They used to hate the Toronto Blue Jays in South Korea. He has been covering Ryu since his career began in the Korean Baseball League and with the national team. In the 12 hours following reports of his four-year, $80 million (U.S.) contract, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Toronto Blue Jays were the most-searched terms on Google in Korea. “It’s a really great way for my country and South Koreans to be more familiar with the Blue Jays. About 1,000 Korean fans took over the lower-level right-field section and loudly cheered through his five-plus innings of work.

Source: thestar December 25, 2019 18:33 UTC