Nearly five years after throwing his final pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers, South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin reunited with his ex-manager Dave Roberts on Wednesday. Roberts and his Dodgers are in South Korea this week to play the San Diego Padres in the historic Major League Baseball (MLB) Seoul Series. The first game of the two-game set, scheduled for Wednesday evening at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, is the very first MLB regular season game in South Korea. Over the weekend, Roberts had said he would love to reconnect with Ryu while he was in South Korea. Ryu, who pitched for the Dodgers from 2013 to 2019, is back in South Korea with the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The KBO's exhibition season wrapped up Tuesday, giving Ryu some downtime to visit with Roberts and his former team in Seoul. "It's great to have this opportunity to watch MLB games in Korea," Ryu told reporters. "I am going to try to enjoy the experience." Ryu brought a box of pastries for Roberts, who grabbed on e right out of the box and took a bite, before giving Ryu a thumbs-up sign. Roberts jokingly told Ryu to start warming up and take a few swings in the cage. Ryu had his best MLB season in 2019 as a Dodger, leading baseball with a 2.32 ERA and finishing second in the National League (NL) Cy Young Award voting. Ryu was the NL starter for the All-Star Game that year. Source: Yonhap News Agency
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