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Mar 14, 2025

Ryu Hyun-jin for the interview. Reporter Kim Young-rok

The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and Hanwha at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 13th. Ryu Hyun-jin of the Hanwha Eagles is pitching as a starter. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.13/

The Doosan-Hanwha exhibition game held at Cheongju Baseball Stadium on the 8th. Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin is training before the game. Cheongju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.8/

"I was surprised. I didn't even know him, and he came all of a sudden..."

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Ryu Hyun-jin of the Hanwha Eagles, who met at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 14th, said, `It was the first time a junior from another team came," he said highly of his mettle.

Ryu Hyun-jin pitched against Lotte with four hits (one homer) and two runs in four innings. The maximum speed of the fastball was 147 kilometers, and it was impressive pitching with a comfort that was not shaken even by errors, heavy ball control, and knife control.

Ryu Hyun-jin said, `Overall, it was good, but I hit a home run…," he said with a chuckle. The two-run homer he allowed Jeon Joon-woo with two outs and a runner on first base in the fourth inning was a fly in the ointment. "It's not easy if the leadoff hitter keeps getting on base. That part will be supplemented.'

The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and LG held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 10th. Lotte Kim Jin-wook is pitching as a starter. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.10/

"I'm in much better shape than I was this time last year. At that time, it was a little difficult because my body was not fully raised when throwing the exhibition game, but yesterday, I threw it really comfortably. "It was more powerful than Okinawa, and the speed seems to be about 2km higher."

As for the good defense of Ha Joo-seok and Hwang Young-mook on the previous day, "It was a game that gave strength to the pitchers. The moment the overall team atmosphere rises, he stressed.

When he said, "'Kim Jin-wook said he learned change-up from Ryu Hyun-jin at the end of last year,' he smiled while recalling the time.

"To be honest, I was surprised. Most of the players I know only greet me, but when a junior I didn't know at all came and asked me, I felt good. (There was no talk about Ahn Chi-hong or anything in advance) There was no talk at all. I really came all of a sudden and asked."

Lee Tae-yang and Ryu Hyun-jin are warming up. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.21/

Ryu Hyun-jin said, `So far, fewer than five juniors have come to me and asked me something. "Kim Jin-wook is the first player on the other team," he said. "Not only my team but also other team players will tell me when they come to me." Just because you tell me doesn't mean it's all possible, he said, expressing his heart like a living legend.

Hanwha is a team with many young guns, including Moon Dong-ju, Kim Seo-hyun, and Jung Woo-ju. Ryu Hyun-jin laughed, saying, `Because of me and Lee Tae-yang, the team's average speed drops.' and expressed his happiness, saying, `Great players.'

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.