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Pitcher Hyun-jin Ryu, who had difficulty training in the United States due to the closure of his major league job, joined his former team Hanwha Spring Camp. After 10 years, I sweat with my old colleagues and prepare for the new season.
Correspondent Lee Seong-hoon.
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Ryu Hyun-jin came to Geoje spring camp earlier than the Hanwha team's training time and waited for his former teammates.
It has been 10 years since I moved to the United States in 2012.
Hanwha General Manager Jeong Min-cheol, who led the mound together, and Ryu Hyun-jin, who walked around the mound and reminisced about memories, approached the players first and greeted them warmly.
[Ah, nice to meet you! I hope we can have fun while exercising together.]
[Ryu Hyun-jin/Toronto Pitcher: It seems like it's been 10 years, but it's like a new mind and I'm looking forward to it. I am thinking in a direction that I can help as much as possible from the directions I know.]
In front of Jung Woo-ram, the only senior in the squad, a unique sense of playfulness was activated.
[Child! Wooram hyung!! I!!]
Unlike Hanwha pitchers who throw KBO official balls, Ryu Hyun-jin, who has to throw a major league official ball, teamed up with pitching coach Rosa, a former big league All-Star, to catch the ball.
As if he had already improved his pace quite a bit through personal training, he revived his senses by throwing several pitches.
[Hyunjin Ryu/Pitcher Toronto: I think that if you are a starting pitcher, you must have a physical condition that can play 30 games or more, schedule or exercise routine…
We are preparing the same here in the United States.]
As it is certain that the spring camp will be delayed due to the prolonged labor dispute in the major leagues, Hyunjin Ryu plans to prepare for the 10th season of the big league by training at Hanwha Camp until the lockout is over.
(Video coverage: Lee Byung-joo, video editing: Nam Il)