Hyun-jin Ryu
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Ryu with the Hanwha Eagles in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanwha Eagles – No. 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: March 25, 1987 Incheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KBO: April 12, 2006, for the Hanwha Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB: April 2, 2013, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KBO statistics (through 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 117–67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 2.95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 1,495 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 78–48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 류현진 |
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| Hanja | 柳賢振 |
| RR | Ryu Hyeonjin |
| MR | Ryu 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 average (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.