Hyun Jin Ryu...Pronounced He-yun Jin Ree-yoo...Resides in Incheon, South Korea, with his wife, Ji-Hyun Bae...Is naturally right-handed, but learned to throw left as a child...Received the Cultural Achievement Award from the Asia Society Korea Center for his contribution to US-Korea relations and mutual goodwill through sports in 2013...Appointed as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games...Has a charity foundation in Korea, the HJ99 Foundation, which helps underprivileged youth play baseball...Released two pop singles in Korea with stars Hyuna and G.NA with the proceeds going to his foundation...Joined other prominent public figures in delivering a speech at the 2014 Samsung “Passion Talk” series, which aims to provide guidance and advice to youngsters...Pitched internationally for Korea in the 2008 Olympics and 2009 World Baseball Classic...Won a Gold Medal as a member of the South Korean team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, going 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA in Olympic play...Went 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA (2 ER/7.0 IP) in five games (two starts) in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, helping Team Korea to a silver medal...Signed by Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2012 after his posting by the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization...His No. 99 is the highest number ever worn by a Blue Jay, surpassing the 88 worn by Rene Gonzales in 1991...His 73 regular-season wins are second most all-time by a South Korean-born pitcher, trailing Chan Ho Park (124).
2022
His 3.14 ERA since the start of 2018 (min. 500 IP) is the 11th best in the Majors...Among active pitchers with 1000+ IP, his career 3.27 ERA is eighth best... Gave up five runs on six hits over 4.0 innings on April 16 vs. OAK...Place on the injured list the following day... On IL with left forearm inflammation from April 17-May 13...Made one rehab start with Triple-A Buffalo on May 7 vs. DUR (4.0 IP, 5H, 5R, 2ER, 6K)... Took a no-decision in his return from the IL on May 14 at TB...Tossed 4.1 innings of one-run ball, giving up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts on a season-high 71 pitches (44 strikes)... Picked up his first win of the campaign on May 20 vs. CIN, pitching 6.0 shutout innings while giving up six hits with no walks and three strikeouts...Marked his 1st scoreless outing and his 1st quality start of the season...Tossed a season-high 78 pitches... Went 4.0 frames on June 1 vs. CWS, giving up 3R/2ER on four hits with no walks and four strikeouts...Reached 1,000 career innings after striking out José Abreu for the second out of the game, becoming just the 2nd South Korean-born player to reach the milestone (Chan-ho Park - 1993.0 IP)...Was removed from the game with left forearm tightness... Landed on the IL with left forearm inflammation on June 2...Underwent surgery for a revision UCL reconstruction with a flexor tendon repair by Dr. ElAttrache on June 17.
2021
Among AL pitchers, ranked T-2nd in wins (14), 7th in SO/BB (3.86), 9th in WHIP (1.22) and 13th in ERA (4.37)...Made his third career Opening Day start April 1 at NYY in which he took a no-decision with two runs allowed in 5.1 innings of work (4H, 1HR, 1BB, 5K) in an eventual 3-2 Blue Jays victory...Earned his first win at TD Ballpark as he threw 6.2 innings April 13 vs. NYY, allowing an unearned run on four hits (BB, 7K)...Faced the minimum through 5.2 IP...Left his start on April 25 at TB after 3.2 scoreless IP (3H, BB, 5K) with a minor right glute strain...Was his shortest outing since April 8, 2019, at STL (1.2 IP) when he suffered a left groin strain...Earned his second win May 6 at OAK when he returned from the injured list (right glute strain)...Allowed four runs over 5.0 IP...Claimed his fourth win of 2021 on May 18 vs. BOS, tossing 7.0 scoreless innings to go with four hits, no walks, and seven strikeouts...Won three consecutive starts for the first time since May 7-June 4, 