Ryu Hyun-jin Returns, Choo Shin-soo Leaves
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Ryu Hyun-jin Returns, Choo Shin-soo Leaves... This Year is the Only Opportunity for a Head-to-Head Match
Ryu Hyun-jin and Choo Shin-soo, who competed in the big league in 2013, are expected to clash for the first time in the KBO.
There is also interest in whether Ryu Hyun-jin and Kim Gwang-hyun's first starting matchup will take place.
When Choo Shin-soo (42, SSG Landers), the most successful Korean hitter in the Major League Baseball (MLB), announced his retirement, Ryu Hyun-jin (37, Hanwha Eagles), the 'best Korean pitcher of the 21st century', announced his retirement after 11 years in the big league. 사설 토토사이트
After finishing, he returned to the Korean KBO League.
As Ryu Hyun-jin's return and Choo Shin-soo's farewell coincided exquisitely, a head-to-head matchup card guaranteed to be a hit was created in the 2024 KBO League.
This year is the only opportunity for Ryu Hyun-jin and Choo Shin-soo to face off against each other in the KBO League, so the level of attention is increasing.
Choo Shin-soo and Ryu Hyun-jin, along with Park Chan-ho, the first Korean major leaguer, are icons who have decorated the history of Korean big leaguers.
The paths the two walked were different.
Choo Shin-soo, who graduated from Busan High School and moved to the United States by signing a contract with the Seattle Mariners in 2001, endured a difficult minor league life and debuted in the big league in 2005.
Afterwards, he traveled through the major leagues until 2020, playing 1,652 games, batting average of 0.275 (1,671 hits in 6,087 at-bats), 218 home runs, 782 RBI, and 157 stolen bases.
The number of games played, hits, home runs, RBIs, and stolen bases are all records for a Korean big leaguer.
After playing in the KBO League for seven years, Ryu Hyun-jin went straight to the big league through posting (private competitive bidding), presenting a new path to other Korean teammates.
Over the course of 11 years from 2013 to 2023, Ryu Hyun-jin pitched in 186 games in MLB and posted a record of 78 wins, 48 losses, 1 save, and an ERA of 3.27.
He also achieved brilliant milestones, such as becoming the first Asian to rank first in ERA across MLB and the first Korean to start an All-Star Game (2019).
Ryu Hyun-jin, who returned to the Korean stage after 12 years, excited Hanwha fans by showing off his ‘artistic control’ in an exhibition game.
Choo Shin-Soo and Ryu Hyun-Jin played together in MLB for eight years, but faced each other only once.
