"HYUNJIN was going to throw more..." Hanwha, which is 37-year-old monster protection, has 1G left in the last game of the season

"HYUNJIN was going to throw more..." Hanwha, which is 37-year-old monster protection, has 1G left in the last game of the season

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"I actually threw a lot of innings at that age."

Ryu Hyun-jin (37), the ace of the Hanwha Eagles in professional baseball, was substituted early against Changwon NC on the 19th with seven hits (one homer) and one walk, three strikeouts and four runs in three innings. Although he was shaken by a grand slam hit by Chun Jae-hwan in the first inning, he stopped the second and third innings without losing a point, and was making a requirement for a starting win by turning the game around 6-4 with the support of the Hanwha lineup.

Although the number of pitches he pitched was somewhat higher at 67, starting from the start of the fourth inning, Hanwha Eagles relief pitcher Park Sang-won took the mound instead of Ryu. He felt tiredness in his left elbow, and decided to replace him early after the third inning. Ryu's minimum innings pitched game this season.

Fortunately, he did not suffer a serious injury as he played enough to avoid going to the hospital. "I think I'm okay. It's not that bad," Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said of Ryu ahead of the match against Lotte Giants in Daejeon, which was canceled due to rain on the 21st. In fact, he pitched many innings at that age. He pitched more than younger pitchers. "I try not to strain myself in the rest of the games."

As head coach Kim said, Ryu Hyun-jin pitched 158 ⅓ innings in 28 games this year, recording 10-8 losses with a 3.87 strikeout and 135 ERA. This year, he was the only Hanwha starter to play the most innings in the team, spending a full-time season without expungement from the first-team entry. Except for the cancellation of the mound 30 minutes before the start of the game against Daegu Samsung on May 31, he did not skip the starting rotation.

With foreign pitchers suffering from injury and sluggishness, season out following Kim Min-woo's elbow ligament surgery, and rookie Moon Dong-ju and Hwang Jun-seo's growing pains, Ryu was the only one to keep the rotation intact. Ryu's pace also faltered early in the season and in the summer. He seemed to be physically exhausted during the hot summer season, but threw without asking for a break due to responsibility for his team.

In the process of deciding whether to replace him at the match against NC on Wednesday, Ryu continued to display strong commitment to pitch. "I threw more balls (36) than I expected in the first inning that day. (Yang Sang-moon) asked the coach about his performance, and I also asked when he came down. I tried to throw more balls because he felt responsible, but it wasn't easy to throw balls up to the fifth inning considering the number of pitches. In that case, it is better to make a quick decision," Kim said.

"The most important thing is to be injury-free until the end of the season. In his case, I have to pay a lot of attention to his management as a coach. I think it would be desirable to finish the season without injury," Kim said. "If you throw the ball and say it's okay, you can go to the game. There is only one more left. I have a game scheduled for the game against LG (on April 25) in Seoul, and I will decide after looking at the situation."

Although there is a faint hope in arithmetic, Ryu has one more game to play in this season as the Hanwha Eagles' advance to the semifinals is almost far away. Ryu will play in the game against LG Electronics at Jamsil Stadium on Tuesday, but he could also consider finishing at home. Ryu had eight home games and 20 away games, which was unusually few this year. The rotation was arranged in such a way that it was not intentionally planned.

It could be meaningful if he plays in Daejeon for the last time this season. Hanwha, which will move to a new baseball stadium from next year, has five more home games to play at Hanwha Life Eagles Park. 안전놀이터 The game against NC Dinosaurs, which was canceled in Cheongju on April 22, has yet to be scheduled, but chances are high that it will be scheduled as the final game of the season in Daejeon on April 29. If Ryu takes the mound at this time, it could be a meaningful finale. Of course, the prerequisite is that Ryu's physical condition should support him. Considering next year, the team does not have to overdo it.