Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin – LG Detrick Ens clash SSG Kim Gwang-hyun – Lotte Aaron Wilkerson clash
The returning ‘monster’ Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles) took on the important role of starting pitcher for the opening game of the 2024 professional baseball season.
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) held a media day at the Lotte Hotel in Sogong-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of the 22nd, a day before the opening day.
The KBO League will host Jamsil (Hanwha Eagles-LG Twins), Munhak (Lotte Giants-SSG Landers), Changwon (Doosan Bears-NC Dinos), Suwon (Samsung Lions-KT Wiz), and Gwangju (Kiwoom Heroes-KIA Tigers) on the 23rd. ) will open simultaneously at five stadiums across the country.
Last year’s overall champion LG coach Yeom Kyung-yeop, runners-up KT coach Lee Kang-cheol, SSG coach Lee Soong-yong, NC coach Kang In-kwon, Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop, KIA coach Lee Beom-ho, Lotte coach Kim Tae-hyung, Samsung coach Park Jin-man, Hanwha coach Choi Won-ho, and Kiwoom coach Hong Won-ki attended the media day and attended the opening game. Starting pitcher announced.
Ryu Hyun-jin will face off against LG’s new foreign pitcher Dietrick Enns.
Ryu Hyun-jin stands on the mound as a starter in the KBO League opening game 4,368 days after the Sajik Lotte game on April 7, 2012. Ryu Hyun-jin aims for his 99th win in the KBO League.
SSG Kim Gwang-hyun will appear as a starter in the opening game for the second consecutive year. Gwang-Hyun Kim faces Lotte foreign pitcher Aaron Wilkerson. Doosan sends out ace Raul Alcantara as a starting pitcher for the second year in a row, and NC aims for victory with Kyle Hart at the forefront. Samsung will use new foreign pitcher Connor Siebold, and KT will use William Cuevas as a starting pitcher to compete. Kiwoom selected Ariel Jurado, a pitcher who won 11 games last year, and KIA selected Will Crewe, a new foreign pitcher, to start the opening game. The only Korean starting pitchers in the opening game are Ryu Hyun-jin and Kim Gwang-hyun. 스포츠토토맨
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