Ryu Hyun-jin, ‘like a newbie’, visits 4 stadiums for the first time in the KBO League

Ryu Hyun-jin smiling

The system of 10 teams and 144 games is also the first. Official balls and regulations are all new. The expanded Daejeon Stadium and pitch clock experience from MLB are advantageous.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who signed an 8-year contract with the Hanwha Eagles for a maximum total of 17 billion won, smiles during the Hanwha Eagles’ second spring camp training held at Gochinda Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on the 23rd. It is showing.

12 years is enough time for Gangsan to change once.In the meantime, a lot has changed in the KBO league.

Ryu Hyun-jin (36, Hanwha Eagles), who returned to domestic professional baseball for the first time in 12 years since 2012, must re-adapt to the newly changed KBO league.

There are more than one or two things Ryu Hyun-jin will experience for the first time.

During Ryu Hyun-jin’s absence, the KBO League expanded from an 8-team system to a 10-team system. 메이저사이트

In 2013, the 9th team NC Dinos joined the first team of the KBO League, and in 2015, KT Wiz entered the first team, completing the 10-team system.

Ryu Hyun-jin has never thrown a ball against NC or KT.

There has never been a game played at NC’s home stadium, Changwon NC Park.

The same goes for Suwon KT Wiz Park, KT’s home stadium.

Ryu Hyun-jin threw the ball twice at Suwon Stadium against Hyundai Unicorns in 2007, but it is no exaggeration to say that the Suwon Stadium at that time and the current Suwon KT Wiz Park are different stadiums.

Currently, Suwon KT Wiz Park has undergone remodeling and has been transformed into an almost new stadium.

There are more stadiums that Ryu Hyun-jin must experience for the first time.

During his absence, Samsung Lions (Daegu Samsung Lions Park), Kiwoom Heroes (Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome), and KIA Tigers (Gwangju KIA Champions Field) built new home stadiums.

The only stadiums that Ryu Hyun-jin has experience with are Jamsil Stadium in Seoul (LG Twins, Doosan Bears), SSG Landers Field in Incheon (SSG Landers), Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon (Daejeon Stadium for Hanwha and Lee Sang), and Sajik Stadium in Busan (Lotte Giants).

The home stadium, Daejeon Stadium, may also be unfamiliar.Daejeon Stadium underwent remodeling immediately after Ryu Hyun-jin entered the United States.

Until 2012, Daejeon Stadium had a distance of 98m from the home plate to the left and right fences and 114m to the center fence, but ahead of the 2013 season, the fence distances were increased to 99m on the left and right and 122m in the center.

In addition, the central fence was made higher from 2.8m to 4m, and the left and right sides were made higher from 2.8m to 3.2m.

The stadium, which was hitter-friendly until 2012, changed into a pitcher-friendly stadium soon after Ryu Hyun-jin entered the United States.

As the number of teams increases, the number of games played in a season also increases.The KBO League is currently operating with a 144-game system, up from a 133-game system in 2012.

Each team’s starting pitchers must make one or two more starts during the regular season.

However, since Ryu Hyun-jin played 162 games in MLB and also completed the starting pitching schedule after a four-day break, expanding the number of KBO League games is not expected to be a big problem.

Adaptation to the official ball is also an important task.

When Ryu Hyun-jin played in the KBO League, the official game ball (game ball) manufacturer was different for each club.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) selected multiple companies, and then each club selected the company they wanted to supply balls to.

The KBO League has been using the same official ball in all games since 2015, and Ryu Hyun-jin has not experienced this change.

There have also been many changes in the KBO League official ball itself.In the meantime, the coefficient of restitution, weight, size, etc. have changed several times.

The 2024 season KBO League official ball is produced by Skyline, and is different from the MLB official ball produced by Rawlings.

Surface slipperiness and seam height are slightly different.

Ryu Hyun-jin trained a lot to adapt to the MLB official ball when he entered the MLB, but now he has to go through the process of adapting to the KBO League official ball again. 메이저 토토사이트