Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu starts and pitches during a demonstration match against the Detroit Tigers in the Major League Baseball 2022 held at TD Ball Park in Dunedin, Florida, USA on the 26th (Korean time). yunhap news
He was anxious, but his crisis management ability was alive. Toronto Blue Jays Ryu Hyun-jin (35) came down from the mound as the first starter in the demonstration game, conceding three runs in three innings and without winning or losing.
Ryu Hyun-jin started as a starting pitcher in a demonstration game against the Detroit Tigers in the 2022 American Professional Baseball League held at TD Ball Park in Dunedin, Florida, USA on the 26th (Korean time) and threw a total of 41 balls. He walked none and struck out two.
On this day, Hyun-Jin Ryu threw 22 four-seam fastballs, 8 curves, 6 cutters, 4 changeups, and 1 sinker, with a maximum speed of 148 km/h.
From the first inning, he was on the verge of a mass conquest and was shaken.
In a situation where the first hitter, Akil Badu, had an advantage with a ball count of 2 strikes, he threw a 138 km/h cutter on the third pitch and was hit with a superior solo gun.
The 2nd Tucker Vanhart dealt with a ground ball in front of second base, but a changeup thrown at 3rd Robbie Grossman resulted in a heavy hit.
Hyunjin Ryu hit a double with a RBI that flew toward the center fence from Javier Baes at 1st and 1st base. Also, in the continued Detroit scoring opportunity, he gave a short left-handed hit to Jonathan Schoff, putting him at risk of one-on-one and third base.
He hit three in a row, but the next hitter, Riley Green, calmly led to a ground ball. However, the third base runner entered the home. Hyun-Jin Ryu’s run increased to 3.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who struggled to finish the first episode, regained control from the second. All three batters were ground balls. Ryu Hyun-jin, who was also on the mound in the third inning, turned Badu, who had conceded a home run in the first inning, to strikeout. Since then, both batters have also cooked ground balls and strikeouts. Hyunjin Ryu was replaced by Adam Simber at the start of the 4th inning.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who could not break the chain of home runs in the first game of the demonstration game for the past three years in a row, was spared a defeat thanks to the team’s 3-3 tie in the first inning. Toronto lost the game 4-8.
