List of Major League Baseball players from South Korea

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This is an alphabetical list of baseball players from South Korea who have played in Major League Baseball since 1994. There have been 30 players in total from South Korea.

Current players

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" border="1"

! Player

! Debut

! Position

!class=unsortable| Teams

!class=unsortable| Ref

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| Infielder

|align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (2022–2025)

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| Infielder

|align="left"| San Diego Padres (2021–2024) Tampa Bay Rays (2025) Atlanta Braves (2025–present)

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| Infielder

|align="left"| Los Angeles Dodgers (2025–present)

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| Outfielder

|align="left"| San Francisco Giants (2024–present)

| (Kim Jung-tae)

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| Outfielder

|align="left"| New York Yankees (2015–2017) Toronto Blue Jays (2017) Tampa Bay Rays (2018) Texas Rangers (2020) Minnesota Twins (2021) Boston Red Sox (2022–2025) Seattle Mariners (2026–present)

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| Infielder

|align="left"| San Diego Padres (2026–present)

Former players

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" border="1"

!width=15%| Player

!width=15%| Debut

!width=15%| Final Game

!width=10%| Games

!width=10%| Position

!width=30% class=unsortable| Teams

!width=5% class=unsortable| Ref

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| September 28, 2008 || 61

| Pitcher

|align="left"| Seattle Mariners (2004, 2006–2008) San Diego Padres (2008)

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| June 20, 2004 || 49

| Pitcher

|align="left"| Atlanta Braves (2002–2003) Cincinnati Reds (2004)

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| July 30, 1999 || 13

| Pitcher

|align="left"| Boston Red Sox (1998–1999)

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| October 2, 2005 || 363

| Infielder

|align="left"| Chicago Cubs (2002–2003) Florida Marlins (2004) Los Angeles Dodgers (2004–2005)

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| October 1, 2023 || 525

| Infielder

|align="left"| Los Angeles Angels (2016) New York Yankees (2017) Milwaukee Brewers (2018) Tampa Bay Rays (2018–2022) Pittsburgh Pirates (2023) San Diego Padres (2023)

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| September 27, 2020 || 1,652

| Outfielder

|align="left"| Seattle Mariners (2005–2006) Cleveland Indians (2006–2012) Cincinnati Reds (2013) Texas Rangers (2014–2020)

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| August 1, 2017 || 18

| Infielder

|align="left"| San Francisco Giants (2017)

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| July 29, 2019 || 297

| Infielder

|align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (2015–2016, 2018–2019)

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| September 28, 2007 || 394

| Pitcher

|align="left"| Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2003, 2007) Boston Red Sox (2003–2004) Colorado Rockies (2005–2007) Florida Marlins (2007)

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| September 30, 2017 || 191

| Outfielder

|align="left"| Baltimore Orioles (2016–2017) Philadelphia Phillies (2017)

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| October 2, 2021 || 35

| Pitcher

|align="left"| St. Louis Cardinals (2020–2021)

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| September 17, 2006 || 118

| Pitcher

|align="left"| Boston Red Sox (2001–2002) Montreal Expos (2002–2004) Washington Nationals (2005) Colorado Rockies (2005–2006) Cincinnati Reds (2006)

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| August 20, 2005 || 33

| Pitcher

|align="left"| New York Mets (2005)

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| October 2, 2016 || 104

| Infielder

|align="left"| Seattle Mariners (2016)

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| October 1, 2000 || 9

| Pitcher

|align="left"| Boston Red Sox (2000)

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| September 27, 2013 || 6

| Pitcher

|align="left"| Chicago Cubs (2013)

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| May 30, 2019 || 232

| Pitcher

|align="left"| St. Louis Cardinals (2016–2017) Toronto Blue Jays (2018) Colorado Rockies (2018–2019)

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| June 28, 2016 || 62

| Infielder

|align="left"| Minnesota Twins (2016)

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| October 1, 2010 || 479

| Pitcher

|align="left"| Los 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)

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| September 7, 2022 || 68

| Infielder

|align="left"| New York Yankees (2021) Pittsburgh Pirates (2021–2022)

