Ryu Hyun-jin taking his first appearance on his birthday, 'No. 1 Home Run' Should LG's Fire Bats Silence
Ryu Hyun-jin taking his first appearance on his birthday, 'No. 1 Home Run' Should LG's Fire Bats Silence
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Ryu Hyun-jin (38), a native ace of the Hanwha Eagles who will start as the team's "third starter" this season, will take the mound for the first time in the 2025 season on his birthday. Coincidentally, the opponent team is the LG Twins, who gave up the loss in the opening game of last season and Ryu's return to the Korean stage.
Ryu Hyun-jin will start an away game against LG in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 25th.
Ryu, who was the first starter for the Hanwha Eagles last year, will mark the third starting pitcher of the team this year. Considering the symbolism of the team, it is natural that Ryu Hyun-jin will be the first starter again this year, but the coaching staff chose a card that is advantageous in securing a victory.바카라사이트
"Given Ryu Hyun-jin's physical condition, he can be a starter (for the opening game), but he is not young anymore. I put him on the third try to save money," Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said at the Media Day. Ryu, who was informed of his starting lineup early on, has also been adjusting his condition to coincide with the game against LG on Saturday.
Cody Ponce and Ryan Weiss, two foreigners, played in the opening two consecutive games against KT over the weekend. Ponce allowed two runs in five innings and Weiss allowed four runs (three earned) in six innings. Neither of them became the winning pitcher, and Hanwha had one win and one loss.
To form a lead in the early race, Hanwha needs to accumulate as many wins as possible this week. The team will meet LG in three consecutive games on weekdays, and move to the new stadium in Daejeon to have three consecutive home games against the KIA Tigers, the defending champion. Ryu desperately needs good pitching to get off to a good start to the new week.
Around this time last year, Ryu said, "I have bad memories against the LG Twins. I started the regular season opener against the LG Twins on March 23 at Jamsil Stadium, and lost the game by allowing six hits, three walks and five runs (two earned runs) in three ⅔ innings.
The game was an official return match for Ryu, who made his comeback to the Korean stage by signing an eight-year, maximum 17 billion won contract with Hanwha after finishing his MLB career. However, Ryu collapsed after expecting an ace player, sending quite a shockwaves throughout his career.
He seeks to avenge his death in Jamsil for the first time in a year, but the game is expected to be difficult again this time. This is because the current pace of LG's batters is unusual.
LG had two consecutive wins against the Lotte Giants in the opening two games. The team won 12-2 in the opening game and 10-2 in the second game.
He hit 28 hits in two games, of which seven were home runs. Two came out in the first game, and five home runs were poured out in the second game. He rose to the top of the team's home run at once.
Among LG hitters last season, Ryu showed weakness against Park Dong-won (3 hits in six at-bats), Shin Min-jae (2 hits in four at-bats), and Kim Hyun-soo (3 hits in seven at-bats). It remains to be seen whether Ryu will quell LG's batters, who have gained momentum due to their unique crisis management skills.