Ex-Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu likely to return to South Korea's Hanwha Eagles


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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean media reports say former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu is set to return to South Korea. Yonhap news agency says the 36-year-old left-hander is expected to come back to his former club Hanwha Eagles. Yonhap says the Eagles offered him a four-year contract totaling at least 17 billion won ($12.7 million). That would make him the highest-paid player in the Korean Baseball Organization league.

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