Go Woo-suk surrenders home run in MLB debut for Minnesota

Go Woo-suk has made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Minnesota Twins, 2 1/2 years after signing his first U.S. contract.

Go's first outing was not a clean one, however, as the South Korean right-hander served up a home run in his team's 5-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians at Target Field in Minneapolis on Thursday (local time).

Wearing No.

1 on his jersey, Go became the 30th South Korean to appear in an MLB game when he took the mound to begin the top of the ninth inning, with the Twins trailing 4-2.

He had joined the Twins via a trade by the Detroit Tigers earlier in the week.

Go retired Daniel Schneemann on a grounder to first baseman Royce Lewis for the first out.

But then Go hung a slider over the heart of the plate against Patrick Bailey, who drove the pitch 384 feet into the seats in right field for a solo home run.

The ball left Bailey's bat at 103.1 mph with a 39-degree launch angle.

Go regrouped to strike out Steven Kwan on a 3-2 splitter and win a 10-pitch battle.

The reliever then got Travis Bazzana to ground out to Lewis to end his first MLB inning.

The Twins faile ...