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)
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
Hanwha Eagles (2006–present)

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.

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

• 2006 Rookie of the Year
• 2006 Most Valuable Player
• 2006 Golden Glove Award (Pitcher)
• 2010 Golden Glove Award (Pitcher)

Achievements

• 2006 Wins Title
• 2006 ERA Title
• 2006 Strikeout Title
• 2007 Strikeout Title
• 2009 Strikeout Title
• 2010 Strikeout Title
• 2010 ERA Title

Fastball Average Speed

• 2006years 88.9 mile (143.23km/h)
• 2007years 89.3 mile (143.70km/h)
• 2008years 88.0 mile (141.61km/h)
• 2009years 88.2 mile (141.91km/h)
• 2010years 88.3 mile (142.01km/h)

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)

External links

• Profile and stats on the KBO official site