Ryu Hyun-jin had a hard time due to Hanwha's sloppy defense problems from 2006 to 2012 before entering the U.S.

Hanwha defenders often missed ordinary hits and made mistakes in each match, making Ryu Hyun-jin's shoulders heavy.

This environment is intact in Ryu Hyun-jin's personal performance.

Ryu had 22 quality starts (three earned runs or less in six innings) in 2012, but added only nine more wins.

Ryu Hyun-jin, a groundball-inducing pitcher, was unable to induce a batter due to his team's defense.

Ryu Hyun-jin also advised a young player on a TV program at the time, saying, "You shouldn't throw with confidence in defense," adding, "You should throw the ball with the thought of striking out the batter."

The misfortune ended after entering the United States.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in the U.S. Major League Baseball in 2013, was supported by top-class defenders.

Ryu Hyun-jin also ranked second in the 2019 National League Cy Young Award voting based on the support of Dodgers defenders.

At that time, the Dodgers ranked second out of 30 MLB clubs with a defensive efficiency ratio of 0.714, the percentage of in-play hits handled by outs.

The Toronto Blue Jays, who played from 2020 to 2020, also did not bother Ryu with their defense.

In the 2022 season when Ryu Hyun-jin returned from injury, third baseman Matt Chapman (currently the San Francisco Giants), who is considered the best defender in MLB, joined and helped.

Ryu Hyun-jin made a name for himself as the league's best ground ball induction pitcher with the support of his team's defenders.

His team's infield defense is very important for Ryu Hyun-jin, who induces hits with his sophisticated control.

This is why fans were worried about Hanwha's infield defense when Ryu Hyun-jin returned to the KBO League this winter

Fortunately, Ryu is unlikely to sigh over infield defense issues like he did 12 years ago.

Ryu Hyun-jin experienced Hanwha's changed infield defense in a home game against the KIA Tigers in the 2024 professional baseball exhibition game held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 12th.

Ryu induced a total of eight infield grounders in four innings, and Hanwha infielders helped him with stable plays.

Lee Do-yoon, who started as a shortstop, was applauded for stably handling Park Chan-ho's grounder in the top of the first and third innings.

Second baseman Moon Hyun-bin also caught Socrates Brito's rough hit in the first inning.

Third baseman Noh Si-hwan, who was usually considered weak in defense, stably caught Kim Sun-bin's infield grounder in the second inning and threw it with a strong shoulder to lead to an out.

It was only a fly in the ointment that first baseman Chae Eun-sung made an error in catching Na Sung-bum's rough ball to the first base in the top of the fourth inning. However, it was not that serious a hindrance to the game.

Ryu Hyun-jin seemed satisfied with the changed Hanwha defense.

"The team's defense was stable," he said after the game, adding, "I will trust the infielders and throw them in the future."

Fielders are also full of confidence. "I don't know what he's good at, but he's more confident than Chapman, who played with Ryu Hyun-jin," said Noh, the main third baseman. "He will become a strong third baseman. He will become a defensive fairy."

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