The native form of this personal name is Ryu Hyun-jin. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals. In this Korean name, the family name is Ryu. Baseball player Hyun-jin RyuRyu with the Hanwha Eagles in 2025Hanwha Eagles – No. 99PitcherBorn: (1987-03-25) March 25, 1987 (age 38)Incheon, South KoreaBats: RightThrows: LeftProfessional debutKBO: April 12, 2006, for the Hanwha EaglesMLB: April 2, 2013, for the Los Angeles DodgersKBO statistics (through 2025)Win–loss record117–67Earned run erage2.95Strikeouts1,495MLB statistics (through 2023 season)Win–loss record78–48Earned run erage3.27Strikeouts934Stats at Baseball Reference Teams Hanwha Eagles (2006–2012) Los Angeles Dodgers (2013–2014, 2016–2019) Toronto Blue Jays (2020–2023) Hanwha Eagles (2024–present) Career highlights and awards KBO Korean Triple Crown (2006) 7× KBO All-Star (2006–2012) KBO MVP (2006) KBO Rookie of the Year (2006) 2× KBO Golden Glove Award (2006, 2010) 5× KBO strikeout champion (2006–2007, 2009–2010, 2012) 2× KBO ERA champion (2006, 2010) MLB All-Star (2019) MLB ERA leader (2019) Medals Men's baseball Representing South Korea World Baseball Classic 2009 Los Angeles Team Olympics 2008 Beijing Team Asian Games 2006 Doha Team 2010 Guangzhou Team Hyun-jin RyuHangul류현진Hanja柳賢振RRRyu HyeonjinMRRyu Hyŏnjin
Hyun-jin Ryu (Korean: 류현진; Hanja: 柳賢振; pronounced [ɾju.çʌndʑin]; born March 25, 1987) is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He has previously 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. During the 2018 World Series, Ryu became the first Korean pitcher to start in a World Series game. In 2019, Ryu earned a selection to his first career Major League Baseball All-Star Game. During that season, he led the Majors in earned run erage (ERA) and achieved an ERA of 1.26 through his first 14 starts, the lowest by a Dodgers pitcher since the statistic became official in 1912.[1]
Early life and education[edit]Ryu was born in Incheon, South Korea[2][3] on March 25, 1987, and attended Incheon's Dongsan High School.[4] He is working towards a master's degree in community physical education in Daejeon University.[citation needed] When Ryu was 10, his father bought him a lefthander's glove that goes on the right hand, so Ryu learned to pitch with his left hand.[5]
Career[edit] Amateur[edit]In 2004, Ryu underwent Tommy John surgery and did not pitch in any official games.[6] In 2005, he led his team to the Blue Dragon Open National High School Championship, pitching 22 consecutive scoreless innings as the team's ace[6] and batting .389 in the tournament. He was named Best Pitcher.
In 2005, Ryu was selected for the South Korea junior national team that was runner-up in the sixth Asian Junior Baseball Championship in Seoul, South Korea. Ryu started the semifinal match against Chinese Taipei, and helped his team reach the final, recording ten strikeouts and giving up one unearned run on four hits in six innings. During the competition, he pitched 8+1⁄3 innings with 14 strikeouts, and ge up an unearned run on five hits in three games (one start).
He competed at the 60th National High School Baseball Championship in 2005, when as a third-year student in high school. In the game against Seongnam High School in the quarterfinals, he pitched a shutout, striking out 17.
Hanwha Eagles (2006–2012)[edit]In July 2005, Ryu was selected by the Hanwha Eagles as the 1st pick in the second round of the 2006 KBO League Draft, and made his professional debut on April 12, 2006. In his rookie year of 2006, Ryu finished with an 18–6 win–loss record, a 2.23 ERA and 205 strikeouts in 201.2 innings pitched. He earned the pitching Triple Crown, and was eventually named both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year. He became the only player in KBO history to win both the Rookie of the Year award and the MVP award in the same season.[6][7]
In the 2006 season, at the age of 19, he became the first Korean player to win the Rookie of the Year and MVP at the same time in 25 years, and the second pitcher to win the Triple Crown after Sun Dong-yol.[8]
In 2006, he participated in the Asian Games.[9]
In August 2008, Ryu competed for the South Korea national baseball team in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where they won the gold medal in the baseball tournament. In the team's third game of round-robin play, Ryu pitched a 1–0 complete-game shutout victory over Canada, giving up five hits. In the gold medal game against Cuba, he pitched 81⁄3 innings, allowing two earned runs in a 3–2 victory.
