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SEOUL, Sep. 27 (Yonhap) -- “Korean Monster” Ryu Hyun-jin (34) of Toronto Blue Jays will return.
Ryu will appear to first pitch against New York Yankees on the 29th, coach Charlie Montoyo said on an online interview after a game with Minnesota Twins on the 27th (KST).
The first round of the three against the Yankees which will decide the team’s advance to post-season, rests upon the Korean Monster’s shoulders.
Currently Toronto is on 3rd place for MLB wild cards.
After three consecutive losses, the team gained two consecutive victories and is 1.5 game-behind Boston Red Sox·Yankees which are tied for 1st place.
Toronto, aiming to turn the tables with the 3 games against the Yankees, have decided to put forth Ryu to take a head start.
This will the left hander’s comeback who has been picked up a 10-day neck injury. The player who scored poorly during the previous two games with 12 lost points in 4⅓ inning will return after exactly 10 days
Fortunately, after 10 days of rest, his condition seems to be not bad.
“I focused on command improvements while Ryu went into break. Pete Walker (pitching coach) said that the prospects seem hopeful,” said coach Montoyo.
The left hander has showed almost perfect pitches marking 2 victories as first pitcher for 4 games against the Yankees and recording 1.88 of era.
Ryu will aim to recover his place as a “Big Game Pitcher” in the verge of the advance to post-season.
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