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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Hyun-jin Ryu is the 59th most popular baseball player (down from 49th in 2019), the 813th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 564th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Hyun-jin Ryu ranks 59 out of 91. Before him are Miguel Cabrera, Aaron Judge, Curt Schilling, Justin Verlander, Mookie Betts, and Iván Rodríguez. After him are Mike Trout, Johan Santana, Jim Thome, Kenta Maeda, Manny Machado, and Max Scherzer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Hyun-jin Ryu ranks 476. 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 813 out of 1,128. Before him are 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), Lim Yo-hwan (1980), Gain (1987), Boo Seung-kwan (1998), Lee Lim-saeng (1971), and Yang Young-ja (1964).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In South Korea

Among baseball players born in South Korea, Hyun-jin Ryu ranks 1. After him are Park Kun-woo (1990).

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