Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen, who has been with Ryu Hyun-jin on all appearances since his return, talked about his partner.
In an interview after winning the home game 8-3 against the Cleveland Guardians held at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 27th (Korean time), Jansen praised starter Ryu Hyun-jin, saying, “I’m doing really well so far.”
On this day, Ryu Hyun-jin became the winning pitcher with 5+ innings, 4 hits, 2 home runs, 5 strikeouts and 3 runs (2 earned). Since his return, he has a 2.25 earned run average in five games.
“I mix and match different velocities,” Jansen said. He uses a fastball on his body and a changeup curve cutter both inside and outside. Attacking the corner of the strike zone, he shows amazing command. So far, I’ve been really enjoying it,” he said about Ryu Hyun-jin’s pitching.
When asked what has changed since his return, he said, “The biggest thing is the ‘extension side’, the command for the left-handed hitter’s outside and the right-handed hitter’s body. I am trying to make sure of this. He is showing really good fastball command now.”
Regarding suppressing strong batted balls even with a velocity that does not exceed 90 mph on average, “Today, I still reached 89 to 90 mph. He’s good at fastball command, plus he has a plus off-speed pitch. With this he is taking hitters off balance.”메이저사이트
Regarding the conversation on the mound ahead of the match with Jose Ramirez in the 6th inning on this day, “I wanted to give him a chance to breathe because there was a lot of work to do in front of him. The bullpen was also warming up, so there was an intention to buy time,” he said, explaining the situation at the time, saying, “I had to avoid being hit by an opponent at the same time, so I checked the plan once again.”
The major leagues have been limiting pitching time with the pitch clock since this season, and introduced a device called pitchcom that can exchange signs between batteries to reduce the time required for sign exchanges.
When asked how Hyun-Jin Ryu is adjusting to this new equipment, Jansen gave a thumbs up, saying, “You’re doing really well.”
According to his explanation, the catcher still has the right to choose the type of pitch, but Ryu Hyun-jin also has a button that allows him to select the type of pitch at the same time, so he uses it to communicate. The scene where Ryu Hyun-jin presses something on his waist during the mound is the scene where he uses the pitch com.
“He still gave me the power to pitch,” Jansen said. He is trying to be like-minded as much as possible. He prepares thoroughly before the game. If he shakes his head twice, he decides the pitch himself (by pressing a button). In doing so, he is not breaking the rhythm and keeping the pitch clock,” he explained.
He praised Ryu Hyun-jin for his ability to adapt, saying that he was “handling the new equipment like a pro.” “It’s a bit strange, but this is today’s baseball,” he said with a big laugh and left the clubhouse.