Kim Ha-seong is expected to hit the 7th batter second baseman, and Choi is expected to batter the 4th first baseman.
‘Korean Monster’ Ryu Hyun-jin (34, Toronto Blue Jays) will be selected before the opening of the new season’s American Professional Baseball Major League (MLB).
The media picked Hyunjin Ryu as Toronto’s starting pitcher while anticipating the lineup of the opening game of 30 MLB teams on the 9th (Korean time).
Ryu Hyun-jin was the first to start in 2019 while playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
It was the second time since Park Chan-ho (2001 and 2002 two times) that a Korean player took on the starting game.
On March 29, 2019, he fought off the Arizona Diamondbacks with one run in 6 innings and became a winning pitcher in the MLB opening game after 18 years after Park Chan-ho as a Korean player.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who moved to Toronto, made a start at the Tampa Bay Race and the opening game of the regular season on July 25 last year.
The results were disappointing.
In 4⅔innings, he scored 3 runs and did not win.
Toronto’s ace, Ryu Hyun-jin, is highly likely to start before the opening this year.
If Ryu Hyun-jin starts at the opening game this year, he will be the first Korean player to start the MLB opening game for 3 consecutive years.
Kim Ha-seong (26), who has won a large contract with the San Diego Padres, has also made a name on the expected list for the opening game.
Bleachport predicted that “Kim Ha-sung will start as the 7th batter second baseman.”
The media explained, “Existing second baseman Jake Cronenworth, who was selected as a candidate for the rookie king last season, may not be included in the opening game starting list due to the joining of Kim Ha-seong from the KBO league.”
Choi Ji-man (30) of the Tampa Bay Race was also included in the expected list as the fourth batter first baseman.
Jack Pleherty was selected as the expected starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, the team of Kim Gwang-hyun (33).
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