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Ryu Hyun-jin, a pitcher, will have elbow surgery and will not be able to play this season.
He was at risk of ending the life of a major league player.
This is reporter Bae Jung-hoon.
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Toronto general manager Atkins said on the 3rd that Ryu Hyun-jin, who was on the injured list for forearm pain, had to undergo elbow ligament surgery and ended the season.
It's not a sudden injury, it's a chronic ligament injury.
Exactly what kind of surgery will be performed will be decided after Dr. Elatrache, who performed shoulder and elbow surgery during the Los Angeles Dodgers, visually inspects the injured area soon.
In the case of a light surgery that removes only the damaged area, recovery is possible early next year, but if the injury is severe and requires elbow ligament splicing surgery, so-called Tommy John surgery, it is expected to take at least a year or more for rehabilitation and recovery.
In this case, it is unclear whether Ryu Hyun-jin will return to the big leagues, whose four-year contract with Toronto ends next year.
After undergoing his first Tommy John surgery in 2004, when he was a sophomore in high school, Hyunjin Ryu has built a successful career after overcoming several injuries.
(Video editing: Woo-Jeong Woo)