"'Water Gun Shooting Monster' Ryu Hyun-jin is busier on his day off...If you hit a home run, I'll treat you

Aug 02, 2024

taking out a water gun and heading to the dugout at the moment the home run is hit

Ryu Hyun-jin

Ryu Hyun-jin is shooting a water gun, creating a dugout atmosphere. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com

Hanwha Eagles, who won 6 consecutive games in 124 days. On his day off, Ryu Hyun-jin took care of his juniors by shooting water guns to boost the atmosphere of the dugout throughout the game.

When Chae Eun-sung hit the first three-run shot from the first inning, Ryu Hyun-jin, who was next to starter Moon Dong-joo, took out the water gun in his pocket and ran to the dugout.

When hitters hit a timely hit or a home run, they took out Ryu Hyun-jin's dainty water gun and welcomed the runners who scored. As Ryu Hyun-jin lifted the mood by shooting a water gun, even the two foreign pitchers Barria and Weiss came out with a water gun and joined.

The game between KT Wiz and Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 1st. Ryu Hyun-jin, who took the mound as a starting pitcher the previous day, was sluggish in five innings with 12 hits, 6 runs and 5 earned runs, but he became the winning pitcher as the team's batting lineup exploded. Hanwha won its fifth consecutive game with 22 hits and 18 runs, including three home runs by Peraza, Noh Si-hwan and Chae Eun-sung.

Moon Dong-ju, who was the starting pitcher for the last game of three consecutive games during the week, came out next to the dugout just before taking the mound and was warming up. At this time, Ryu Hyun-jin came out with his glove on and was guarding Moon Dong-joo from a foul ball that he didn't know when he would fly.

Chae Eun-sung enters the dugout with a first-inning three-run shot

Hanwha attack in the first inning. No. 5 hitter Chae Eun-sung hit KT starter Um Sang-baek's slider with two outs and runners on the first and second bases to send the ball over the fence. Ryu Hyun-jin, who was serving as a guard at the moment the first three-run shot exploded, took out a water gun in his pocket and ran into the dugout.

As soon as Chae Eun-sung hit a home run and entered the dugout around the base, Ryu Hyun-jin welcomed the home run batter with a water gun. Later, when An Chi-hong scored during Ha Joo-seok's timely hit, Ryu Hyun-jin fired another water gun with a bright expression to lift the dugout atmosphere.

Hanwha started off in a good mood with Chae Eun-sung's three-run shot from the first inning. When Chae Eun-sung hit another two-run shot in the third inning, Ryu Hyun-jin, Barria, and Weiss, the three pitchers holding water guns, welcomed the home run batter with a cool water wash.

Chae Eun-sung entered the dugout under Ryu Hyun-jin's cool water gun in the hot weather and shared high-fives with his colleagues with a big smile.

Hanwha, whose batters exploded for two consecutive days, scored 17 hits and 14 points, winning its sixth consecutive game with a sweep of three consecutive games during the week.