Ryu Hyun-Jin

Infobox KBO player
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bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Ryu Hyun-Jin
position=Starting Pitcher
team=Hanwha Eagles
number=99
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1987|3|25
debutyear=2006
debutdate=April 12
debutteam=Hanwha Eagles
statyear=2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=48-19
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=2.75
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=511
teams=
*Hanwha Eagles (2006–present)

Infobox Korean name
hangul=류현진
hanja= 柳賢振
rr=Ryu Hyeonjin
mr=Ryu Hyŏnjin

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 Hanwha Eagles in Korean professional baseball league.

Amateur career

Kim 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 8 1/3 innings with 14 strikeouts, and gave up a run (0 ER) on 5 hits in 3 games (1 start).

Notable international careers

Professional career

In July 2005, Ryu was selected by the Hanwha Eagles with the 1st pick in the second round in the 2006 KBO draft. He 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 159 strikeouts. 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 the 2008 Beijing 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 8 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs in a 3-2 victory.

Awards and honors

*2006 Rookie of the Year
*2006 Player of the Year
*2006 Golden Glove Award (Pitcher)

Achievements

*2006 Wins Title
*2006 ERA Title
*2006 Strikeout Title
*2007 Strikeout Title

Notable international careers

References

* [http://www.koreabaseball.com/record/player.asp?player_id=76715 Profile and stats on the KBO official website]