Ryu Hyun-jin (36, Toronto Blue Jays), who is about to return to the big leagues after rehabilitation, expressed satisfaction with the rehabilitation process. According to a report by Canadian media Sportsnet on the 28th (Korean time), Ryu Hyun-jin said, “The rehabilitation process went very smoothly. It went very well as planned with no interruptions in the middle.” Ryu Hyun-jin, who recently went through four rehabilitation appearances, said, “The restraint is rising every game. I am entering the original track.”
Sportsnet said, “Ryu Hyun-jin is not a style that overwhelms with power on the mound. In recent rehabilitation, Ryu Hyun-jin’s average fastball velocity was only 88.4 miles per hour (about 142.3 km). However, Ryu Hyun-jin made various changes and showed a good appearance.” he explained. Ryu Hyun-jin said, “I want to do what a starting pitcher should do. I always prepared like that, and this rehabilitation was the same,” and emphasized, “I want to create opportunities for the team to win every time I go out.”
Ryu Hyun-jin underwent elbow ligament joint surgery (Tommy John surgery) in June of last year, and has been in rehabilitation for over a year. Ryu Hyun-jin made his first bullpen pitch after surgery at the end of May after going through catch balls and more. Ryu Hyun-jin, who went through live pitching, has been rehabilitating four times in the minor leagues since the beginning of this month, and tuned his sense of practice.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who threw 85 balls in 6 innings in the Triple A game on the 22nd, joined the Toronto team on the 25th. Just as Toronto played three consecutive away matches against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the 25th and 27th, Ryu Hyun-jin, who played for the Dodgers from 2013 to 2019,안전놀이터 reunited with his former colleagues after a long time. Ryu Hyun-jin, who visited Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA for the first time after moving to Toronto, was warmly welcomed by his team and pitched in the bullpen on the 27th.
Ryu Hyun-jin is expected to make a comeback in one of the four home matches against the Baltimore Orioles, which will be held on the 1st to 4th of next month at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto, which currently ranks third in the Eastern Division of the American League with a record of 57 wins and 46 losses, is still continuing its fall baseball hopes. It is 5.5 games behind leader Baltimore.