2019 (six games)...Earned his sixth win of the year June 20 at BAL, tossing 7.0 innings of one-run ball with three hits, a walk and four strikeouts on 100 pitches (67 pitches)...The 7.0 IP tied a season-high (fourth time)...Picked up his seventh win June 26 vs. BAL...Took a two-hit shutout into the seventh inning before running into trouble, finishing with a line of 6.2 IP, 7H, 4ER, 2BB and 3K...Gave him 809 career strikeouts, surpassing Byung-Hyun Kim (806) for the second-most strikeouts all-time by a South Korean-born pitcher, trailing only Chan Ho Park (1,715)...Tossed his 4th career complete game and 3rd career CG shutout in Game 1 of a doubleheader July 18 vs. TEX, earning his ninth win of the year...Gave up three hits with a walk and four strikeouts over 7.0 innings...Marked the first complete-game shutout by a Blue Jays pitcher since Mark Buehrle on June 3, 2015 at WAS...Picked up his 10th win July 29 at BOS, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings with a season-best two hits, no walks, and five strikeouts...Marked his fifth start with no earned runs in 2021...Earned the win in his first start at Rogers Centre as a Blue Jay on Aug. 3 vs. CLE, giving up two runs and seven hits over 7.0 innings with no walks and a season-high eight strikeouts...Claimed his 12th win on Aug. 21 vs. DET, throwing 7.0 scoreless innings with five hits, a walk, and five strikeouts - his 5th scoreless outing of the year...Took a no-hitter into the sixth inning Aug. 31 vs. BAL, eventually taking the loss while finishing with a line of 5.2 IP, 3H, 3ER, 3BB and 6K... Earned his 13th win Sept. 6 at NYY, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings with three hits, no walks, and six strikeouts...Marked his 13th quality start of the campaign and his fifth scoreless start of at least 6.0 innings...Took the loss on Sept. 28 vs. NYY, his first outing since coming off the IL (neck tightness)...Gave up three runs on six hits over 4.1 innings with a walk and three strikeouts...Picked up his career-high-tying 14th win Oct. 3 vs. BAL, giving up two runs on six hits over 5.0 innings with a walk and seven strikeouts...Marked his career-high 31st start of the season.
2020
Finished 3rd in AL Cy Young voting and was named to the All-MLB Second Team...His 3.0 WAR (Baseball Reference) was 3rd best in the Majors and 2nd among all pitchers (Mookie Betts - 3.4; Shane Bieber - 3.2)...Ranked 4th in the AL with a 2.69 ERA, which was also the 5th-best mark posted for a single season in team history...Also ranked T-9th in the AL in strikeouts (72), 9th in SO/9 (9.67), 7th in BB/9 (2.28), T-8th in SO/BB (4.24), T-10th in IP (67.0) and 11th in WHIP (1.15)...His 50.5 ground ball percentage was 5th highest in the AL (9th in MLB)...Led the team with 12 starts...The Jays went 9-3 in those outings...The nine wins in games he started were tied for 4th most in MLB, one back of the leaders (Shane Bieber, Max Fried, Dinelson Lamet)...After allowing eight runs in 9.0 innings across his first two outings (8.00 ERA, 13H, 2HR, 4BB, 9K), allowed 12 earned runs in 58.0 frames over his last 10 starts for a 1.86 ERA (47H, 4HR, 13BB, 63K)...Made his 1st start as a Blue Jay and the 2nd Opening Day start of his career on July 24 at TB...Took a no-decision with three runs over 4.2 IP (3BB, 4K)...Earned his 1st win as a Blue Jay on Aug. 5 at ATL as he gave up just one hit over 5.0 scoreless innings (3BB, 8K)...Was his 55th career win, surpassing Byung-Hyun Kim (54) for 2nd most all-time by a South Korean-born pitcher, trailing only Chan Ho Park (124)...Pitched his 1st quality start on Aug. 11 vs. MIA as he started Toronto’s home opener at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, NY...Allowed two hits and a run over 6.0 innings (1HR, 2BB, 7K)...Claimed his 2nd win and quality start on Aug. 17 at BAL...Allowed one run on four hits over 6.0 IP (0BB, 3K)...Tossed 5.0 innings on Aug. 22 at TB, where he allowed one run on three hits with no walks and six strikeouts in a no decision...Pitched his 3rd quality