Breaking news: A former LA Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays pitcher has signed an eight-year deal worth $12 million with.

Hyun-Jin Ryu, a former major league all-star, has agreed to a seven-year contract to rejoin the KBO, perhaps ending his major league career. The largest deal in KBO history was awarded to him.

Hyun-Jin Ryu, the former pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, is most likely done in the major leagues after agreeing to a big deal to go back to Korea.

Pitching for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO, he inked a record-breaking eight-year contract worth over $12 million US.

From Jeeho Yoo’s social media posts:

In order to rejoin the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO, Hyun-Jin Ryu has agreed to a contract for 17 billion won ($12.8 million) for eight years. The team withheld specifics of the opt-out clause in the pact. Not the four-year agreement that was anticipated previously.

It’s possible that Ryu won’t play out the duration of his contract because he will turn 37 in March, but more power to him if he wants to play until he is 45 in his own country.

Ryu has a career record of 78-48 and played for the Dodgers and Blue Jays for ten years in the major leagues. With a stellar 3.27 ERA, he was the MLB leader in ERA (2.32) in 2019.

In addition, he won double-digit games in four different seasons and was named to the All-Star squad that same season.

Despite his obvious desire to go back to Korea, Ryu showed interest in major league baseball this offseason. For example, we heard about him recently in relation to the San Diego Padres.

But by returning to Korea, he assures himself of a more prominent position on a staff, more money, and the opportunity to make a pitch in front of the same audiences that helped launch his stellar professional career.

A star shortstop In contrast to recent years, Bo Bichette thinks the Toronto Blue Jays are underappreciated going into the 2024 season.

“We’re being questioned for the first time, I believe, Bichette said to reporters on Wednesday, including Sportsnet. “We’ve always had high standards, and I believe that attempting to show someone wrong is approached differently than trying to prove them right.”

The last two seasons, the Blue Jays have qualified for the postseason, but both times they lost their wild-card series.

Bichette said that the way people view the team has changed since the start of the season is difficult to ignore.

“If we don’t see any of it, or if it doesn’t inspire us in any way, I believe we would all be lying,” Bichette remarked. “I believe there are folks there that are proud of what we can accomplish and want to show everyone.

In 2023, Bichette participated in his second All-Star Game in three years. The hitmaker, 25, hit.306 through 135 games with 20 home runs, 69 runs scored, and 73 RBIs.