Hanwha, ‘Ryu Hyun-jin Customized’ Lineup… Even 41-year-old Kim Kang-min was Selected
Ryu Hyun-jin guesses correctly… Teamed up against LG with experienced defenders.
Professional baseball’s Hanwha Eagles will hold the opening game with a ‘Ryu Hyun-jin customized’ lineup.
In the regular season opening game against the LG Twins held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 23rd,
Hanwha deployed infielder Moon Hyun-bin, who has good defensive skills,
as the sixth hitter and second baseman, and Ha Joo-seok,
who is experienced and has a wide defensive range, as the eighth hitter and shortstop. 파워볼실시간
Ryu Hyun-jin
In addition, Kim Kang-min, the league’s most senior fielder, was assigned the 7th hitter and center fielder.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who boasts precise ball control, is a pitcher who effectively induces batters to hit big hits.
In the American Major League Baseball (MLB), he made a name for himself as a representative ‘ground ball-inducing pitcher’.
Hanwha coach Choi Won-ho judged that the game on this day would be decided by defensive ability and included a large number of experienced fielders in the starting lineup.
Coach Choi said, “The starting lineup may change in the future,” and added,
“The insertion of Kim Kang-min was also made with strengthening defense in mind.”
In addition, he said, “Ryu Hyun-jin will throw around 90 pitches today,” and “his physical condition is not bad.”
Choi Won-ho
Ryu Hyun-jin, who played in the KBO league until 2012 and then MLB from 2013 to last year,
returned to the domestic stage after 12 years.
It has been 4,188 days since Ryu Hyun-jin threw a ball in the KBO League since the Daejeon Nexen Heroes (now Kiwoom) match on October 4, 2012.
Meanwhile, today’s game is also special for coach Choi Won-ho.
Coach Choi, who took over as Hanwha head coach in the middle of last season,
experiences the opening game of a professional baseball game for the first time.
Coach Choi said, “When I was a player, I mainly made 4 or 5 starts,
so I was never included in the opening lineup,” and added,
“Not only as a coach, but for the first time in his life, he was in charge of the opening game.”