start on Aug. 28 vs. BAL, with two unearned runs allowed over 6.0 IP (8H, 1BB, 7K)...Allowed a lone run on five hits over 6.0 IP on Sept. 2 at MIA, while tying a season-high with eight strikeouts...Had 5+ IP with zero or one earned run in each of his last six starts, which was the longest single-season streak in team history, and matched Dave Stieb (6G from Sept. 13, 1988-April 10, 1989) for the longest overall by a Blue Jays pitcher...Allowed five runs on six hits over 5.0 IP on Sept. 7 vs. NYY...Surrendered three home runs in a game for the first time since Aug. 23, 2019 vs. NYY...Had given up three total homers in his other eight starts combined...Threw 6.0 innings of one-run ball on Sept. 13 vs. NYM to earn his 1st win at Sahlen Field (8H, 0BB, 7K)...On Sept. 19 at PHI, tied a season high with eight strikeouts (3rd time) while allowing two runs over 6.0 IP...Made his final regular-season start on Sept. 24 vs. NYY...Threw 7.0 scoreless innings, his longest scoreless start since his last game with the Dodgers (Sept. 28, 2019 at SF)...Became the first Toronto starter to pitch into the 7th inning since Aug. 22, 2019 at LAD (Jacob Waguespack)…The 88 consecutive games without a starter going beyond the 6th inning was the longest streak in MLB history (2nd: LAA – 48G in 2019)....Nine of his last 10 regular-season starts were two-or-fewer earned runs (0-3x, 1-5x, 2-1x)...Made his 9th career postseason start in Game 2 of the ALWC on Sept. 30 at TB...Took the loss as he allowed seven runs (three earned) over 1.2 innings, his shortest career playoff start...The eight hits, seven runs and two home runs were all career marks for a postseason game.
2019
Led all Major League pitchers with a 2.32 ERA and finished 2nd in NL Cy Young voting...His 1.18 BB/9 clip led the Majors while his 6.79 SO/BB rate was tied for 3rd best and his 1.01 WHIP sat 6th...Set a career mark with 163 strikeouts while tying a personal best with 14 wins...Ranked 2nd among NL pitchers in SO/BB ratio (6.79), 2nd in HR/9 (0.84), 3rd in WHIP (1.01) and 3rd in base runners allowed per 9.0 IP (9.26)...Also ranked 3rd in the NL in opponents' OBP (.263), 5th in OPS (.622) and 7th in SLG (.359)...Kept left-handed hitters to a .199 batting average (34-for-171) while righties hit .245 (126-for-514)...In 14 starts at Dodger Stadium, went 10-1 with a 1.93 ERA (20 ER/93.1 IP), striking out 94 batters against 15 walks while posting a 0.94 WHIP and holding opponents to a .214/.251/.326 slash line…Led Major League starters in home ERA and ranked 4th among NL pitchers in home SO/BB ratio (6.27), 5th in BB/9 (1.45) and 7th in WHIP (0.94)...Went 4-4 with a 2.72 ERA (27 ER/89.1 IP) in 15 road starts, striking out 69 batters while posting a 1.07 WHIP...Threw a complete-game shutout on May 7 vs. ATL, the 2nd of his career (May 28, 2013 vs. LAA) and the first completegame shutout by a Dodger since Clayton Kershaw on May 23, 2016 vs. CIN...Recorded a 32.0 scoreless inning streak from May 1-25, the longest in MLB in 2019...Was named NL Pitcher of the Month for May, posting a 5-0 record and a 0.59 ERA (3 ER/45.2 IP) in six starts...Put together a career-best seven-game winning streak from April 26-June 4, boasting a 0.75 ERA (5 ER/59.2 IP) with 48 strikeouts and just three walks in eight starts during that span...Was selected to his 1st All-Star Game after going 10-2 with a 1.73 ERA (21 ER/109.0 IP) and a 0.91 WHIP in 17 first-half starts…Was named the National League starter by Manager Dave Roberts, becoming the 1st South Korean-born pitcher to get the nod during the Mid-Summer Classic...Hit his 1st career home run on Sept. 22 vs. COL, a solo shot off of Antonio Senzatela in the 5th inning...Also laid down 12 sacrifice hits throughout the season, tied for 3rd most in the Majors...Allowed three earned runs in 21.0 innings of work across his three final starts, limiting opponents to a .176 average while posting a 0.62 WHIP...Earned the win in his only postseason start, a Game 3 NLDS 10-4 victory in Washington (5.0 IP, 4H, 2ER, 2BB, 3K).
