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Played in Toronto from 2020 to 2023, won 24 games despite elbow surgery

His former team, the Toronto Blue Jays of the Major League Baseball (MLB), said goodbye to Ryu Hyun-jin (37), who returned to the KBO League after signing an eight-year contract with the Hanwha Eagles worth up to 17 billion won.

Immediately after Hanwha officially announced the news of the contract with Ryu Hyun-jin on the morning of the 22nd, the Toronto club said in Korean through its official social network service (SNS) account, “Thank you, Ryu Hyun-jin. “Korean Monster in Toronto will be remembered forever,” he wrote.

He also said in English, “Thank you for everything, Hyun Jin.”

Toronto also posted a photo showing Ryu Hyun-jin in action.

She showed her courtesy by sending Ryu Hyun-jin, who played as Toronto's ace, to Korea.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who became a free agent in MLB after completing the 2019 season, signed a large contract for four years and a total of $80 million and headed to Toronto.

Over four seasons from 2020 to last year, Ryu Hyun-jin appeared in 60 games in Toronto, recording 24 wins, 15 losses, and an average ERA of 3.27.

In June 2022, he underwent elbow ligament joint surgery (Tommy John surgery) and was unable to stand on the big league mound for 14 months. He appeared in only 6 games in 2022, and last year, he returned in August and recorded 3 wins, 3 losses, and an ERA of 3.46 in 11 games.

However, Toronto took the 2020-2021 year, in which Ryu Hyun-jin played an outstanding role as an ace, more deeply in mind.

Ryu Hyun-jin played with 5 wins, 2 losses, and an average ERA of 2.69 in 12 games in 2020, a shortened season of 60 games per team due to COVID-19.

That year, he finished third in American League Cy Young voting and won the Warren Spahn Award, given to the best left-handed pitcher in MLB.

Although he showed ups and downs in 2021, he consistently played in the starting rotation and appeared in 31 games, recording 14 wins, 10 losses, and an average ERA of 4.37.

Above all, Ryu Hyun-jin helped young pitchers grow as the eldest member of the pitching staff.

In a post posted by the Toronto team, fans expressed their gratitude to the former ace, saying, ‘I am grateful that Ryu Hyun-jin chose to play in Toronto,’ ‘He helped Toronto turn into a better team,’ and ‘He opened a new era for Toronto.’ 한국야동