Dodgers Pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin in Koreatown LA
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ newly signed starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin (류현진) will be making an appearance at Wilshire Park Place in Koreatown LA on Tuesday, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
Inking a six-year $36 million contract, the left-hander is the 14th South Korean to play in Major League Baseball and the fourth to play for the Dodgers after Choi Hee-seop (최희섭), Seo Jae-weong Seo(서재응) and Park Chan-ho (박찬호).
Ryu has spent his entire seven-year professional career in South Korea, compiling a 98-52 record with a 2.80 earned run average. He also helped South Korea to a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by going 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA in two starts. Ryu was the first player to win the Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season in South Korea, when he went 18-6. He averaged 15 wins a season until this year, when the Eagles finished last and he had only nine wins, along with a 2.66 ERA.
When he makes his Dodgers debut, Ryu will become the 14th South Korean to play in Major League Baseball.
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Wilshire Park Place is the “Radio Korea” Building is at 3700 Wilshire Boulevard, between Serrano Avenue and Oxford Avenue, a block east of Western Avenue.