In March 2009, he represented the South Korea national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, where the team was the runner-up to the eventual champion, Japan. In 2010, Ryu played in the 2010 Asian Games, where South Korea won the gold medal in baseball. On May 11, 2010, Ryu became the first pitcher in history to strike out 17 batters in a nine-inning game, against the LG Twins at Cheongju Sports Complex Baseball Stadium.[4]
In 2012, Ryu finished with a 2.66 ERA and 210 strikeouts, but earned only a 9–9 win–loss record and ten no decisions. Ryu repeatedly expressed his desire to play in the United States for Major League Baseball and scouts from many MLB teams visited Korea to see Ryu's pitching. Finally, on October 29, 2012, the Eagles announced that Ryu would be posted as early as November 1, 2012, to allow MLB teams to bid for the right to negotiate with him.
Los Angeles Dodgers (2013–2019)[edit]On November 9, 2012, the Eagles accepted the reported bid of $25.7M from the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving them a 30-day period to try to negotiate a contract with Ryu. On December 9, he was signed to a six-year, $36 million deal, that included the option to opt out after the fifth year if certain performance benchmarks were reached (750 innings pitched by year 5, an erage of 150 innings/year).[10]
2013[edit] Ryu pitching at Dodger Stadium in April 2013.On March 17, 2013, Ryu recorded his first win as a Dodger, albeit in a spring training game on St. Patrick's Day. He allowed just one run in 5+2⁄3 innings, and retired the final 11 men he faced. He struck out six and allowed just five to reach base.[11]
Ryu made his Major League Baseball debut in a start against the San Francisco Giants on April 2, 2013. He allowed 10 hits in 6.1 innings but only one earned run.[12] Ryu picked up his first Major League win on April 7 over the Pittsburgh Pirates.[13] On April 13 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, he recorded his first major league hit with a double in the third inning. He wound up 3 for 3 at the plate in the game, the first Dodgers pitcher to get three hits in a game since Randy Wolf in 2009.[14] This game was also his 100th career win, in South Korea and the U.S. combined.[15]
On May 1, 2013, Ryu pitched six innings against the Colorado Rockies and struck out 12 batters, his highest strikeout count in an MLB game so far.[16]
On May 28, 2013, Ryu pitched a complete-game shutout against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, striking out seven batters, walking none, and conceding only two hits. It was the first shutout in Ryu's MLB career and the first shutout for a Korean-born pitcher since Chan Ho Park and Sun-woo Kim.[17] In 30 starts with the Dodgers in 2013, Ryu was 14–8 with a 3.00 ERA. He was selected by Baseball America to their annual "All-Rookie team".[18]
Ryu pitching in October 2013.On October 6, 2013, Ryu became the first South Korean to serve as the starting pitcher of a Major League Baseball postseason game.[19]
2014[edit]In his first start of the 2014 season in Sydney, Australia, Ryu held the D-backs scoreless in five innings of work.[20] He proceeded to start 26 games for the Dodgers in 2014, despite missing time with various injuries. He finished 14–7 with a 3.38 ERA.
