{"id":526506,"date":"2026-03-08T09:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T09:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/526506\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T09:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T09:52:29","slug":"mlb-veteran-ryu-hyun-jin-to-start-in-crucial-game-for-korea-against-chinese-taipei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/526506\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB veteran Ryu Hyun-jin to start in crucial game for Korea against Chinese Taipei"},"content":{"rendered":"

Published: 08 Mar. 2026, 12:17\n <\/p>\n

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Korea’s Ryu Hyun-jin pitches during a tuneup game against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan on March 2. [YONHAP] <\/p>\n

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Korea will turn to former major league All-Star pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin in a crucial opening round game against Chinese Taipei at the World Baseball Classic (WBC).
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Ryu, MLB’s 2019 ERA champion, will take the ball in Korea’s third Pool C game at Tokyo Dome at noon Sunday.
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Korea began the competition with an 11-4 win over the Czech Republic on Thursday but lost to Japan 8-6 on Saturday.
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Since the top two teams in the group will advance to the quarterfinals, Korea can ill afford to lose another game the rest of the way.
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This will be Ryu’s first start at Tokyo Dome since he also faced Chinese Taipei in a WBC pool game on March 6, 2009.
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In his 14 career international games, Ryu has gone 5-1 with a 3.14 ERA over 51 2\/3 innings. He was a key part of Korea’s run to the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the championship final at the 2009 WBC.
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Chinese Taipei will counter with right-hander Gu Lin Ruei-Yang. The 25-year-old spent the early years of his career in his native country before joining the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan for the 2025 season. He put up a 2-2 record with a 3.62 ERA in seven games, while striking out 34 batters in 32 1\/3 innings.
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Chinese Taipei beat the Czech Republic 14-0 on Saturday after dropping the first two games \u2014 against Australia and Japan \u2014 by a combined score of 16-0. <\/p>\n

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