Hyun-jin Ryu has been pitching in the bullpen since the first day of joining Hanwha's camp... ``I'm only thinking about protecting the starting rotation.''

``Korean Monster'' Ryu Hyun-jin (Ryu Hyun-jin, 36), who wore the Hanwha Eagles uniform again for the first time in 12 years, joined the first team's spring camp the day after announcing his contract.
And I started sweating. On the 23rd, Ryu Hyun-jin departed to Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, where the second spring camp of the Hanwha Eagles is being held, and attended the baseball field at Dongfengpyeong Sports Park with team leader Song Hyuk.
Appeared. Ryu first visited coach Choi Won-ho and exchanged greetings, then immediately met his teammates. "I'm back after 12 years. I want to go higher.
I will do my best to do so. Thank you for your support.'' He was greeted with applause from the team's players. After that, Ryu Hyun-jin changed into a Hanwha Eagles uniform and played in the US Major League Baseball (MLB).
He warmed up carefully with training coach Jang Se-hong, who he worked with last year for the Toronto Blue Jays.
After warming up, he immediately moved to the bullpen. On the first day of practice, there was a light weight
Although it is common for players to only play pitch ball, Ryu threw 45 pitches while team officials watched. In an on-site interview, Ryu Hyun-jin said, ``I've been preparing for a long time (today's event).
There was no problem at all with the pen pitch. I had only been practicing indoors for a long time and wanted to get outside as soon as possible, so I met up with him at camp today and immediately started pitching in the bullpen. I think I threw it well.
” he said. Hyun-jin Ryu also added, ``I haven't set any personal goals.For now, I'm just thinking about pitching on the mound every five or six days as I prepare.''
Meanwhile, the previous day, the Hanwha Eagles announced a contract with Hyun-jin Ryu for eight years and a maximum compensation of 17 billion won (approximately 1.9 billion yen), the highest ever in the KBO league.