S. Korean baseball fans thankful for early morning MLB postseason
SportsSept 29, 2020
South Korean baseball fans will have a lot to thank for this week. On the morning of Thursday, which also happens to be Chuseok, or the Korean Thanksgiving, two South Korean pitchers will start postseason games for their respective clubs. Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays will be on the hill for Game 2 of the American League (AL) Wild Card Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, starting at 5 a.m. Korean time at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. One hour later, Kim Kwang-hyun of the
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