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Ryu Hyun-jin (36, Toronto), who returned to the Major League mound after enduring a difficult rehabilitation time and became a winning pitcher in 444 days, finally expressed satisfaction. After rehabilitating for more than a year, he returned and confirmed his valuable victory, and above all, he was getting better.

Ryu Hyun-jin started the home game against the Chicago Cubs at Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 14th and won with two hits, two walks, three strikeouts and two runs (non-earned) in five innings.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who became a big league winning pitcher in 444 days after the LA Angels match on May 27 last year, said in an interview with local media after the game, "Since the last game, all the pitches have been as good as before." That's why I got a good result," he said. "I think I'm back to the point I want."

Ryu Hyun-jin underwent elbow ligament surgery on June 19 last year. It is a tough battle to bet his life on an elbow ligament joint for a pitcher in his mid-30s. This is because the rehabilitation process takes quite a long time after surgery, and there are many pitchers who have experienced various "side effects" such as reduced speed.

Ryu Hyun-jin returned to the big league mound after more than 13 months. He returned to the game against Baltimore on the 2nd and lost with 9 hits and 4 runs in 5 innings, but pitched well with only one walk in 4 innings before being replaced by a hit in the knee in the game against Cleveland on the 8th, and won on his third appearance.

Ryu Hyun-jin said, "I felt good from the first bullpen pitching after surgery," adding, "I have never stopped rehabilitation training." "The whole process was smooth, and now I'm satisfied with the results," he said.

Ryu Hyun-jin has a 2.57 ERA in three games since his return. Ryu Hyun-jin, who returned to Toronto during the 17 consecutive games that Toronto was most concerned about this season and filled the six-man starting rotation, remained in the Toronto starting lineup, which returned to the top with five players through these three good pitches.

With the victory, Ryu Hyun-jin started the Major League at the age of 36 years, 4 months, and 20 days. He surpassed Park Chan-ho (35, 10 months, 13 days), who won against the LA Dodgers on May 13, 2009, and recorded the oldest Korean major league start.

The coaches of both teams marveled at Ryu Hyun-jin, who returned after more than a year of rehabilitation and won in just three games.

Toronto coach John Schneider said, "He showed his performance (before the injury) again in three games after his return. "It's never easy to do that at that age, but it seems easy for Ryu Hyun-jin," he praised. Chicago Cubs coach David Ross also said, "The ball has not returned yet, but Ryu Hyun-jin is a player who knows how to throw," adding, "The changeup is really amazing."

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