“If you care about Gwanghyun, I can shake too. (20th Ryu Hyunjin Interview)
“(Ryu) Hyunjin told me that he would not care, but I will definitely worry. (On the 23rd Kim Kwang -hyun interview)
Ryu Hyun -jin (38, Hanwha Eagles) vs. Kim Kwang -hyun (37, SSji Randers) and baseball fans are waiting.
Hanwha and SSG will play three consecutive games at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ball Park on 25-27. If there is no variable such as the cancellation of rainy weather, Ryu Hyun -jin and Kim Kwang -hyun will play for the first time after their debut on Saturday 26th.
The two rivals, one -year -old rivals, led the Taiji Mark with the 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medal and the 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC) runner -up, leading the heyday of Korean baseball.
However, 18 years ago, the two players had a war outside the stadium. In April 2007, it was held at the media day event ahead of the opening of the season. At the time, Ryu Hyun -jin said, “If you work with Gwanghyun, you will not think about it and you will definitely defeat it. Three years later, the two confrontations were almost successful in 2010, but the economy was canceled due to the rain.
Ryu Hyun -jin, who made his debut in Hanwha in 2006, won the new king and the best player (MVP) at the same time. KBO records 114 wins, 64 losses, 2.93 ERA. He entered the major league in 2013 and played for seven years at the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays for four years. He scored 78 wins, 48 losses, 3.27 ERA, and was active as a Korean monster. He returned to Korea in 2024, and this season is also 6-4 with a 3.07 ERA.
Kim Kwang -hyun joined SK (SK) Wyverns (SSG predecessor) in 2007 and scored a 3.36 ERA of 175 wins and 105 losses. In 2008, he won 16 wins (4 losses) and won the best player (MVP) and Golden Gloves. In 2020, he joined the major league St. Louis Cardinals and took 10 wins (7 losses) and two saves for two years. He returned to Korea in 2022 and was selected as a team. He has been in 18 games this season and has an average ERA of 5 wins and 7 losses.
By Son Hyun -soo, Byunsoo@hani.co.kr