2018
Despite missing 90 games on the disabled list with a left groin strain, he finished the season strong going 7-3 with a 1.97 ERA in 15 starts for the club…his 1.97 ERA ranked third among Major League starters (min. 15 starts) ... Held opposing hitters to a career-best .221 average, including a .213 mark against righties ... In nine home games, he posted a 5-2 record with a 1.15 ERA (7 ER/54.2 IP) and limited the opposition to a .212 average…led MLB in home ERA (min. 50.0 IP) ... Went 5-0 with a 1.83 ERA (11 ER/54.1 IP) in 10 starts against NL West opponents ... Among NL pitchers with at least 15 starts, ranked second in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.93), fifth in WHIP (1.01) and fifth in opponents' on-base percentage (.260) ... In two rehab starts with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and Triple-A Oklahoma City, he went 0-1 with a 1.00 ERA (1 ER/9.0 IP) ... Hit .269 (7-for-26), which is a career high and ranked fourth amongst pitchers with a minimum 25 at bats ... Made four Postseason starts, going 1-2 with a 5.21 ERA (11 ER/19.0 IP), striking out 20 and walking only three.
2017
In his first full season since 2014 after recovering from shoulder surgery (2015-16) and elbow tendonitis (2016), he went 5-9 with one save and posted a 3.77 ERA in 25 games (24 starts)...Struck out 116 batters against 45 walks in 126.2 innings...held opposing hitters to a .263 average, including a .240 mark against righties...Made his first career relief appearance on May 25 against the Cardinals and collected his first career save after tossing 4.0 scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts...became the second Dodger to record a save in his first career relief appearance since Charlie Hough, who did so on August 12, 1970 at Pittsburgh...Pitched well following the All-Star break, going 2-3 with a 3.17 ERA (19 ER/54.0 IP) and holding hitters to a .240 average... ranked amongst NL starting pitchers (min. 50.0 IP) in ERA (10th), opponents' batting average (17th), and opponents' OPS (.708, 23rd) in the second half of the season...Made two stints on the 10-day disabled list: placed on the DL from May 1-11 with a left hip contusion and again from July 1-24 with a left foot contusion.
2016
Began the season on the DL following his recovery from left shoulder surgery (May 21, 2015) and was reinstated on July 7, making his first start since Sept. 12, 2014…allowed six runs on eight hits in 4.2 innings and recorded the loss against the Padres...Returned to the DL on July 19 and missed the rest of the season with elbow tendonitis...Went a combined 1-2 with a 4.23 ERA (13 ER/27.2 IP) in eight rehab starts for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and Triple-A Oklahoma City.
2015
Developed shoulder discomfort in spring training that eventually led to season-ending labral repair surgery on May 21, which was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache. ... Made two Spring Training starts, allowing three runs (two earned) in 5.0 innings
2014
Consistent left-hander posted his second consecutive 14-win season, going 14-7 with a 3.38 ERA in 26 starts...Posted a 4.79 strikeout-to-walk ratio (7th, NL), striking out 139 while walking only 29 in 152.0 innings, and averaged only 1.72 walks per 9.0 innings, the seventh-best mark in the NL...Delivered 6.0 or more innings in 20 of his 26 starts, including 19 quality starts…allowed two or fewer earned runs in 17 starts, with the Dodgers going 14-3 in those contests...Did not allow a run in his first four road starts of the season (26.0 IP) at Arizona (Sydney), at San Diego, at Arizona and at San Francisco and finished the year with a 10-4 record and a 3.03 ERA (29 ER/86.0 IP) in 15 road starts...Was at his best against NL West opponents, going 9-3 with a 2.90 ERA (25 ER/77.2 IP) in 14 starts against divisional opponents...When given six or more days rest between starts, went 5-0 with a 1.15 ERA (5 ER/39.0 IP) in six starts...Made his season debut on March 23 against the D-backs in Australia and picked up the win, allowing just two hits in 5.0 scoreless innings…started the Dodgers' North American opener on March 30 at San Diego and the club's home opener on April 4 vs. San Francisco...Started Game 3 of the NLDS at St. Louis, allowing just one run on five hits in 6.0 innings in a no-decision (eventual 3-1 loss)...Placed on the DL from April 28-May 21 with left shoulder inflammation and from Aug. 14-30 with a right hip strain… did not make another regular season start following his Sept. 12 outing at San Francisco due to left shoulder irritation
