Hyun Jin Ryu

#99 · Pitcher · Hanwha Eagles

Nationality

South Korea

Born

1987-03-25

Birthplace

Incheon, South Korea

Height

6' 3"

Weight

255

Hyun-jin Ryu (born March 25, 1987) is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He has also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. In 2013, after spending seven seasons with the Eagles, he became the first player from the KBO to join an MLB team via the posting system. Ryu is the first Korean pitcher to start in a World Series game.