'Monster' Ryu Hyun-jin's powerful pitch vs. 'Rookie' Moon Dong-ju's no goal Hanwha Cheongbaekjeon hot

Hanwha Eagles' 'monster pitcher' Ryu Hyun-jin (37) took the mound at Daejeon Stadium for the first time in 12 years. 

The highest speed of 143 km /h on the mound in Daejeon for the first time in 12 years since October 2012 More than 70,000 people flocked to the live broadcast on YouTube. Next-generation ace Moon Dong-ju pitched well in 3 innings with 2 hits and 1 strikeout.

Ryu Hyun-jin took the mound in the Team Blue and White match held at Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 7th and recorded 1 hit, 3 strikeouts, 1 walk, and 1 run in 3 innings.

He pitched 46 pitches, mixing fastballs (23), cutters (4), curves (10), and changeups (9). With the Automatic Ball Decision System (ABS) applied, there were 30 strikes and 16 balls. The highest speed of a fastball reached 143 km/h.

It has been 12 years and 4,172 days since Ryu Hyun-jin threw a ball at Daejeon Stadium against the Nexen Heroes (now Kiwoom) on October 4, 2012, before advancing to the American Major League (MLB). Ryu Hyun-jin, who moved to the United States after the 2012 season, returned to Hanwha last month with an eight-year contract worth a total of 17 billion won.

The Daejeon stadium was excited by the return of the 'super star'. Even though it was a team match, about 50 reporters gathered to see Ryu Hyun-jin.

Fans' interest was also great. While there were no spectators that day, the club broadcast the game through its YouTube channel. Even though the game was played during daylight hours on a weekday, it attracted the largest number of simultaneous viewers at 70,997. According to Hanwha, this is the club's record for the most live broadcasts.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who took the mound in somewhat chilly weather, finished the first inning cleanly with a sharp pitch that hit every corner of the strike zone.

In the top of the first inning, he got off to a good start by striking out leadoff hitter Jeong Eun-won while looking. Jeong Eun-won struck out while watching Ryu Hyun-jin's fifth pitch with a ball count of 2 balls and 2 strikes.

Ryu Hyun-jin then caught Moon Hyun-bin with a grounder to shortstop, and Kim Tae-yeon also struck out on a looking strikeout.

The only run came in the second inning. Leadoff hitter Chae Eun-seong hit a double that went out to left. He followed up with Jin-young Lee's ground ball to shortstop, but Ha Joo-seok was somewhat shaken at the plate and gave up a wild pitch and a walk, putting him on first and third base with one out.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who was in crisis, gave up a run on a sacrifice fly to center field by Lee Jae-won, and ended the inning by catching Lee Myung-gi with a grounder to second base.

The 3rd episode was again concluded in a three-way match. Park Sang-eon was struck out by a fly ball to second base, and Kim Kang-min was struck out by a missed swing. The inning ended with Jeong Eun-won being hit by a fly ball to left field.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who originally planned to pitch about 50 pitches in 4 innings, was replaced in the 4th inning after throwing 46 pitches through the 3rd inning.

Another highlight of the day was the pitching of next-generation ace Moon Dong-ju, who competed against Ryu Hyun-jin in a 'starter match'.

Ryu Hyun-jin and Moon Dong-ju took the mound side by side, creating a refreshing scene where Hanwha's present and future took turns taking the mound.

Dong-ju Moon pitched 3 innings, allowing 2 hits, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk, and no runs. He threw a total of 53 pitches, including 30 strikes and 23 balls. While throwing a mix of fastballs, cutters, curves, sliders, and changeups, the highest velocity reached 148 km/h.

Moon Dong-ju was in danger when he hit a double to Jonathan Peraza with one out in the first inning, and allowed a double to center fielder to leadoff hitter Choi Jae-hoon in the second inning, but he finished the inning without allowing a run. In the third inning, Choi In-ho hit a fly ball to center field, and Peraza and Ahn Chi-hong were tied up with consecutive hits.

On this day, the away team against Ryu Hyun-jin won 3-0 in the Blue and White match. Chae Eun-seong, the away team's fourth hitter who hit a double to Ryu Hyun-jin, showed off his batting ability by drawing a left-handed two-run arch against Jeong Yi-hwang in the 7th inning 토토사이트