‘KBO 100-Win Challenge’ Ryu Hyun-jin Faces Choi Jeong for the First Time in 12 Years and Choo Shin-soo for the First Time in 11 Years

Ryu Hyun-jin starts the home game against Daejeon SSG on the 30th.

‘Korea’s best pitcher in the 21st century’ Ryu Hyun-jin (37, Hanwha Eagles), who is challenging again for 100 wins in the KBO League, will face off against Choi Jeong (37), who set a new record for the most home runs in KBO history, and big leaguer Choo Shin-soo (41, SSG Landers), the most successful Korean hitter.

Ryu Hyun-jin will start for the 7th time this season in the professional baseball home game against SSG held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 30th. 바카라사이트

In the previous six games, Ryu Hyun-jin struggled with 1 win, 3 losses, and an average ERA of 5.91.

It was his first win since returning to Korea against the Jamsil Doosan Bears on April 11, and after his 99th win of his KBO career, he had no wins in two games and suffered only one loss.

Even with 100 wins and 3 moves, he still has to face tough batters.

In particular, the confrontation with Choi Jeong and Choo Shin-soo is interesting.

Before Ryu Hyun-jin entered the Major League (2013), Choi Jeong was the player he chose as 'the hitter he hated the most.'

Choi Jeong-eun hit 21 hits in 58 at-bats (batting average 0.362) and 4 home runs against Ryu Hyun-jin.

Choi Jeong said, "In the past, Ryu Hyun-jin's pitch was terrifying.

I predicted 'he will throw a pitch like this this time' and it turned out to be correct several times, which led to an increase in his opponent's batting average.

Now, he has become a more demanding pitcher by increasing the number of pitches in the major league."

I hope you avoid mentioning that ‘Choi Jeong was strong against Ryu Hyun-jin. ’

“To be honest, I am not confident,” he said.

However, Choi Jeong showed off his incredible firepower this season by ranking tied for first place in home runs (11), third place in RBIs (27), and first place in OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) (1.072).

On the 24th, at Sajik Stadium in Busan, he hit his 468th career home run against Lotte Giants Lee In-bok, surpassing Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop's KBO career home run record (467), and on the 28th at Incheon SSG Landers Field, he hit Moon Yong-ik of KT Wiz.

He hit a grand slam and increased his total home run record to 469.

It has been 12 years since the Incheon game on August 23, 2012, when Ryu Hyun-jin gave up 8 hits and 5 runs (2 earned runs) in 7⅔ innings.

Choi Jeong-eun became the losing pitcher and recorded 1 hit, 1 walk, and 1 RBI in 2 at-bats, including a sacrifice fly.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who advanced to the major league in 2013, stayed in the major league for 11 years, appearing in 186 games, recording 78 wins, 48 losses, 1 save, and an ERA of 3.27.

During this period, he also had a two-hit battle with a Korean big leaguer.

The American Major League also paid attention to his match with his senior Choo Shin-soo.

On July 28, 2013, when Ryu Hyun-jin entered the big league wearing the Los Angeles Dodgers uniform, he faced Choo Shin-soo, who was playing for the Cincinnati Reds at the time, and went 0-hit in 2 at-bats and 1 walk.

He gave up a walk in his first at-bat, but later turned it around with a grounder to first base and a strikeout.

Afterwards, there was no two-hitting match between Ryu Hyun-jin and Choo Shin-soo.

In the 2024 KBO League, the opportunity to compete in a two-stroke battle has come again.

Ryu Hyun-jin and Choo Shin-soo are meeting for the first time in the KBO League, and 11 years after their first and last match in the Major League, they will face each other as pitchers and hitters.

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 toured the major leagues until 2020, posting a batting average of 0.275 (1,671 hits in 6,087 at-bats), 218 home runs, 782 RBI, and 157 stolen bases in 1,652 games.

The number of games played, hits, home runs, RBIs, and stolen bases are all records for a Korean big leaguer.

Choo Shin-soo, who came to the Korean stage by signing with SSG in 2021, will retire at the end of the 2024 season.

This means that this year is the only opportunity to see a two-hitting match between Ryu Hyun-jin and Choo Shin-soo.

A match that will remain as 'fodder for Korean baseball' will take place at Daejeon Stadium on the 30th.

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