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Pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is unusual from the demonstration game.
He threw the ball faster than last year and held a zero-run strikeout show in his second appearance.
This is reporter Bae Jeong-hoon.
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season has been left for more than 15 days, but Ryu Hyun-jin's position has already surpassed last year's level.
In the demonstration game with Detroit, he recorded the highest speed of 148.3km per hour, which was over twice last year, and the average fastball speed was 145.6km per hour, which was 1.4km faster than the regular season last year.
The fastball is faster and the change ball effect is better.
Up to the 2nd inning, he struck out with 2 strikeouts and prevented it with a triple strikeout, and allowed hits to the first two batters in the 3rd inning, but he got out of the crisis by catching consecutive strikeouts with the main weapon changeup.
Detroit's exclusive commentator exceptionally praised opponent pitcher Hyun-jin Ryu.
[Kirk Gibson/Detroit Exclusive Commentator: Ryu Hyun-jin is a pitcher who knows how to throw and what difference to make from the previous pitch.]
Ryu Hyun-jin, who scored two-hit zero goals with 49 balls up to the 4th inning, moved to the bullpen and scored 65 pitches. Filled.
[Ryu Hyun-jin/Toronto pitcher: Last year, it was a little difficult because we had to do it for a short period of preparation because we suddenly gathered together, but this year, since the camp is normally going on, it seems that it is very comfortable to take care of the body...
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Ryu Hyun-jin, who raised expectations, played two more demonstration games before starting the opening game.
(Video editing: Park Chun-bae, CG: Kang Yun-jung)