Dodgers Ryu Hyun-jin to become first Korean to start World Series
- 5 years ago
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Ryu Hyun-jin will become the first South Korean in Major League Baseball to start a World Series game this week.
Dodgers' manager Dave Roberts selected Clayton Kershaw for the opener on Tuesday night followed by the Korean monster lefty in game 2.
South Korean pitchers have made World Series appearances before: Kim Byung-hyun back in 2001 and Park Chan-ho in 2009.
But Ryu is the first to start.
The 2018 world series pitts L.A. against Boston for the first time in over a century.
Ryu Hyun-jin will become the first South Korean in Major League Baseball to start a World Series game this week.
Dodgers' manager Dave Roberts selected Clayton Kershaw for the opener on Tuesday night followed by the Korean monster lefty in game 2.
South Korean pitchers have made World Series appearances before: Kim Byung-hyun back in 2001 and Park Chan-ho in 2009.
But Ryu is the first to start.
The 2018 world series pitts L.A. against Boston for the first time in over a century.