by REERA YOO
Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo has donated $100,000 for the construction of the new Korean Cultural Center of Dallas, according to the Business Journal.
Choo, who was sidelined in August after playing with multiple injuries in his first season with Texas, presented the donation to the leaders of the Korean Society of Dallas on Friday.
“I am honored to contribute for the creation and building of a facility where the beauty and wonder of our traditional holidays and festivals can be shared with and experienced by our children and also be a place where the Korean language can be taught to generations of individuals,” Choo said in a statement.
Choo is currently recovering from two surgeries, one for a torn cartilage and the other for a bone spur removal from his left elbow.
You read more about Choo’s road to baseball stardom and his resilience during his injury-ridden season in a cover story from our August/September 2014 issue.
Photo courtesy of Texas Rangers’ twitter