2015[edit]Ryu began spring training with optimism that he would be able to pitch a career high 200 innings in 2015. However, he was shut down early in camp with back tightness, though he said he was not concerned by it.[21] When he started throwing again he experienced a sore shoulder and the Dodgers decided to shut him down for two weeks.[22] Despite report that Ryu was pain free in April, the Dodgers took precautions and placed him on the 60-day disabled list on May 4 in view of his sporadic shoulder pain during the previous season.[23][24] The Dodgers noted a lack of velocity in his bullpen session soon afterwards,[25] and Ryu decided to he a surgery on his shoulder to alleviate the problem.[26] On May 21, Ryu had a surgery to repair his left shoulder labrum and ended his chances of pitching during the 2015 season.[27]
2016[edit]Ryu eventually rejoined the Dodgers on July 7, 2016, and started against the San Diego Padres.[28] He allowed eight hits, four of them for extra bases in 42⁄3 innings of a 6–0 loss.[29] However, he reported elbow discomfort after the game and was placed back on the disabled list.[30] On September 28, he underwent debridement surgery on his left elbow.[31]
2017[edit]After losing his first four decisions of the season, Ryu picked up his first major league win since the 2014 season on April 30, 2017, in a 5–3 win against the Philadelphia Phillies.[32] On May 25, he pitched four scoreless innings out of the bullpen to pick up his first major league se in a 7–4 win against the St. Louis Cardinals.[33] Ryu made 24 starts in 2017 for the Dodgers (and one relief appearance) and was 5–9 with a 3.77 ERA, 116 strikeouts and 45 walks.[34]
2018[edit]Ryu began the season 3–0 with a 2.12 ERA in 6 starts before landing on the disabled list with a groin injury. He was placed on the 60-day disabled list on June 2, 2018. Overall, Ryu made 15 starts with the team, going 7–3 with 1.97 ERA, posting 85 strikeouts and 15 walks.[35] On October 24, 2018, Ryu became the first Korean pitcher to start in a World Series game when he started in Game 2 of the series at Fenway Park in Boston.[36] Ryu became a free agent after the season, but accepted the Dodgers one-year, $17.9 million, qualifying offer to remain with the club for 2019.[37]
2019[edit]Ryu was named the Dodgers opening day starter for the 2019 season after injuries to Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill.[38] On May 7, 2019, Ryu pitched his second career complete-game shutout against the Atlanta Bres. He struck out six, walked none, and ge up four hits in the 9–0 victory. In his next start against the Washington Nationals on May 12, 2019, he had a no-hit bid before giving a double to Gerardo Parra in the eighth inning with one out. He finished the game with 8 innings pitched, struck out nine, walked one, and ge up that one hit in a 6–0 win against the Washington Nationals. His two pitching performances earned him NL Player of the Week.[39] He followed this performance with 7 shutout innings against the Cincinnati Reds on May 19, 2019, extending his streak of consecutive scoreless innings pitched to 31. This streak is tied for the tenth longest in Dodgers' history and is 28 fewer than the team record of 59 set by Orel Hershiser in 1988.[40] Ryu won MLB Pitcher of the Month in May, going 5–0 with a 0.59 ERA, striking out 36 batters, walking 3 batters, while allowing three earned runs.[41] He was selected to be the National League's starting pitcher for his first all-star appearance at the 2019 MLB All-Star Game.[42] On September 22, Ryu hit his first career home run off of Antonio Senzatela of the Colorado Rockies.[43] He finished the regular season with a record of 14–5, an MLB season-leading ERA of 2.32 and the lowest walks per nine innings ratio of 1.183.[44][45] Ryu came in second in voting for the National League Cy Young Award.[46]
Toronto Blue Jays (2020–2023)[edit] Ryu pitching with the Blue Jays in 2020On December 27, 2019, Ryu signed a four-year, $80 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.[47]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Jays 2020 season did not begin until July 24. On this day, Hyun-jin made his Blue Jays debut as the Opening Day starting pitcher, throwing 42⁄3 innings in Toronto's 6–4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.[48] He went on to finish the regular season with a 5–2 record over 12 starts with a 2.69 ERA over 62 innings pitched with 72 strikeouts and 17 walks. On September 24, 2020, in his final regular season start, Ryu became the first Blue Jays' starting pitcher in that season to pitch into the seventh inning and the second starter to throw 100 pitches, while also yielding zero runs, five hits, and two walks, while compiling four strikeouts and the winning decision in a 4–1 victory over the New York Yankees to help clinch the Blue Jays' first postseason berth since 2016. He finished third in voting for the 2020 American League Cy Young award, and won the Warren Spahn Award, presented each season by the Oklahoma Sports Museum to the best left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB).[49]
Hyun-jin made 31 starts for Toronto in 2021, pitching to a 14–10 record and 4.37 ERA with 143 strikeouts and 37 walks in 169.0 innings of work. In 2022, Ryu made six starts for the Blue Jays, limping to a 2–0 record and 5.67 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 27.0 innings pitched. On June 2, 2022, he was pulled from a start against the Chicago White Sox shortly after reaching 1,000 career innings pitched. He was later diagnosed with damage to his ulnar collateral ligament and underwent Tommy John surgery on June 18.[50] On August 1, 2023, Ryu made his season debut and his first start in a year with the Blue Jays in a 3–13 losing effort against the Baltimore Orioles.[51] He became a free agent following the season.