2013
Turned in an impressive first MLB season, going 14-8 with a 3.00 ERA in 30 starts…Los Angeles went 19-11 in games started by Ryu... Ranked among the Dodger team leaders in wins (3rd), complete games (2, 2nd), innings (192.0, 2nd), strikeouts (154, 2nd) and starts (30, 2nd)... Named to Baseball America's 2013 All-Rookie Team and ranked among the top big league rookies in wins (14, T-2nd), winning percentage (.636, T-3rd), ERA (3.00, 2nd), strikeouts (154, 4th), innings pitched (192.0, 1st) and starts (30, T-3rd)...His 14 wins tied with Kazuhisa Ishii (14-10, 2002) for the second-most by a Los Angeles rookie behind only Rick Sutcliffe's 17 Ws in 1979…his .636 winning percentage (14-8) was the fifth-best mark by a Los Angeles rookie... Struck out 154, the fifth-most by a Los Angeles rookie and the most since Hideo Nomo's 236 Ks in 1995…his 192.0 innings pitched were the sixth-most by an LA Dodger rookie and most since Ismael Valdez tossed 197.2 frames in 1995... Made 22 quality starts and pitched 6.0 or more innings in 24 of his 30 starts…opened his career with six consecutive quality starts from April 2-30... Tossed the first shutout of his career on May 28 against the Angels at Dodger Stadium, allowing just two hits and striking out seven in the Dodgers' 3-0 win… was the first of his two, two-hit complete games this season (also in an 8.0-inning loss on Sept. 16 at ARI), becoming the first Dodger with multiple two-hitters in a season since Clayton Kershaw in 2011 (May 29 vs. Marlins, June 20 vs. Tigers)…according to Baseball-Reference.com, he was the first player to toss multiple two-hitters within the first 28 starts of his career since Dontrelle Willis in 2003, who accomplished the feat on June 16 vs. New York-NL and June 21 vs. Tampa Bay, though that game was a weather-shortened 5.0-inning affair... Won six consecutive decisions from July 5-Aug. 13, going 6-0 with a 3.12 ERA (15 ER/43.1 IP) in seven starts... Allowed a .252 opponents' batting average, but was especially tough with runners in scoring position, holding opponents to a .228 batting average (31-for-136)... Was one of the National League's best pitchers at home, going 7-4 (.636) and posting the NL's eighth lowest home ERA with a 2.32 mark (25 ER/97.0 IP) in 15 starts... Batted .207 (12-for-58) with three doubles, a triple and five RBI…ranked eighth among big league pitchers in batting average... Did not commit an error in 37 total chances over 192.0 regular-season innings…only 10 MLB pitchers tossed more innings in 2013 without committing an error... Made two postseason starts and became the first-ever Korean-born pitcher to start a playoff game (fifth overall Korean to appear in a postseason game), going 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA (4 ER/10.0 IP) and limiting opposing hitters to a .237 batting average in the playoffs (9-for-38)…did not factor in the decision in his NLDS Game 3 start against the Braves, allowing four runs on six hits in 3.0 innings, walking one and striking out one in the Dodgers' eventual 13-6 win…tossed 7.0 scoreless innings and picked up the win in the Dodgers' 3-0 victory in NLCS Game 3 start against the Cardinals…allowed just three hits, walked one and struck out four in the NLCS win
2012
Selected to his seventh consecutive All-Star team, going 9-9 with a 2.66 ERA in 27 starts with Hanwha of
the Korea Baseball Organization. Picked up his fifth KBO strikeout title, fanning a career-high 210 hitters in 182.2 innings...struck out 66 more
than any other KBO pitcher. Averaged 10.4 strikeouts per 9.0 innings, while issuing an average of just 2.27 walks per game. Ranked fifth in the league with a 2.66 ERA. Limited opponents to a .232 batting average and a 1.09 WHIP.
