Ryu Hyun-jin, who plays for the Toronto Blue Jays in the U.S. Major League Baseball, is interviewing Chae-jin Chi during the 5th game of the '2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Postseason' Korean Series between KT Wiz and LG Twins held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 13th

The final coordination between Ryu Hyun-jin (37) and the Hanwha Eagles, who are seeking to return to the KBO League after 12 years, is taking longer. It has already boiled over to 'virtually' since the 20th, but no official announcement has been made even on the 21st. The tug-of-war is taking longer than expected, but it is unlikely that the negotiations will go wrong at all.

According to News 1 coverage on the 21st, the Hanwha team is coordinating final negotiations with Ryu Hyun-jin. The negotiations began in the morning, but no agreement was found, and the two sides will set up the negotiation table again on the 22nd.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who obtained free agent status at the end of last year's season, was unable to find a team even after the year changed, and decided to return to Hanwha, his 'home team' that he had persuaded for a long time. It is reported that the two sides agreed to a contract period of 4 years and a total of more than 17 billion won.

Hanwha also requested Ryu Hyun-jin's status inquiry from the Major League Baseball (MLB) office through the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and received the results. With Hanwha completing the identity verification process, Ryu Hyun-jin's return is virtually confirmed.

In accordance with the 'Korea-US Player Contract Agreement' of the KBO League regulations, Korean clubs must contact MLB through the KBO Secretariat to sign a player who has played as a professional or amateur in the United States or Canada, a player currently under contract with 30 major league clubs, or a player on the pending list. You must check your identity at the secretariat.

Upon receiving a request for identity verification, the MLB Secretariat delivers the results to the KBO Secretariat within four days. With the formalities completed, only the final signature remains between Ryu Hyun-jin and the Hanwha team.

However, coordination of detailed contracts, etc. is taking longer than expected. The two sides are engaged in tug-of-war negotiations, and were unable to reach an agreement on the 20th and 21st.

As the official announcement was delayed, Ryu Hyun-jin's joining Hanwha Spring Camp was also postponed.

The Hanwha first-team squad, led by coach Choi Won-ho, arrived in Korea on the 21st after completing the first spring camp held in Melbourne, Australia, and immediately moved to Okinawa, Japan. Starting on the 22nd, the second spring camp, focusing on practical training, will be held. Initially, it was expected that Ryu Hyun-jin would go to Japan on the 22nd after completing his contract and join the first-team squad.

Hanwha Club's position is that it will conclude negotiations with Ryu Hyun-jin as soon as possible. The plan is to complete the contract within this week and have Ryu Hyun-jin join the Okinawa camp. 섯다