"It's only 10 seasons of KBO." Ryu Hyun-jin will be the main character of the "three career records" against SSG on the 7th

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Hanwha Eagles Ryu Hyun-jin (39) is on the verge of another milestone.

Ryu Hyun-jin will make his second start of the season in an away game against the KBO League SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 7th. If he adds one strikeout on the day, he will fill 1,500 in his career. It is the seventh time in history, but it deserves to be called the 'best' class.

It marks a new milestone in KBO history in three categories. First, ▲ a new minimum competition record. It is the 246th game of his career, and he will shorten 301 games by 55 games when Sun Dong-yeol (Jeon Hae-tae), the previous minimum, achieved 1,500 strikeouts. Of course, it should be taken into account that there were many games (109 Tongsan starters and 258 relief games) that Sun Dong-yeol took the mound not only as a starter but also as a relief, but he is overwhelmingly faster than the other five pitchers.

It will also break the record of 1,500 strikeouts for the highest age of ▲, a symbol of consistency and self-management. Ryu Hyun-jin will extend the previous record (36 years, 5 months and 26 days) of Song Jin-woo (former Hanwha Eagles) by about two years and six months at the age of 39 years and 13 days.

On top of that, ▲ will also set a minimum season tie record. Ryu joined Hanwha in 2006 and played for seven years before playing in the U.S. Major League Baseball for 11 years from 2013 to 2023. He has only been in the KBO League for 10 seasons this year. Sun Dong-yeol, who played in Haitai since 1985 and retired in 1996 after entering the Japanese professional baseball league, also reached the 1,500 strikeouts mark in his 10th season in 1994.

Among pitchers who have exceeded 1,500 strikeouts, Ryu Hyun-jin has 0.95 strikeouts per inning, second only to Sun Dong-yeol's 1.03.

Earlier, Ryu Hyun-jin made his first start of the season against KT Wiz on the 1st and threw 82 pitches in five innings, completing his mission with three hits (one home run) and two runs (one earned) with no outs. The team passed the mound in the top of the sixth inning with a 3-2 lead, but Hanwha lost 11-14 and failed to win the game as the game went wild.

He added four strikeouts to 1,499. Han Seung-taek's 124km/h changeup in the second inning, Lee Kang-min's 126km changeup in the third inning, Hilliard's 144km fastball in the fourth inning, and Kim Sang-soo's 134km cutter caught all four strikeouts with a swing and miss. His skill with exquisite ball combination and control was outstanding.

If Ryu surpasses 100 strikeouts this year, he will continue his three-digit strikeout streak for 10 consecutive seasons. It is the fourth record in history after Yang Hyeon-jong (11 seasons), Lee Kang-cheol and Jang Won-jun (10 seasons above). Among them, Ryu Hyun-jin is the only pitcher with more than 100 strikeouts in all seasons since his debut. Ryu Hyun-jin is evolving from a monster to a legend.

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