Throw 65 balls… Maximum speed is 139 km/h
“No problem with pitching in the opening game… “Prepare without a hitch”
Ryu Hyun-jin (36, Hanwha Eagles) made his first live pitching this year and cleared one hurdle to start the opening game of the 2024 Korean Professional Baseball KBO League.
On the 2nd, Ryu Hyun-jin stood up as a batter and threw 65 balls at Yaese Gotinda Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. According to the Hanwha team, Ryu Hyun-jin threw a mix of fastballs, curves, cut fastballs, sliders, and changeups. The highest speed of the fastball was 139 km/h. Ryu Hyun-jin, who finished pitching live, said, “There is no problem with pitching in the opening game. I threw 65 pitches today, so I just need to increase the number of pitches in evaluation games and exhibition games.”
Originally, Ryu Hyun-jin was scheduled to do live pitching on the 1st, but it was canceled due to rain at Gonda Stadium. If live pitching was not performed on the 2nd, the reverse schedule for the opening game could be disrupted. Ryu Hyun-jin emphasized, “Although we were pushed back by a day, we can prepare for the opening game without a hitch by pitching live today.”
Ryu Hyun-jin, who returned to Hanwha after 11 years in the American professional baseball big league, started bullpen pitching (45) as soon as he joined the Okinawa camp on the 23rd of last month, and increased the number of pitches to 60 on the 26th.
Ryu Hyun-jin further improved his practical sense through live pitching on this day. Hanwha’s starting catcher Choi Jae-hoon first received Ryu Hyun-jin’s ball, and Ryu Hyun-jin faced four Hanwha junior batters.
Hanwha returns home after completing spring camp on the 4th. An exhibition game will be held starting on the 9th, and Ryu Hyun-jin plans to play once in the Blue and White match before the exhibition game, then pitch twice in the exhibition game, and prepare to pitch in the regular season opening game against the LG Twins to be held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 23rd.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who achieved 98 wins (52 losses, 1 save) on the mound in Korea, will begin adding wins in the KBO League starting from the opening game in 2024.
2024-03-02 08:01:51
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