[B-Hind★] 'Does the number nine haunt MLB too?' Ryu Hyun-jin falls short of 200 career wins in Korea and the U.S. 'Choi Won-jun has been on my mind all along...'

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The 'Eagles Dodgers' ace Ryu Hyun-jin postponed his achievement of 200 career wins in Korea and the United States.

On the 17th, Ryu Hyun-jin started against KT Wiz at Suwon KT Wiz Park in a 2026 Shinhan Sol KBO League match, pitching five innings, allowing five hits and two earned runs, fulfilling his share, but failed to achieve the milestone due to a lack of bullpen support.

After graduating from Dongsan High School, Ryu Hyun-jin was selected as the second pick in the second round of the 2006 KBO Rookie Draft by Hanwha, reaching 199 career wins with 121 wins in the KBO League and 78 wins in Major League Baseball prior to this game.

He earned his first professional win in a Jamsil LG Twins game on April 12, 2006, and recorded his 100th KBO career win in a Daejeon SSG Landers game on April 30, 2024, upon returning to Korea.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who embarked on the 200th-win challenge, threw a total of 70 pitches, mixing his fastest fastball at 146 km/h (34 pitches) with cutters (16 pitches), changeups (13 pitches), and curves (7 pitches), completing his mission, but the KT lineup exploded, dimming his shine.

KT secured an 8-7 walk-off victory thanks to the performances of Hilliard and Choi Won-jun, along with a walk-off hit by Lee Jung-hoon in the bottom of the ninth inning.

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