Hyun Jin Ryu will officially make his 2023 season debut on Tuesday with the Toronto Blue Jays against the Baltimore Orioles.
The 36-year-old was among a series of four roster moves made ahead of first pitch as the left-hander was activated from the 60-day IL. To create room on the 40-man roster, the club recalled infielder Otto Lopez &#8211; who&#8217;s been sidelined with a left oblique strain &#8211; from triple-A Buffalo and placed him on the 60-day IL.
Bowden Francis, after tossing two scoreless innings of relief on Monday, has been returned to the Bisons, clearing space on the 26-man roster for Ryu. With Bo Bichette out of the lineup due to a right knee injury, and only 12 position players on the roster after Jordan Luplow was designated for assignment, veteran infielder Ernie Clement is back up from Buffalo.
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ROSTER MOVES:
🔹LHP Hyun Jin Ryu reinstated from the 60-day IL and will be active tonight
🔹 RHP Bowden Francis optioned to Triple-A
🔹 INF Otto Lopez recalled from Triple-A and placed on the 60-day IL
🔹 INF Ernie Clement recalled from Triple-A and will be active tonight <a href="https://t.co/vfD50J6cxH">pic.twitter.com/vfD50J6cxH</a>
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1686499970235482112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Ryu, who underwent Tommy John surgery over 13 months ago, made four rehab starts &#8211; two at triple-A Buffalo, one at single-A Dunedin and the other in the Flordia Complex League &#8211; pitching to a 2.00 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 18.0 innings. He punched out five while surrendering a pair of solo home runs in his final outing with the Bisons on July 21.
The veteran lefty rejoined the team in Los Angeles last week ahead of their three-game series versus the Dodgers. While he didn&#8217;t appear on that road trip, he threw a successful bullpen session at Dodger Stadium before being cleared to make his big-league return on Tuesday.
Last season, Ryu struggled to a 5.67 ERA with a 1.67 HR/9 &#8211; the second-highest of his MLB career &#8211; across 27.0 innings in six starts. He can become a free agent this winter.
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Hyun Jin Ryu will officially make his 2023 season debut on Tuesday with the Toronto Blue Jays against the Baltimore Orioles.

The 36-year-old was among a series of four roster moves made ahead of first pitch as the left-hander was activated from the 60-day IL. To create room on the 40-man roster, the club recalled infielder Otto Lopez - who's been sidelined with a left oblique strain - from triple-A Buffalo and placed him on the 60-day IL.

Bowden Francis, after tossing two scoreless innings of relief on Monday, has been returned to the Bisons, clearing space on the 26-man roster for Ryu. With Bo Bichette out of the lineup due to a right knee injury, and only 12 position players on the roster after Jordan Luplow was designated for assignment, veteran infielder Ernie Clement is back up from Buffalo.
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ROSTER MOVES:
🔹LHP Hyun Jin Ryu reinstated from the 60-day IL and will be active tonight

🔹 RHP Bowden Francis optioned to Triple-A

🔹 INF Otto Lopez recalled from Triple-A and placed on the 60-day IL

🔹 INF Ernie Clement recalled from Triple-A and will be active tonight <a href="https://t.co/vfD50J6cxH">pic.twitter.com/vfD50J6cxH</a>

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1686499970235482112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Ryu, who underwent Tommy John surgery over 13 months ago, made four rehab starts - two at triple-A Buffalo, one at single-A Dunedin and the other in the Flordia Complex League - pitching to a 2.00 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 18.0 innings. He punched out five while surrendering a pair of solo home runs in his final outing with the Bisons on July 21.

The veteran lefty rejoined the team in Los Angeles last week ahead of their three-game series versus the Dodgers. While he didn't appear on that road trip, he threw a successful bullpen session at Dodger Stadium before being cleared to make his big-league return on Tuesday.

Last season, Ryu struggled to a 5.67 ERA with a 1.67 HR/9 - the second-highest of his MLB career - across 27.0 innings in six starts. He can become a free agent this winter.

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