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players from
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
who have played in
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since 1994. There have been 26 players in total from South Korea.


Current players


Former players


Awards and honors


All-Star selections


Player of the Month

* Shin-soo Choo: September 2008 AL (
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) * Shin-soo Choo (2): September 2015 AL ( Texas Rangers)


Pitcher of the Month

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


Rookie of the Month

*
Hee-seop Choi Hee-seop Choi (; Hangul: 최희섭; Hanja: 崔熙燮; ; born March 16, 1979) is a South Korean former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, and Los Angeles Dodgers ...
: April 2003 NL (
Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is locate ...
) * Jung-ho Kang: July 2015 NL (
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)


Player of the Week

* Chan-ho Park: September 18–24, 2000 NL (
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) * Byung-hyun Kim: July 8–14, 2002 NL (Arizona Diamondbacks) * Shin-soo Choo: April 12–18, 2010 AL (
Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central division. Since , they have ...
) * Shin-soo Choo (2): September 13–19, 2010 AL (Cleveland Indians) * Jung-ho Kang: September 5–11, 2016 NL (
Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...
) * Hyun-jin Ryu: May 6–12, 2019 NL (Los Angeles Dodgers)


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appearances


References


See also

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List of people of Korean descent :''This is a list of notable Koreans or notable people of Korean descent.'' In Korean names, the family name is placed first (for example, the family name of "Park Ji-Sung" is "Park"), unless the person has decided to Westernize their name. Art ...
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Korea, South South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...