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Choo blasts early home run in biggest game of his life

October 14, 2015
Texas Rangers' Choo Shin-soo hits a home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the third inning in Game 5 of baseball's American League Division Series, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 in Toronto. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Texas Rangers’ Choo Shin-soo hits a home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the third inning in Game 5 of baseball’s American League Division Series, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 in Toronto. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

By Brian Han

Game 5 of the American League Divisional Series is the furthest Texas Rangers outfielder Choo Shin-soo has ever been in the playoffs.

The South Korean showed that he’s capable of rising to the occasion Wednesday after hitting a solo home run off of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman in the top of the second inning.

Choo connected on an inside fastball that he sent flying over the right field wall.

So far he is 1-for-2 with a run and an RBI.

If the Rangers can close this game out with their ace Cole Hamels on the mound, they will move on to the AL Championship series for the first time since 2011.

(Courtesy of MLB)