Toronto Blue Jays Ryu Hyun-jin will face off against the most expensive pitcher in the major league.
According to the Major League website, Ryu Hyun-jin will start the game against the Texas Rangers at the Rogers Center in Toronto, copyright at 8:07 a.m. on the 13th (Korean time). This is an incredibly important game for Ryu Hyun-jin personally and for the team.
However, the Texas starting pitcher is Max Scherzer, a Hall of Famer who is considered one of the best pitchers of all time, the highest paid pitcher among Major League pitchers and a three-time Cy Young Award winner.
Scherzer signed a three-year, $130 million (approximately 173 billion won) free agent contract with the New York Mets ahead of the 2022 season. He became the first player in major league history to earn an average annual salary of over $40 million. He will receive $43,333,333 per year for three years. When the Mets decided to quit the postseason at the end of July, Texas, whose fate was to advance to the postseason this year, requested a trade and brought him in.
Ryu Hyun-jin also signed a four-year, $80 million (approximately 107 billion won) free agent contract with Toronto after the 2019 season. Ryu Hyun-jin also received the Warrens Fan Award, given to the league's best left-handed pitcher, in 2020. In the Cy Young Award race, he ranked 2nd in 2019 and 3rd in 2020.
Toronto and Texas will play a four-game series during the week from the 12th to the 15th. Toronto defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on this day, won three games in a row, and reached the 80-win (63-loss) mark, further raising hopes for fall baseball. FanGraphs calculated Toronto's probability of advancing to the postseason at 79.1%. It is the highest in the second half of the year.
However, the American League cannot be at ease as three teams 해외축구무료 are competing on thin ice for two wild cards. Toronto is 2nd and Texas is 4th. Wild card tickets are given to the top 3. Toronto is one game ahead of the third-place Seattle Mariners, and Texas is 0.5 games behind Seattle. The difference between Toronto and Texas is just 1.5 more info games.
This four-game series will determine whether Toronto completely defeats its pursuer, Texas, or whether Texas drags Toronto down and rises up.
Sports media outlet 'The Athletic' predicted Toronto's advantage in the selection battle. The Athletic said, ‘If you look closely, Texas’ rotation situation is not that good. On the other hand, Toronto's rotation is mostly consistent. Ryu Hyun-jin returned from Tommy John surgery and pitched 5 good innings in 6 of his 7 appearances.
On the other hand, Scherzer's image has suffered during recent appearances. In the game against the Houston Astros on the 7th, he suffered 6 hits, including 3 home runs, and gave up 7 runs in 3 innings, resulting in a loss. It was Scherzer's most goals conceded in a game this season.
Ryu Hyun-jin has 3 wins and 2 losses and an ERA of 2.65 on the season, and Scherzer has 12 wins and 6 losses and an ERA of 3.91.