South Korean baseball player
Baseball player
Ryu Jae-kuk
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Pitcher
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Born:
(
1983-05-30
)
May 30, 1983
(age 41)
Seoul
,
South Korea
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Batted:
Right
Threw:
Right
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MLB:
May 14, 2006, for the Chicago Cubs
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KBO:
May 19, 2013, for the LG Twins
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MLB:
April 9, 2008, for the Tampa Bay Rays
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KBO:
2019, for the LG Twins
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Win?loss
| 1?3
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Earned run average
| 7.49
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Strikeouts
| 32
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Win?loss
| 46?36
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Earned run average
| 4.58
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Strikeouts
| 571
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Ryu Jae-kuk
(
Korean
:
류제국
;
Hanja
:
柳?國
;
Korean pronunciation:
[?ju.d?e?.?uk]
; born May 30, 1983, in
Seoul
,
South Korea
), also known as
Jae Kuk Ryu
, is a former professional baseball
pitcher
. He played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
Chicago Cubs
and
Tampa Bay Rays
and in the
KBO League
for the
LG Twins
.
Professional career
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Ryu signed with the
Chicago Cubs
as an undrafted free agent on June 1, 2001. Ryu made headlines on April 23, 2003, when he knocked an
osprey
from its perch by throwing a
baseball
at it at
Jackie Robinson Ballpark
in
Daytona Beach
before a game in the Single-A
Florida State League
causing it to die 6 days later. He faced a fine for the incident.
[1]
Ryu made his major league debut with the
Chicago Cubs
on May 14,
2006
, in a
relief
appearance against the
San Diego Padres
. He made his first major league
start
on May 28, 2006, in which he threw only 28 pitches before being relieved after having allowed 6
runs
in 1
1
⁄
3
innings pitched. He was sent back to the minor leagues almost immediately afterwards. He would go on to make the 2006 MLB Futures Team. He would return to the Cubs for late August and September making several
bullpen
appearances, faring slightly better and finishing the year with an 8.40
ERA
.
[2]
Ryu was traded to the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
on February 14,
2007
, in exchange for minor leaguers. He made the Devil Rays' active roster, and began the season in the bullpen.
On January 15,
2009
, Ryu was claimed off waivers by the
San Diego Padres
. On March 26,
2009
, Ryu was claimed off waivers by the
Cleveland Indians
. However, Major League Baseball declined the waiver claim on April 1, and Ryu was returned to the Padres, then released.
[3]
On January 24, 2010, it was reported that Ryu had signed with the
Texas Rangers
.
On January 30, 2013, Ryu, joined the
LG Twins
[4]
of the
KBO League
. On August 23, 2019, Ryu announced his retirement from baseball, citing a nagging back injury.
[5]
In 6 seasons with the Twins, Ryu pitched to a 46?37 record and 4.66 ERA in 136 appearances.
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