Hanwha Eagles (2024–present)[edit]On February 20, 2024, Ryu reached an agreement to return to South Korea to play for his old team, the Hanwha Eagles, for eight years and 17 billion won, the largest contract in KBO League history.[52]
Pitching style[edit] Sample of Ryu's pitching motion. Click to expand.Ryu is a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 255 lb left-handed pitcher.[53] He throws a fastball sitting 89–92 mph[54] (tops out at 95 mph),[55][56] a cutter, a curveball, a slider, and a change-up.[54] Scouts say that the change-up is his best pitch and is a legitimate out-pitch at the big league level.[57][58] Ryu has also drawn attention for his ability to locate his pitches within the strike zone.[56] He posted a BB/9 (walks per nine innings rate) of 2.0 in his MLB career.[59]
Through the 2019 season, Ryu is the only pitcher born in Asia with a sub 3.00 career ERA (minimum of 500 innings pitched) in major league history.[60] His MLB career ERA is 3.27 through the 2023 season.
Popularity[edit] A banner supporting Ryu hangs in Koreatown in Los Angeles in July 2013.Ryu enjoys a popularity amongst South Korean baseball players, drawing South Korean fans as well as fans of Korean ancestry in nearly every stadium he pitches in. On July 22, 2013, after a 14–5 win against the Toronto Blue Jays played at Rogers Centre, several hundred fans of Korean ancestry stayed after the game to give Ryu a standing ovation, a common practice during the game, but a rarity for an ovation to occur after the game.[61]
Ryu is so revered in South Korea that no Hanwha Eagles player has worn his no. 99 since he left for the major league in 2012.[60]
Personal life[edit]Ryu married Korean sports reporter Bae Ji-hyun on January 5, 2018.[62][63] The wedding was officiated by Kim In-sik, Ryu's first manager at Hanwha.[60] The couple announced on October 11, 2019, that they were expecting their first child.[64] Their daughter was born on May 17, 2020.[60] Later, on July 24, 2022, Ryu announced his wife was pregnant with their second child.[65] Their second child, a son, was born in Toronto on September 29, 2022.[66] In another story, he appeared on Lee Dae-ho's YouTube channel and revealed that he taught Kershaw the changeup, but mentioned that Kershaw struggled with it due to his pitching form.
In popular culture[edit] Ryu has appeared in Running Man, with Shin-Soo Choo on episode 119; Bae Suzy on ep 171, 172 and 173; with Kang Jung-ho on ep 227; and with Kwang-hyun Kim on ep 534. Ryu made a cameo in Mr. Go, a sport-comedy about a gorilla who becomes a baseball superstar. Ryu has appeared in Master in the house (South Korean TV series) on episode 152 and 153 International competition[edit] Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note 2005 South Korea Asian Junior Baseball Championship 0–0; 0.00 ERA (3 G, 8.1 IP, 0 ER, 14 K) 2006 Qatar Asian Games 0–0; 9.95 ERA (2 G, 6.1 IP, 7 ER, 6 K) 2007 Chinese Taipei Asian Baseball Championship 1–0; 0.00 ERA (1 G, 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 K) 2008 Chinese Taipei Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 0–1; 3.00 ERA (2 G, 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K) 2008 China Olympic Games 2–0; 1.04 ERA (2 G, 17.1 IP, 2 ER, 13 K) 2009 United States World Baseball Classic 1–0; 2.57 ERA (5 G, 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K) 2010 China Asian Games 1–0; 3.60 ERA (2 G, 10.0 IP, 4 ER, 8 K) See also[edit] South Korea portalBaseball portalBiography portal List of Major League Baseball players from South Korea List of World Series starting pitchers Los Angeles Dodgers award winners and league leaders References[edit] ^ Moreno, Matthew (June 17, 2019). 