Jae Kuk Ryu

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Ryu.

**J. K. Ryu**

Tampa Bay Rays — No. 11
Pitcher
Born: May 30, 1983 (1983-05-30) (age 25)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 14, 2006 for the Chicago Cubs
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	1-3
Earned Run Average	7.75
Strikeouts	31
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2006) Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays (2007-present)

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Jae Kuk "J.K." Ryu (Hangul: 류제국; Hanja: 柳済國; born May 30, 1983 in Choon Chung Do, South Korea) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Tampa Bay Rays.

1 Professional career
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Professional career

Ryu made headlines on April 23, 2003, when he knocked an osprey from its perch by throwing a baseball at it at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Daytona Beach before a game in the Class A Florida State League causing it to die 6 days later. Since osprey are protected in Florida, he faced a fine for the incident.^[1]

Ryu made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs on May 14, 2006, in a relief appearance against the San Diego Padres. He made his first major league start on May 28, 2006, in which he threw only 28 pitches before being relieved after having allowed 6 runs in 1 1/3 innings pitched. He was sent back to the minor leagues almost immediately afterwards. He would go on to make the 2006 MLB Futures Team. He would return to the Cubs for late August and September making several bullpen appearances, faring slightly better and finishing the year with an 8.40 ERA.^[2]

Ryu was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on February 14, 2007, in exchange for a couple of minor leaguers. He made the Devil Rays active roster, and began the season as part of the bullpen.