young strongman Blake Snell, plus Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman and Jordan Montgomery are the most concerned. Since their agents are all the famous “Vampire” Scott Boras in the major leagues, so Also known as the “Boras Four” by netizens.
Recently, the “Boras Four”, whom everyone had seen through, finally came out with the news of signing a contract. Bellinger reached an agreement with the Cubs. The two parties signed a three-year, $80 million contract with an option to escape the contract in the first two years, returning to the familiar embrace of Chicago. Bellinger’s salary in 2024 and 2025 (assuming there is no escape) is 30 million, and in 2026 it is 20 million.
Extended reading: Scott Boras’s four major players still have no place to stay. Whose fault is this? ?
After three consecutive unsatisfactory seasons, the 27-year-old Bellinger signed a one-year short-term contract of 17.5 million with the Cubs in pre-season last year, seeking an opportunity to make a comeback and rebuild his worth, and he also successfully got rid of it in 2023. After a downturn in the past few seasons, in 130 games, he posted an OPS of .881 and a wRC+ of 134, and won the National League’s Silver Slugger Award and Comeback Award, regaining his confidence and market.
2024-02-27 01:00:47
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