'High school top prospects'
Jang Hyun-seok, Park Chan-ho and Ryu Hyun-jin will follow
'High school top prospects' Jang Hyun-seok, Park Chan-ho and Ryu Hyun-jin will follow, $900,000 contract with LA Dodgers
The match between Masan Yongma High School and Gyeonggi High School in the quarterfinals of the 57th Presidential Cup National High School Baseball Tournament was held at Mokdong Baseball Stadium on the 8th. Jang Hyun-suk of Masan Yongma High School is playing catch in the dugout.
The match between Masan Yongma High School and Gyeonggi High School in the quarterfinals of the 57th Presidential Cup National High School Baseball Tournament was held at Mokdong Baseball Stadium on the 8th. Jang Hyun-suk of Masan Yongma High School is playing catch in the dugout.
Jang Hyun-suk (19, Masan Yongma High School) signed a contract with the LA Dodgers after Park Chan-ho and Ryu Hyun-jin (Toronto Blue Jays) and will challenge the Major League.
Rico Sports, Jang Hyun-seok's agency, announced on the 9th that "Jang Hyun-seok signed a contract with the LA Dodgers in the Major League for a down payment of $900,000 (about 1.18 billion won)."
Jang Hyun-seok, who has a strong physique of 1m90 and 90kg, made his name as an "elementary and high school" pitcher by stably throwing various breaking balls such as curves, sliders, changeups, and sweaters along with fast balls of up to 150km per hour.
He pitched overwhelmingly in nine high school baseball games this year, recording three wins, no losses, and a 0.93 ERA. Every time Jang Hyun-suk took the mound, not only professional baseball scouts but also major league scouts gathered.
In the quarterfinals of the Blue Dragon against Jangchung High School at Mokdong Stadium on the 24th of last month, he showed a powerful pitching of 3 hits, 14 strikeouts, and no runs in 6⅔ innings.
At that time, a total of eight major league clubs visited Mokdong Stadium. Among them was the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers are also familiar to Korean baseball fans. This is where Park Chan-ho, who was a student at Hanyang University in 1994, first signed a contract to challenge the Major League. Park Chan-ho appeared in 476 Major League Baseball games from 1994 to 2020, throwing 1993 innings, 124 wins, 98 losses, and a 4.36 ERA.
The 78th Cheongnyonggi National High School Baseball Championship held at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul on the 24th, the quarterfinals between Jangchung High School and Masan Yongma High School. Jang Hyun-suk of Yongma High School is pitching.
Ryu Hyun-jin (left) - Park Chan-ho. USA Today Yonhap News
Korean Monster Ryu Hyun-jin's big league starting point is also the Dodgers. Ryu Hyun-jin, who joined the Hanwha Eagles in 2006 and recorded 98 wins, 52 losses, 1 save, and a 2.80 ERA in 190 games until 2012, signed with the Dodgers as a posting system after the 2012 season.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who spent six seasons with the Dodgers with 54 wins, 33 losses and a 2.98 ERA in 126 games, moved to Toronto with FA qualifications after the end of the 2019 season. He is 75-46 with a 3.27 ERA in 177 Major League games.
Jang Hyun-seok said, "It's an honor to join a prestigious club called the Dodgers. "As much as you chose me, I will work hard and improve," he said.
Jang Hyun-suk's press conference to join the LA Dodgers is scheduled to be held at the Dragon City Hotel in Seoul on the 14th. 토토