Ryu Jae-kuk
| Ryu Jae-kuk | |
|---|---|
 Ryu pitching for the San Diego Padres | |
| LG Twins – No. 11 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 30, 1983 Seoul, South Korea | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: May 14, 2006, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| KBO: May 19, 2013, for the LG Twins | |
| Last appearance | |
| April 9, 2008, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win-Loss | 1–3 |
| Earned run average | 7.49 |
| Strikeouts | 32 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Win-Loss | 46–36 |
| Earned run average | 4.58 |
| Strikeouts | 571 |
| Teams | |
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| Ryu Jae-kuk | |
| Hangul | 류제국 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 柳濟國 |
| Revised Romanization | Ryu Jeguk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ryu Cheguk |
Ryu Jae-kuk (Korean: 류제국; Hanja: 柳済國; Korean pronunciation: [ɾju.dʑe̞.ɡuk]; born May 30, 1983 in Seoul, South Korea), also known as Jae Kuk Ryu, is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.
Professional career
Ryu made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs on May 14, 2006, in a relief appearance against the San Diego Padres. He made his first major league start on May 28, 2006, in which he threw only 28 pitches before being relieved after having allowed 6 runs in 11⁄3 innings pitched. He was sent back to the minor leagues almost immediately afterwards. He would go on to make the 2006 MLB Futures Team. He would return to the Cubs for late August and September making several bullpen appearances, faring slightly better and finishing the year with an 8.40 ERA.[1] Ryu was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on February 14, 2007, in exchange for minor leaguers. He made the Devil Rays' active roster, and began the season in the bullpen.
On January 15, 2009, Ryu was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres. On March 26, 2009, Ryu was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Indians. However, Major League Baseball declined the waiver claim on April 1, and Ryu was returned to the Padres, then released.[2]
Ryu made headlines on April 23, 2003, when he knocked an osprey from its perch by throwing a baseball at it at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach before a game in the Single-A Florida State League causing it to die 6 days later. Since osprey are protected in Florida, he faced a fine for the incident.[3]
On January 24, 2010, it was reported that Ryu had signed with the Texas Rangers.
On January 30, 2013, Ryu, joined the LG Twins[4] of the KBO League.
References
- ^ ESPN's game log of Ryu's 2006 season
- ^ Padres' 25-man roster takes shape Archived 2009-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AR-News: Article on Baseball Player Who Killed Osprey Archived 2007-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ryu, joined the "LG Twins"". News MK. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Yahoo bio
- Minor League Splits and Situational Stats[permanent dead link]
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
- LG Twins players
- KBO League pitchers
- South Korean baseball players
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
- Tampa Bay Rays players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Major League Baseball players from South Korea
- Arizona League Cubs players
- Lancaster JetHawks players
- Daytona Cubs players
- West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Durham Bulls players
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Seoul