Ryu Hyun-jin Postpones his Last Appearance of the Season by a Day... Playing Against Tampa Bay on October 1st
Aftermath of last economic downturn... Japanese pitcher Kikuchi will play on the 30th.
‘Korean Monster’ Ryu Hyun-jin (36, Toronto Blue Jays)’s final starting pitch in the Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season has been postponed. 먹튀검증가이드
Canadian media outlet Sports Net reported on the 29th (Korean time), "To quickly confirm postseason advancement, Toronto coach John Schneider changed the starting pitcher (from Ryu Hyun-jin) to Japanese pitcher Yusei Kikuchi for the Tampa Bay Rays game to be held at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 30th.
He said, “Ryu Hyun-jin is scheduled to pitch against Tampa Bay on October 1st.”
Toronto won 6-0 against the New York Yankees on the 29th, getting closer to advancing to the postseason.
With three games remaining this season, they are in second place in the American League (AL) wild card, two games behind the fourth-place Seattle Mariners.
In the MLB postseason, the top team in each district and the three wild card teams with the 1st to 3rd place winning percentage among the remaining teams advance.
The reason Coach Schneider changed the starting mound schedule is because Ryu Hyun-jin has recently shown signs of shakiness.
Ryu Hyun-jin performed poorly in the visiting game against Tampa Bay on the 24th, allowing 7 hits, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts, and 5 runs in 4⅓ innings.
After returning from injury, he gave up the most runs, the most home runs, and the most walks.
Yusie Kikuchi also did not show very well, allowing 4 hits, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts, and 1 run in 5 innings against the Yankees on the 20th, and 9 hits, no walks, 7 strikeouts, and 3 runs in 4 innings against Tampa Bay on the 25th, but he was more unwavering than Ryu Hyun-jin.
As Ryu Hyun-jin was pushed out by Kikuchi, it became more uncertain whether he would appear in the postseason.
If Toronto ranks second in the AL wild card, it will play a best-of-three wild card match against the Tampa Bay Rays from the 4th to the 6th of next month.
Toronto plans to use starters Kevin Gozman, Chris Bassett, and Jose Berrios in the first through third wild card games.
Even if the team passes the wild card, it is unclear whether Ryu Hyun-jin will be included in the postseason starting rotation.
If Toronto does not pass the wild card, the game against Tampa Bay on October 1st will be Ryu Hyun-jin's farewell game.
Ryu Hyun-jin becomes a free agent (FA) at the end of this season.
Ryu Hyun-jin appeared in 10 games after returning from injury in the 2023 season, recording 3 wins, 3 losses, and an average ERA of 3.31.
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