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Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac Career statistics and player information from KBO League Hyun-jin Ryu at Olympedia Hyun-jin Ryu at Olympics.com Hyun-jin Ryu Instagram Hyun-jin Ryu at IMDb Sporting positions Preceded byMarcus Stroman Opening Day starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 2020–2021 Succeeded byJosé Berríos vteHanwha Eagles current rosterPitchers 1 Moon Dong-ju 5 Yun Dae-kyung 11 Um Sang-back 14 Kim Seung-il 15 Kim Ki-jung 18 Lee Sang-kyu 19 Lee Chung-ho 26 Han Seung-hyuk 27 Lee Min-woo 28 Jang Si-hwan 29 Hwang Jun-seo 34 Jung Yi-hwang 38 Kim Jong-soo 40 Jang Ji-su 43 Jeong Woo-joo 44 Kim Seo-hyeon 45 Bae Min-seo 47 Kim Beom-su 48 Won Jong-hyeok 49 Kim Bum-jun 53 Kim Min-woo 58 Park Sang-won 61 Bae Dong-hyun 62 Kim Do-been 63 Park Seong-woong 64 Gwon Min-gyu 66 Joo Hyun-sang 68 Cho Dong-uk 93 Lee Sung-min 96 Moon Seung-jin 99 Hyun-jin Ryu 100 Lee Gi-chang 102 Han Seo-gu 104 Lee Dong-yeong 105 Park Sang-hyeon 107 Eom Sang-hyun 108 Uom Yo-sep 109 Choi Ju-won 111 Park Bu-seong 113 Park Jun-yeong 115 Min Seung-gi -- Sung Ji-hun Catchers 12 Heo Gwan-hoe 13 Choi Jae-hoon 20 Lee Jae-won 32 Chang Kyu-hyun 39 Ahn Jin 42 Park Sang-un 59 Heo In-seo 67 Han Ji-youn Infielders 2 Sim Woo-jun 4 Jo Han-min 6 Han Kyeong-been 7 Lee Do-yun 8 Roh Si-hwan 16 Ha Ju-suk 17 Kwon Kwang-min 22 Chae Eun-seong 51 Moon Hyun-bin 54 Song Ho-jung 56 Kim Geon 60 Lee Seung-hyeon 65 Jung Min-kyu 69 Shin Woo-jae 95 Hwang Young-mook 98 Bae Seung-su 106 Lee Ji-sung 114 Khym Ye-joon Outfielders 0 Luis Liberato 9 Lee Sang-hyuk 10 Lee Jin-young 24 Lim Jong-chan 25 Kim Tae-yaen 31 Son Ah-seop 33 Yoo Ro-gyeol 41 Choi In-ho 50 Lee Won-seok 57 Lee Min-jae 94 Choi Jun-seo 97 Yu Min 103 Jeong An-seok First squadcoaching Manager: 74 Kim Kyung-moon Head coach: 88 Yang Seung-gwan Batting coaches: 87 Kim Min-ho, 85 Jung Hyun-suk Pitching coach: 79 Yang Sang-moon Bullpen coach: 76 Yoon Kyu-jin Defense coach: 83 Kim Woo-seok Third base / operation coach: 82 Kim Jae-gul First base / outfield defense coach: 91 Choo Seung-woo Battery coach: 90 Kim Jeong-min Performance analysis coach: 80 Ko Dong-jin Training coaches: 84 Lee Ji-poong, -- Eom Kang-hyeon, -- Jang Se-hong, -- Kim Hyeong-wook, -- Kim Youn-kyu, -- Son Ho-young Second squadcoaching Manager: 71 Lee Dae-jin Batting coach: 89 Chung Kyoung-bae Pitching coach: 75 Park Jung-jin Bullpen coach: 92 Jung Woo-ram Defense coach: 73 Choi Youn-suk Third base / operation coach: 77 Park Jae-sang Battery coach: 70 Kazunari Tsuruoka Rehabilitation squad coach: -- Lee Su-hyuk Development squad head coach: 81 Kim Sung-gap Development squad batting coach: 78 Kim Nam-hyung Pitching coordinator: 72 Park Seung-min Development squad battery coach: 