Oh Seung-hwan is the Oldest Player to Play

Ryu Hyun-jin returns to All-Star Game after 12 years… Hanwha challenges for 3rd consecutive MVP Kim Hyun-soo ties record with 13th consecutive appearance

Various records are expected to be set at the 2024 Professional Baseball All-Star Game, which will be held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 6th.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) summarized the major records that will be set at the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO All-Star Game and introduced them on the 5th.

Samsung Lions' closing pitcher Oh Seung-hwan is making history as the oldest player to play in an All-Star game. 토토사이트

As of the 6th, Oh Seung-hwan is 41 years, 11 months, and 21 days old.

With his appearance, he will become the oldest player to play in an All-Star game, including pitchers and batters.

The previous oldest player to play in an All-Star game was Yang Jun-hyeok (then Samsung), who played in the 2010 All-Star game at the age of 41 years, 1 month, and 28 days.

The oldest record for a pitcher is 40 years, 6 months, and 16 days by Son Min-han (then NC Dinos) in the 2015 season.

Oh Seung-hwan is also attempting to set the oldest All-Star Game save record.

The previous oldest save record was 35 years, 2 months, and 16 days by Gye Hyeong-cheol (then OB Bears) in 1988.

'The Return of the Korean Monster' Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles) will be participating in the KBO League All-Star Game for the first time in 12 years since 2012.

Ryu Hyun-jin pitched two perfect innings as a starting pitcher for Western in 2012 and received the Outstanding Pitcher Award. He then advanced to the Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2013.

He is the only Korean pitcher to have started in the Korea-US All-Star Game.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who played in the MLB from 2013 to 2023, had the honor of being the first Korean to start in the MLB All-Star Game in 2019.

Ryu Hyun-jin's team, Hanwha, is attempting to produce the All-Star Game MVP for the third consecutive year.

In 2022, Jeong Eun-won won the MVP after hitting a dramatic three-run home run in the 10th inning of extra innings, and in 2023, Chae Eun-seong won the MVP after hitting a grand slam and driving in five RBIs.

Only two teams have won the All-Star Game MVP for three consecutive years: Haitai Tigers (Kim Moo-jong, Kim Jong-mo, Han Dae-hwa) from 1986 to 1988 and Lotte Giants (Heo Gyu-ok, Kim Min-ho, Kim Eung-gook) from 1989 to 1991.

LG Twins' Kim Hyun-soo is tying the record for the longest consecutive appearances.

Kim Hyun-soo first appeared in the All-Star Game in 2008 as a manager's recommendation player while he was with the Doosan Bears, and has continued this streak until last year, except for 2016-2017 when he went overseas.

In this year's All-Star Game, Kim Hyun-soo will tie Yang Jun-hyuk's record of 13 consecutive appearances (1995-2007).

From 1982 to 1998, the KBO League All-Star Game was divided into the West and East Groups, and in 1999 and 2000, when it was played as a two-league game, it was played as the Magic and Dream Teams.

From 2001 to 2008, when it was reorganized as a single league, the West and East Group system continued again, and from 2009 to 2014, the All-Star Game was played as the Western and Eastern Teams.

Since 2015, KBO has been holding the All-Star Game as a Dream-Sharing Team to escape regional competition.

The Dream Team is ahead with 4 wins and 3 losses in the 7 All-Star Games held since 2015 (2020 and 2021 were not held due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection).