List of Major League Baseball players from South Korea

This is an alphabetical list of baseball players from South Korea who have played in Major League Baseball since 1994. There have been 22 players in total from South Korea.[1]

Location of South Korea (green)

Current players

Player Debut Position Teams Ref
Ji-man Choi April 5, 2016
24 years, 322 days
Infielder Los Angeles Angels (2016)
New York Yankees (2017)
Milwaukee Brewers (2018)
Tampa Bay Rays (2018–)
[2]
Shin-soo Choo April 21, 2005
22 years, 282 days
Outfielder Seattle Mariners (2005–2006)
Cleveland Indians (2006–2012)
Cincinnati Reds (2013)
Texas Rangers (2014–)
[3]
Kwang-hyun Kim July 24, 2020
32 years, 2 days
Pitcher St. Louis Cardinals (2020–) [4]
Hyun-jin Ryu April 2, 2013
26 years, 8 days
Pitcher Los Angeles Dodgers (2013–2014, 2016–2019)
Toronto Blue Jays (2020–)
[5]

Former players

Player Debut Final Game Games Position Teams Ref
Cha-seung Baek August 8, 2004
24 years, 71 days
September 28, 200861 PitcherSeattle Mariners (2004, 2006–2008)
San Diego Padres (2008)
[6]
Jung-keun Bong April 23, 2002
21 years, 282 days
June 20, 200449 PitcherAtlanta Braves (2002–2003)
Cincinnati Reds (2004)
[7]
Jin-ho Cho July 4, 1998
22 years, 323 days
July 30, 199913 PitcherBoston Red Sox (1998–1999)[8]
Hee-seop Choi September 3, 2002
23 years, 171 days
October 2, 2005363 InfielderChicago Cubs (2002–2003)
Florida Marlins (2004)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2004–2005)
[9]
Jae-gyun Hwang June 28, 2017
29 years, 335 days
August 1, 201718 InfielderSan Francisco Giants (2017)[10]
Jung-ho Kang April 8, 2015
28 years, 3 days
July 29, 2019297 Infielder Pittsburgh Pirates (2015–2016, 2018–2019) [11]
Byung-hyun Kim May 29, 1999
20 years, 128 days
September 28, 2007394 PitcherArizona Diamondbacks (1999–2003, 2007)
Boston Red Sox (2003–2004)
Colorado Rockies (2005–2007)
Florida Marlins (2007)
[12]
Hyun-soo Kim April 10, 2016
28 years, 89 days
September 30, 2017191 OutfielderBaltimore Orioles (2016–2017)
Philadelphia Phillies (2017)
[13]
Sun-woo Kim June 15, 2001
23 years, 284 days
September 17, 2006118 PitcherBoston Red Sox (2001–2002)
Montreal Expos (2002–2004)
Washington Nationals (2005)
Colorado Rockies (2005–2006)
Cincinnati Reds (2006)
[14]
Dae-sung Koo April 4, 2005
35 years, 245 days
August 20, 200533 PitcherNew York Mets (2005)[15]
Dae-ho Lee April 4, 2016
33 years, 288 days
October 2, 2016104 InfielderSeattle Mariners (2016)[16]
Sang-hoon Lee June 29, 2000
29 years, 110 days
October 1, 20009 PitcherBoston Red Sox (2000)[17]
Chang-yong Lim September 7, 2013
37 years, 95 days
September 27, 20136 PitcherChicago Cubs (2013)[18]
Seung-hwan Oh April 3, 2016
33 years, 263 days
May 30, 2019232 Pitcher St. Louis Cardinals (2016–2017)
Toronto Blue Jays (2018)
Colorado Rockies (2018–2019)
[19]
Byung-ho Park April 4, 2016
29 years, 269 days
June 28, 201662 InfielderMinnesota Twins (2016)[20]
Chan-ho Park April 8, 1994
20 years, 282 days
October 1, 2010479 PitcherLos Angeles Dodgers (1994–2001, 2008)
Texas Rangers (2002–2005)
San Diego Padres (2005–2006)
New York Mets (2007)
Philadelphia Phillies (2009)
New York Yankees (2010)
Pittsburgh Pirates (2010)
[21]
Jae-kuk Ryu May 14, 2006
22 years, 349 days
April 9, 200828 PitcherChicago Cubs (2006)
Tampa Bay Rays (2007–2008)
[22]
Jae-weong Seo July 21, 2002
25 years, 58 days
May 29, 2007123 PitcherNew York Mets (2002–2005)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2006)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2006–2007)
[23]

Awards and honors

All-Star selections

Player Ages Seasons Leagues Teams Positions Notes Ref
Chan-ho Park 28 2001 NL Los Angeles Dodgers P L; 9.00 ERA (1 IP, 1 ER), 1 K [24]
Byung-hyun Kim 23 2002 NL Arizona Diamondbacks P BS; 54.00 ERA (0.1 IP, 2 ER) [25]
Shin-soo Choo 36 2018 AL Texas Rangers DH .500 BA (2 AB, 1 H), 1 R [26]
Hyun-jin Ryu 32 2019 NL Los Angeles Dodgers P (SP) 0.00 ERA (1 IP) [27]

Player of the Month

Source: Baseball-Reference.com

Pitcher of the Month

  • Chan-ho Park: July 1998 NL (Los Angeles Dodgers)
  • Hyun-jin Ryu: May 2019 NL (Los Angeles Dodgers)

Source: Baseball-Reference.com

Rookie of the Month

Source: Baseball-Reference.com

Player of the Week

  • Chan-ho Park: September 18–24 2000 NL (Los Angeles Dodgers)
  • Byung-hyun Kim: July 8–14 2002 NL (Arizona Diamondbacks)
  • Shin-soo Choo: April 12–18 2010 AL (Cleveland Indians)
  • Shin-soo Choo (2): September 13–19 2010 AL (Cleveland Indians)
  • Jung-ho Kang: September 5–11 2016 NL (Pittsburgh Pirates)
  • Hyun-jin Ryu: May 6–12 2019 NL (Los Angeles Dodgers)

Source: Baseball-Reference.com

Postseason appearances

Player Seasons Positions WC DS CS World Series Refs
Series
won
Games
played
Series
won
Games
played
Series
won
Games
played
Series
won
Games
played
Ji-man Choi 2019 Tampa Bay Rays
2020 Tampa Bay Rays
1B W
W
1
2
L
W
5
5
 
W
 
5
 
L
 
6
[28][29]
[30][31][32][33]
Hee-seop Choi 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers PH L1 [34]
Shin-soo Choo 2013 Cincinnati Reds
2015 Texas Rangers
2016 Texas Rangers
CF
RF
RF
L
 
 
1
 
 
 
L
L
 
5
1
[35]
[36]
[37]
Byung-hyun Kim 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks
2002 Arizona Diamondbacks
2003 Boston Red Sox
P W
L
W
1
1
1
W
 
 
3
 
 
W
 
 
2
 
 
[38][39][40]
[41]
[42]
Hyun-soo Kim 2016 Baltimore Orioles LF L1 [43]
Kwang-hyun Kim 2020 St. Louis Cardinals P L1 [44]
Seung-hwan Oh 2018 Colorado Rockies P W1 L2 [45][46]
Chan-ho Park 2006 San Diego Padres
2008 Los Angeles Dodgers
2009 Philadelphia Phillies
P L
 
 
1
 
 
 
L
W
 
4
4
 
 
L
 
 
4
[47]
[48]
[49][50]
Hyun-jin Ryu 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers
2014 Los Angeles Dodgers
2018 Los Angeles Dodgers
2019 Los Angeles Dodgers
2020 Toronto Blue Jays
P  
 
 
 
L
 
 
 
 
1
W
L
W
L
 
1
1
1
1
 
L
 
W
 
 
1
 
2
 
 
 
 
L
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
[51][52]
[53]
[54][55][56]
[57]
[30]

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See also

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