Two of the worst teams in baseball met in Arlington on Saturday as the Texas Rangers hosted the Kansas City Royals. Going into the game the Royals had the second-worst record in baseball at 17-34, while the Rangers had the sixth-worst record at 21-32.

It took 10 innings, but the Rangers outlasted the Royals on Saturday for a walk-off victory (TEX 4, KC 3). Shin-Soo Choo did the honors with a walk-off dinger. To the action footage:

That was home run No. 8 of the season for Choo, and, more notably, it was career home run No. 176. He is now the all-time leader in homers among Asian players. Here's the top five:

  1. Shin-Soo Choo: 176 (and counting)
  2. Hideki Matsui: 175
  3. Ichiro Suzuki: 117
  4. Kenji Johjima: 48
  5. Tadahito Iguchi: 44

There is no doubt Ichiro is the greatest Asian player in MLB history. He was never much of a home run hitter, however, which is why Choo and Matsui are so far ahead of the pack in homers.

Overall, the 35-year-old Choo is hitting .259/.359/.423 on the season. He is signed for another two seasons beyond this one, so while he is no longer the hitter he was during his prime, Choo has a pretty good chance to become the first Asian player in MLB history to reach 200 career home runs.