Ryu Hyun-Jin

This is a Korean name; the family name is Ryu.
Ryu Hyun-Jin
Hanwha Eagles — No. 99
Starting pitcher
Born: March 25, 1987 (1987-03-25) (age 24)
Bats: Right Throws: Left
Professional debut
KBO: April 12, 2006 for the Hanwha Eagles
KBO statistics
(through 2011)
Win-Loss     86-42
Earned run average     2.85
Strikeouts     1008
Teams
Medal record
Men's baseball
Olympics
Gold 2008 Beijing Team
World Baseball Classic
Silver 2009 Los Angeles Team
Asian Games
Bronze 2006 Doha Team
Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team

Ryu Hyun-Jin (Hangul: 류현진, Hanja: 柳賢振) (born March 25, 1987 in Incheon, Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korean left-handed starting pitcher who plays for the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization.

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Amateur career

Ryu attended Dongsan High School in Incheon, South Korea. In 2005, he led his team to the Blue Dragon Open National High School Championship, pitching 22 scoreless innings in the tournament, and was named Best Pitcher. In 2005, he was selected for the South Korea national junior team that was runner-up at the 6th Asian Junior Baseball Championship in Seoul, South Korea. Ryu started the semifinal match against Chinese Taipei, and helped his team reach to the final, earning 10 strikeouts and giving up one unearned run on 4 hits in 6 innings. During the competition, he pitched 81⁄3 innings with 14 strikeouts, and gave up an unearned run on 5 hits in 3 games (1 start).

Notable international careers

Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note
2005  South Korea Asian Junior Baseball Championship 0-0; 0.00 ERA (3 G, 8.1 IP, 0 ER, 14 K)

Professional career

In July 2005, Ryu was selected by the Hanwha Eagles with the 1st pick in the second round of the 2006 KBO Draft, and made his professional debut on April 12, 2006. In his rookie year of 2006, Ryu burst onto the scene, going 18-6 with a 2.23 ERA and 205 strikeouts in 201.2 innings pitched. He earned the pitching Triple Crown, and was eventually named both Rookie of the year and Player of the Year. He became the only player in KBO history to win both the Rookie of the Year award and the MVP award in the same season.

In August 2008, Ryu competed for the South Korea national baseball team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where they won the gold medal in the baseball tournament. In the Olympics, Ryu pitched a 1-0 complete game shutout victory over Canada, giving up five hits in the team's third game of round-robin play. In the gold medal game against Cuba, he pitched 81⁄3 innings, allowing two earned runs in a 3-2 victory.

Awards and honors

Achievements

Fastball Average Speed

Notable international careers

Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note
2006  Qatar Asian Games 0-0; 9.95 ERA (2 G, 6.1 IP, 7 ER, 6 K)
2007  Chinese Taipei Asian Baseball Championship 1-0; 0.00 ERA (1 G, 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 K)
2008  Chinese Taipei Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 0-1; 3.00 ERA (2 G, 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K)
2008  China Olympic Games 2-0; 1.04 ERA (2 G, 17.1 IP, 2 ER, 13 K)
2009  United States World Baseball Classic 1-0; 2.57 ERA (5 G, 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K)
2010  China Guangzhou Asian Games 1-0; 3.60 ERA (2 G, 10.0 IP, 4 ER, 8 K)

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