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| September 30, 2023 || 186

| Pitcher

|align="left"| Los Angeles Dodgers (2013–2014, 2016–2019) Toronto Blue Jays (2020–2023)

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| April 9, 2008 || 28

| Pitcher

|align="left"| Chicago Cubs (2006) Tampa Bay Rays (2007–2008)

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| May 29, 2007 || 123

| Pitcher

|align="left"| New York Mets (2002–2005) Los Angeles Dodgers (2006) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2006–2007)

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| September 13, 2021 || 12

| Pitcher

|align="left"| Texas Rangers (2021)

Awards and honors

All-Star selections

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! Player

! Age

! Season

! League

! Team

! Position

! Note

! Ref

| Chan-ho Park

| 2001

| NL

|align=left| Los Angeles Dodgers

| P

|align=left| ; 9.00 (1 , 1 ), 1

| Byung-hyun Kim

| 2002

| NL

|align=left| Arizona Diamondbacks

| P

|align=left| ; 54.00 ERA (0.1 IP, 2 ER)

| Shin-soo Choo

| 2018

| AL

|align=left| Texas Rangers

| DH

|align=left| .500 (2 , 1 ), 1

| Hyun-jin Ryu

| 2019

| NL

|align=left| Los Angeles Dodgers

| P ()

|align=left| 0.00 ERA (1 IP)

Gold Glove Award

Ha-seong Kim: 2023 NL Utility Player (San Diego Padres)

Player of the Month

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

Pitcher of the Month

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

Rookie of the Month

Hee-seop Choi: April 2003 NL (Chicago Cubs)
Jung-ho Kang: July 2015 NL (Pittsburgh Pirates)

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)
Hyun-jin Ryu: May 6–12, 2019 NL (Los Angeles Dodgers)

Postseason appearances

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

! scope="col" rowspan=2 width=110 | Player

! scope="col" rowspan=2 width=190 | Seasons

! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | Positions

! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 class="unsortable" | WC

! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 class="unsortable" | DS

! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 class="unsortable" | CS

! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 class="unsortable" | World Series

! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | Refs

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Series won

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Games played

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Series won

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Games played

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Series won

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Games played

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Series won

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Games played

| align=left style="white-space:nowrap;" | 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers

| PH

| ||

| L || 1

| ||

| align=left style="white-space:nowrap;" | 2019 Tampa Bay Rays 2020 Tampa Bay Rays 2021 Tampa Bay Rays 2022 Tampa Bay Rays

| 1B

| W W   L || 1 2   2

| L W L   || 5 5 3

|   W     ||   5

|   L     ||   6

|

| align=left style="white-space:nowrap;" | 2013 Cincinnati Reds 2015 Texas Rangers 2016 Texas Rangers

| CF RF RF

| L     || 1

|   L L ||   5 1

| ||

|

| align=left style="white-space:nowrap;" |2001 Arizona Diamondbacks 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks 2003 Boston Red Sox

| P

| ||

| W L W || 1 1 1

| W     || 3

| W     || 2

|

| align=left style="white-space:nowrap;" | 2022 San Diego Padres

| SS

| W || 3

| W || 4

| L || 5

| ||

| align=left style="white-space:nowrap;" | 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers

| 2B

| ||

| W || 1

| ||

| W || 1

| align=left style="white-space:nowrap;" | 2016 Baltimore Orioles

| LF

| L || 1

| ||

| align=left style="white-space:nowrap;" | 2020 St. Louis Cardinals

| P

| L || 1

| ||

| align=left style="white-space:nowrap;" | 2018 Colorado Rockies

| P

| W || 1

| L || 2

| ||

| align=left style="white-space:nowrap;" | 2006 San Diego Padres 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers 2009 Philadelphia Phillies

| P

| ||

| L     || 1

|   L W ||   4 4

|     L ||     4

|

| align=left style="white-space:nowrap;" | 2015 New York Yankees 2025 Boston Red Sox

| 2B DH

| L L || 1 2

| ||

|

| align=left style="white-space:nowrap;" | 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

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