86 Jeong Beom-mo Training coach: -- Kim Jae-min vteBrooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day starting pitchers Cy Barger Rex Barney Tim Belcher Kevin Brown Walker Buehler Leon Cadore Bob Caruthers Larry Cheney Watty Clark Curt Dis Wheezer Dell Bill Donovan Don Drysdale George Earnshaw Carl Erskine Red Evans Tyler Glasnow Hal Gregg John Harkins Joe Hatten Ed Head George Hemming Orel Hershiser Burt Hooton Waite Hoyt Mickey Hughes Oscar Jones Brickyard Kennedy Clayton Kershaw Sam Kimber Sandy Koufax Hiroki Kuroda Derek Lowe Rube Marquard Ramón Martínez Dustin May Harry McIntire Bob Miller Van Mungo Don Newcombe Hideo Nomo Claude Osteen Vicente Padilla Chan Ho Park Harley Payne Brad Penny Jesse Petty Jeff Pfeffer Johnny Podres Henry Porter Jack Quinn Ed Reulbach Jerry Reuss Preacher Roe Nap Rucker Dutch Ruether Hyun-jin Ryu Henry Schmidt Bill Singer Don Sutton Ed Stein Elmer Stricklett Julio Urías Fernando Valenzuela Dazzy Vance Kaiser Wilhelm Whit Wyatt Yoshinobu Yamamoto vteToronto Blue Jays Opening Day starting pitchers José Berríos Mark Bomback Chris Carpenter Jim Clancy Roger Clemens Did Cone R. 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Happ Erik Hanson Pat Hentgen Drew Hutchison Jimmy Key De Lemanczyk Esteban Loaiza Alek Manoah Shaun Marcum Jack Morris Ricky Romero Hyun-jin Ryu Bill Singer De Stieb Todd Stottlemyre Marcus Stroman Tom Underwood Did Wells vteSouth Korea baseball roster – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold Medalists 3 Ko Young-min 7 Park Jin-man 8 Jeong Keun-woo 10 Lee Dae-ho 11 Oh Seung-hwan 13 Jang Won-sam 14 Kim Min-jae 15 Lee Yong-kyu 17 Kim Kwang-hyun 18 Kim Dong-joo 20 Jin Kab-yong 21 Chong Tae-hyon 22 Han Ki-joo 25 Lee Seung-yuop 28 Yoon Suk-min 29 Lee Taek-keun 35 Lee Jin-young 37 Kang Min-ho 39 Lee Jong-wook 47 Kwon Hyuk 50 Kim Hyun-soo 51 Jung Bong 91 Song Seung-jun 99 Ryu Hyun-jin Manager 74 Kim Kyung-moon vteSouth Korea roster – 2009 World Baseball Classic runners-up 1 Son Min-han 2 Choi Jeong 5 Choo Shin-soo 6 Lee Bum-ho 8 Jeong Keun-woo 10 Lee Dae-ho 11 Lee Jae-woo 12 Lim Chang-yong 13 Jang Won-sam 14 Ko Young-min 15 Lee Yong-kyu 16 Park Ki-hyuck 17 Oh Seung-hwan 19 Jong Hyun-wook 20 Lee Seung-ho 21 Chong Tae-hyon 26 Park Kyung-oan 28 Yoon Suk-min 29 Lee Taek-keun 31 Kim Kwang-hyun 32 Im Tae-hoon 35 Lee Jin-young 39 Lee Jong-wook 47 Kang Min-ho 50 Kim Hyun-soo 51 Bong Jung-keun 52 Kim Tae-kyun 99 Ryu Hyun-jin Manager 81 Kim In-sik Bench coach 80 Kim Seong-han Pitching coach 79 Yang Sang-moon Hitting coach 78 Lee Soon-chul Third base coach 77 Ryu Joong-il First base coach 76 Kim Min-ho Battery coach 75 Kang Sung-woo vteSouth Korea baseball roster – 2010 Asian Games Champions 1 An Ji-man 7 Cho Dong-chan 8 Jeong Keun-woo 9 Kim Kang-min 10 Lee Dae-ho 13 Son Si-hyun 14 Choi Jeong 15 Lee Yong-kyu 16 Kang Jung-ho 17 Choo Shin-soo 21 Chong Tae-hyon 26 Park Kyung-oan 27 Kim Myung-sung 28 Yoon Suk-min 32 Im Tae-hoon 37 Ko Chang-seong 39 Lee Jong-wook 46 Song Eun-beom 47 Kang Min-ho 50 Kim Hyun-soo 51 Bong Jung-keun 52 Kim Tae-kyun 54 Yang Hyeon-jong 99 Ryu Hyun-jin Manager 70 Cho Bum-hyun Pitching coach 79 Kim Si-jin Base coach 75 Ryu Joong-il Hitting coach 72 Yoon Young-hwan vteNational League season ERA leaders 1876: Bradley 1877: Bond 1878: Ward 1879: Bond 1880: Keefe 1881: Weidman 1882: Corcoran 1883: J. 