Jae-kuk Ryu
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays — No. 11 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| May 14, 2006 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Record | 0-0 |
| Birds Struck | 1 |
| ERA | 8.40 |
| Former teams | |
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Jae-kuk Ryu (born May 30, 1983 in Choon Chung Do, South Korea) is a current pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
[edit] Professional Career
Jae-kuk made his major league debut on May 14, 2006 in a relief appearance against the San Diego Padres. He made his first major league start on May 28, 2006 in which he threw only 28 pitches before being relieved after having allowed 6 runs in 1 1/3 innings pitched. He was sent back to the minor leagues almost immediately afterwards. He would go on to make the 2006 MLB Futures Team. He would return to the Cubs for late August and September making several bullpen appearances, faring slightly better and finishing the year with an 8.40 ERA[1].
Ryu made headlines April 23, 2003 when he knocked an osprey from its perch by throwing a baseball at it at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Daytona Beach before a game in the Class A Florida State League causing it to die 6 days later. Since osprey are protected in Florida, he faced a fine for the incident.
Ryu was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on February 14th, 2007 in exchange for a couple of minor leaguers. He made the Devil Rays active roster, and will begin the season as part of the bullpen.
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