Ryu made headlines on April 23, 2003, when he knocked an osprey from its perch by throwing a baseball at it at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach before a game in the Single-A Florida State League causing it to die 6 days later.
On April 23, 2003, Ryu drew public notice by pitching a baseball that knocked an osprey from its perch at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach during a game in the Single-A Florida State League. The osprey died six days after this incident.