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Hyun-jin Ryu

1987 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Hyun-jin Ryu is the 68th most popular baseball player (down from 49th in 2024), the 883rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 564th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Hyun-jin Ryu ranks 68 out of 91. Before him are Shin-Soo Choo, Justin Verlander, Mookie Betts, Alfonso Soriano, Hiroki Kuroda, and Iván Rodríguez. After him are Freddie Freeman, Mike Trout, Johan Santana, Jim Thome, Kenta Maeda, and Manny Machado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Hyun-jin Ryu ranks 484. Before him are Lauren Holiday, Samira Wiley, Jimmy O. Yang, Alex Russell, David Edgar, and Maximiliano Moralez. After him are Takuya Eguchi, Gain, Majd Eddin Ghazal, Shinji Kaneko, Renate Reinsve, and Anton Shipulin.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hyun-jin Ryu ranks 888 out of 1,128. Before him are Lee Joo-bin (1989), Jung In-sun (1991), Han Ye-ri (1984), Yoon Kyun-sang (1987), Bang Soo-hyun (1972), Hwang Chan-sung (1990), Baek A-yeon (1993), Kim Chang-soo (1985), Kim Shin-wook (1988), Shin Ye-eun (1998), and Jun Hyo-seong (1989). After him are Kim Ga-eun (1989).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In South Korea

Among baseball players born in South Korea, Hyun-jin Ryu ranks 2. Before him are Shin-Soo Choo (1982). After him are Park Kun-woo (1990).

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