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Johnson 2011: Kershaw 2012: Kershaw 2013: Kershaw 2014: Kershaw 2015: Greinke 2016: Hendricks 2017: Kershaw 2018: deGrom 2019: Ryu 2020: Bauer 2021: Burnes 2022: Urías 2023: Snell 2024: Sale 2025: Skenes vteWarren Spahn Award 1999: Johnson 2000: Johnson 2001: Johnson 2002: Johnson 2003: Pettitte 2004: Santana 2005: Willis 2006: Santana 2007: Sabathia 2008: Sabathia 2009: Sabathia 2010: Price 2011: Kershaw 2012: González 2013: Kershaw 2014: Kershaw 2015: Keuchel 2016: Lester 2017: Kershaw 2018: Snell 2019: Corbin 2020: Ryu 2021: Urías 2022: Urías 2023: Snell 2024: Sale 2025: Skubal vte2019 All-MLB Team1st Team C: Realmuto 1B: Alonso 2B: LeMahieu 3B: Rendon SS: Bogaerts OF: Bellinger Trout Yelich DH: Cruz SP: Cole deGrom Scherzer Strasburg Verlander RP: Hader Yates 2nd Team C: Grandal 1B: Freeman 2B: Altuve 3B:Bregman SS: Semien OF: Acuña Jr. Betts Soto DH: Alvarez SP: Flaherty Greinke Morton Ryu Soroka RP: Chapman Hendriks vte2020 All-MLB Team1st Team C: Perez 1B: Freeman 2B: LeMahieu 3B: Machado SS: Tatís Jr. OF: Betts Soto Trout DH: Ozuna SP: Bauer Bieber Darvish deGrom Fried RP: Hendriks Anderson 2nd Team C: Realmuto 1B: Abreu 2B: Lowe 3B: Ramírez SS: Seager OF: Acuña Jr. Conforto Yastrzemski DH: Cruz SP: Cole Kershaw Lamet Maeda Ryu RP: Hand Williams vteKBO League Rookie of the Year Award 1983: Park Jong-hoon 1984: Yun Seog-hwan 1985: Lee Soon-cheol 1986: Kim Keon-woo 1987: Lee Jeong-hun 1988: Lee Yong-chul 1989: Park Jeong-hyeon 1990: Kim Dong-soo 1991: Cho Kyu-je 1992: Yeom Jong-seok 1993: Yang Joon-hyuk 1994: Yu Ji-hyeon 1995: Lee Dong-su 1996: Park Jae-hong 1997: Lee Byung-kyu 1998: Kim Soo-kyung 1999: Hong Sung-heon 2000: Lee Seung-ho 2001: Kim Tae-kyun 2002: Cho Yong-jun 2003: Lee Dong-hak 2004: Oh Ju-won 2005: Oh Seung-hwan 2006: Ryu Hyun-jin 2007: Im Tae-hoon 2008: Choi Hyoung-woo 2009: Lee Yong-chan 2010: Yang Eui-ji 2011: Bae Yeong-seob 2012: Seo Geon-chang 2013: Lee Jae-hak 2014: Park Min-woo 2015: Koo Ja-wook 2016: Shin Jae-young 2017: Lee Jung-hoo 2018: Kang Baek-ho 2019: Jung Woo-young 2020: So Hyeong-jun 2021: Lee Eui-lee 2022: Jeong Cheol-won 2023: Moon Dong-ju 2024: Kim Taek-yeon 2025: Ahn Hyun-min vteKBO League MVP Award 1982: Park Chul-soon 1983: Lee Man-soo 1984: Choi Dong-won 1985: Kim Seong-han 1986: Sun Dong-yol 1987: Jang Hyo-jo 1988: Kim Seong-han 1989: Sun Dong-yol 1990: Sun Dong-yol 1991: Chang Jong-hoon 1992: Chang Jong-hoon 1993: Kim Seong-rae 1994: Lee Jong-beom 1995: Kim Sang-ho 1996: Koo Dae-sung 1997: Lee Seung-yuop 1998: Tyrone Woods 1999: Lee Seung-yuop 2000: Park Kyung-oan 2001: Lee Seung-yuop 2002: Lee Seung-yuop 2003: Lee Seung-yuop 2004: Bae Young-soo 2005: Son Min-han 2006: Ryu Hyun-jin 2007: Danny Rios 2008: Kim Kwang-hyun 2009: Kim Sang-hyun 2010: Lee Dae-ho 2011: Yoon Suk-min 2012: Park Byung-ho 2013: Park Byung-ho 2014: Seo Geon-chang 2015: Eric Thames 2016: Dustin Nippert 2017: Yang Hyeon-jong 2018: Kim Jae-hwan 2019: Josh Lindblom 2020: Mel Rojas Jr. 2021: Ariel Miranda 2022: Lee Jung-hoo 2023: Erick Fedde 2024: Kim Do-yeong 2025: Cody Ponce Authority control databases InternationalISNIVIAFNationalKorea