Ryu Hyun-jin to make history by becoming first S. Korean pitcher to start MLB All-Star Game
- 5 years ago
Sporting history will be made within the next hour or so.
LA Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is set to take to the mound at the 2019 MLB All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio,... as the starting pitcher for the National League team.
The South Korean,... who finished the first half of the season with a record of ten-and-two,... and a league leading ERA of 1-point-7-3,... becomes the first South Korean in Major League history to start the summer classic.
Ryu will take on Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros,... and will most likely pitch an inning before enjoying the rest of the game in the dugout.
Ryu is just the third South Korean pitcher to be selected for the All-Star Game,... following Park Chan-ho in 2001 and Kim Byung-hyun,... in 2002.
LA Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is set to take to the mound at the 2019 MLB All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio,... as the starting pitcher for the National League team.
The South Korean,... who finished the first half of the season with a record of ten-and-two,... and a league leading ERA of 1-point-7-3,... becomes the first South Korean in Major League history to start the summer classic.
Ryu will take on Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros,... and will most likely pitch an inning before enjoying the rest of the game in the dugout.
Ryu is just the third South Korean pitcher to be selected for the All-Star Game,... following Park Chan-ho in 2001 and Kim Byung-hyun,... in 2002.