Ryu Hyun-jin and Battery After 19 Years... Lee Jae-won: “Hanwha will Unite as One”

Ryu Hyun-jin, who was pushed out by Lee Jae-won, was nominated by Hanwha instead of SK and 'the beginning of a legend', his first battery since high school... “It’s something to be thankful for as a catcher.”

The 2006 KBO League rookie draft was one of the moments that changed Korean baseball history.

SK Wyverns (now SSG Landers) selected Lee Jae-won after weighing Incheon High School catcher Lee Jae-won (36) and Dongsan High School pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin (36), who were part of the youth national team in 2005, in the first round of nominations to select hometown players. 파워볼게임

Lee Jae-won grew as expected at SK and established himself as the starting catcher, and Ryu Hyun-jin began writing the legend of Korean baseball as soon as he put on the Hanwha Eagles uniform.

Now, nearly 20 years have passed, and the fates of the two players have come together.

Ryu Hyun-jin made a surprise return to his former team, Hanwha, after 12 years, and Lee Jae-won left Incheon after 18 years and is seeking a comeback at Hanwha.

In an interview with on the 25th, Lee Jae-won said, "I think baseball is about meeting someone you broke up with again and breaking up with a place that seemed like it would last forever."

He added, "This is the first time I'm meeting (Ryu) Hyun-jin again since the youth national team in 2005.