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| The game between KT and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 5th, and Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin, with two outs in the top of the 4th inning, is being replaced by complaining of physical abnormalities ahead of KT Ahn Hyun-min's at-bat. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/ |
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| The game between KT and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 5th, and Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin, with two outs in the top of the 4th inning, is being replaced by complaining of physical abnormalities ahead of KT Ahn Hyun-min's at-bat. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/ |
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Hanwha Eagles Ryu Hyun-jin (38) faced an injury that plagued him three times when playing in the U.S. Major League Baseball.
Ryu Hyun-jin started against the KT Wiz in Daejeon on the 5th and allowed only eight hits (one homer) and three strikeouts and four runs in three ⅔ innings. The pitch itself was not good, but the number of pitches was only 71. If it was Ryu Hyun-jin, who was usually healthy, he would have stepped down after fulfilling his responsibilities as a starter, but he asked for his own replacement toward the dugout. There was discomfort in the left adductor muscle (groin muscle). Hanwha was completely defeated 0-7 on the day, but Ryu Hyun-jin's injury was worrying.
Hanwha announced that Ryu Hyun-jin felt uncomfortable with his left adductor muscle and replaced it to protect the player. Fortunately, the extent of the injury is not serious. Ryu Hyun-jin only performed icing treatment and did not undergo a separate hospital examination.
Ryu Hyun-jin quickly pressed the stop button because it was an injury that plagued him several times in the past. Ryu Hyun-jin left three times due to left adductor injuries during his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers in April 2016, May 2018, and April 2019.
In particular, the second injury in 2018 was serious. On May 3 of that year (Korea time), he felt pain while pitching against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but he continued to pitch patiently and increased his injury. MRI examination revealed that the left adductor muscle was completely ruptured and separated from the bone. At that time, it took Ryu Hyun-jin three months to get back on the mound after rehabilitation.
Ryu Hyun-jin swept his surprised chest in 2019 due to a strain in the same area. Ryu Hyun-jin started against St. Louis Cardinals on April 9 and sent a sign to the bench during pitching in the second inning. Manager Dave Roberts, trainers, and interpreters all ran out to check Ryu Hyun-jin's physical condition and eventually put the ball down. It was very similar to the game against KT on the 5th.
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| Ryu Hyun-jin talks with Yang Sang-moon, the pitching coach who took the mound in the top of the fourth inning, a game between KT and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 5th. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/ |
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| The game between KT and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 5th, and Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin, with two outs in the top of the 4th inning, is being replaced by complaining of physical abnormalities ahead of KT Ahn Hyun-min's at-bat. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/ |
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The third adductor injury in 2019 was the lightest. Roberts put Ryu Hyun-jin on the injured list to give him a break in old times, and Ryu returned after 12 days and played healthy until the end of the season. That year, Ryu Hyun-jin had his best season of his career with 29 games, 14-5 ⅔, 182 innings and a 2.32 ERA. He ranked No. 1 in the Major League ERA and got his first chance to play as an All-Star. It was also a season that set the stage for the four-year $80 million FA jackpot with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2020.
Ryu Hyun-jin put the brakes on himself due to the discomfort of his left adductor muscle that came back for the first time in six years. I felt deeply in 2018 that I shouldn't put up with it and throw it. This time, as the degree of injury is not serious, we can expect the same situation as in 2019. Still, as abnormal symptoms have appeared in the body, I think I will watch it while skipping a rotation. Ryu Hyun-jin needs to be much more careful now that he is an old player in his late 30s.
As of the 6th, Hanwha ranks second with 36 wins and 25 losses in the season. It is only 1.5 games apart from the leading LG Twins. Ryu Hyun-jin's injury is not welcome news in the face of fierce competition for the lead, but Hanwha's starting lineup ranks first in the league with an ERA of 3.43. Cody Ponce is having an MVP season, and Ryan Weiss is also having a very stable season. As Moon Dong-joo is in the second division, if Ryu Hyun-jin falls out, the domestic starters could be loose, so the share of Um Sang-baek and Hwang Jun-seo has become important. If Hanwha gives Ryu Hyun-jin a break, it will be important to endure this brief crisis well.
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| The game between KT and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 5th, Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin is regretful as he gave up a first solo home run to KT Ahn Hyun-min in the top of the 1st inning. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
