The official opening game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League took place at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Wednesday afternoon, featuring the LG Twins and Hanwha Eagles.
Before the game, O! SPORTS captured a video of Hanwha’s Ryu Hyun-jin pitching from the bullpen.
On this day, Ryu took the mound for the KBO regular season after 4,188 days.
The fans cheered and applauded, but the results were not good.
He gave up five runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks in 3⅔ innings. Threw 86 pitches. Tied 2-2 with two outs in the fourth inning, a critical fielding error prevented him from getting out of the inning, and he gave up three straight hits. His fastball reached 150 kilometers.
Hanwha lost the game 2-8.
After the game, 카지노사이트 Ryu expressed his gratitude, saying, “I was so happy to see so many fans shouting my name and cheering for me when I took the mound in the bottom of the first inning, and it was a new feeling.”
He also commented on his pitching, saying, “I’ve been preparing well and the weather was good today, so my fastball and condition were fine, but my pitches weren’t good and the game didn’t go well.” “It’s a shame because I wanted to give the fans who came today the first win of the season. We’ll do better in the next game,” he said.