South Korean slugger Choo Shin-soo has been named to his first career MLB All-Star Game. <br />The news came the same day that he broke the Texas Rangers' single-season franchise on-base record after extending his streak to a staggering 47 games.<br />Park Se-young has more. <br /> Probably the best day of my life, is what Texas Rangers' outfielder Choo Shin-soo said upon hearing he'd been selected to be part of the All-Star action.<br />He'll be the third Korean player to appear in the MLB All-Star Game, …following the Dodgers' Park Chan-ho in 2001 and Arizona's Kim Byung-hyun in 2002.<br />Choo made the roster for the 89th Midsummer Classic as an outfielder, becoming the first Korean position player to earn the spot.<br /><br /> The same day he received that exciting news, …Choo broke the Rangers' single-season on-base record by reaching base in 47 consecutive games.<br />The record didn't come easy.<br />Choo had to use his speed and benefit from a bit of luck in his final at-bat against the Detroit Tigers,... hitting an infield single off reliever Victor Alcantara in the 9th inning of the Rangers' 3-0 win at Comerica Park in Detroit.<br />The Busan native breaks the team record held by Julio Franco,... who currently coaches the Lotte Giants' Future's League team.<br />The record is also the longest active streak in Major League Baseball,... as Choo has been on base in every game since May 13th.<br /> But he still has more records to break.<br />Among active players,... Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds and Albert Pujols of the LA Angels holds the record with a 48-game streak,... while Will Clark holds the Rangers' franchise on-base record of 58 games,... over a two-season span in 1995 and 1996.<br /> But Choo has a long way to go for the all-time Major League record.<br />The legendary Ted Williams holds that honor,... reaching base in 84 consecutive games in 1949.<br />Park Se-young, Arirang News. <br />
