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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin extends scoreless streak to 31 innings, earns 6th win of '19

Scoring off Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin is the toughest thing for major league hitters these days.The South Korean left-hander improved to 6-1 for the season after shutting down the Cincinnati Reds over seven innings at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Sunday (local time). Ryu scattered five hits while striking out five and walking one, as the Dodgers prevailed 8-3.Ryu extended his scoreless streak to a career-best 31 innings and lowered his ERA from 1.72 to 1.52, currently the be

Dodgers' pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin earns top NL weekly honor

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been named the National League Player of the Week for the first time in his career.The left-hander earned the honor Monday (local time) after throwing 17 scoreless innings with 15 strikeouts, one walk and five hits allowed over his last two starts. (AFP)He pulled off a four-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, marking his first shutout since May 28, 2013, against the Los Angeles Angels as a big league rookie.On Sunday, he picked up his fi

May 14, 2019
Baseball
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin earns 5th win vs. Nationals

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers picked up his fifth win of the season after delivering eight scoreless innings against the Washington Nationals.The South Korean left-hander kept the Nationals to one hit in eight innings with nine strikeouts and one walk in his side's 6-0 win at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday (local time).He had a no-hitter through the seventh inning but allowed the National's only hit to Gerardo Parra in the eighth. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin

May 13, 2019
Baseball
Dodgers' Ryu prevails over Pirates' Kang in all-Korean pitcher-batter duel

In their first head-to-head showdown in Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin came out on top against Pittsburgh Pirates' third baseman Kang Jung-ho in LA on Friday. Kang was 1-for-3 with a single and a strikeout against his friend at Dodger Stadium, as Ryu picked up his third win of 2019 in a 6-2 win. These two 32-year-olds were All-Stars in the Korea Baseball Organization before they took their talents to the United States. In December 2012, Ryu beca

Apr 27, 2019
Baseball
Pirates' Kang Jung-ho donates to help forest fire relief efforts in S. Korea

South Korean major leaguer Kang Jung-ho has donated money to help relief efforts following a forest fire that engulfed the east coast regions of his native country, his Seoul-based agency said Monday.Leeco Sports Agency said the Pittsburgh Pirates infielder sent 30 million won ($26,240) to the Korea Disaster Relief Association and another 10 million won to the Korea Firefighting Welfare Foundation.Through his agency, Kang said he was "heartbroken" by the news of the devastating fire and added: "

Apr 8, 2019
Baseball
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin earns 2nd win of season vs. Giants

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has picked up his second win of the season after delivering a quality start against the San Francisco Giants.The South Korean left-hander kept the Giants to two runs in seven innings with five strikeouts in his side's 6-5 win at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday (local time). Ryu collected his second straight win of the 2019 Major League Baseball season following his Opening Day action last week.Ryu allowed six hits, including one home run, against

Apr 3, 2019
Baseball
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin felt 'zero pressure' in 1st Opening Day start

Ryu Hyun-jin's first career Opening Day start for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday was a significant occasion on multiple levels, potentially fraught with stress. He was filling in for Clayton Kershaw, the longtime franchise ace and three-time Cy Young Award winner who had opened the past eight seasons. And Ryu was the first South Korean to start on Opening Day since Park Chan-ho for the Texas Rangers in 2002.But after throwing six solid innings of one-run ball against the Arizona Diamondback

Mar 29, 2019
Baseball
Reigning regular season baseball champs win season opener

The Doosan Bears opened their quest for a second straight regular season crown in South Korean baseball with a 5-4 victory over the Hanwha Eagles on Saturday.New Cuban hitter Jose Miguel Fernandez knocked in three runs, including two that broke the 3-3 tie with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, as the Bears took their home opener in the Korea Baseball Organization at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.Fernandez, a former Cuban national team member, went 2-for-4 batting out of the sixth spot.The

Mar 24, 2019
Baseball
4 games sell out on S. Korean baseball's Opening Day

　The new season in South Korean professional baseball began Saturday, with four of the five games played before sellout crowds.　The Korea Baseball Organization opened its 38th season, with all 10 clubs in action.　Changwon NC Park in Changwon, 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, hosted its first regular season game as the brand new home for the NC Dinos. All 22,112 tickets for the tilt between the Dinos and the Samsung Lions sold out last Saturday, the league office said.(Yonhap)　The first home ru

Mar 23, 2019
Baseball
Ryu Hyun-jin named Dodgers' Opening Day starter

Los Angeles Dodgers’ South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin has been named the team‘s Opening Day starter, becoming just the second pitcher from the country to have the honor.　Manager Dave Roberts made the announcement in the Dodgers’ spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday (local time).　Injuries to Clayton Kershaw, who had opened the previous eight seasons, plus Walker Buehler and Rich Hill left Ryu as the most viable option to start the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks next

Mar 23, 2019
Baseball
[Graphic News] Giants’ Lee Dae-ho highest paid in Korean baseball

　The Korea Baseball Organization recently announced its salary data for the 2019 season.　Lee Dae-ho of the Lotte Giants topped all players with an annual salary of 2.5 billion won ($2.2 million), followed by the Kia Tigers’ Yang Hyeon-jong (2.3 billion won) and the NC Dinos’ Yang Eui-ji (2 billion won).

Feb 25, 2019
Baseball
First female GM in baseball replaced, 10 days after appointment

Korea Baseball Organization team Kiwoom Heroes announced Friday that it was replacing Im Eun-ju, who made headlines not two weeks earlier when she became the first female general manager in KBO history.Replacing her will be Kim Chi-hyeon, whose previous roles include scouting foreign players, negotiating with MLB teams, and creating and operating the team’s farm system. Im Eun-ju“We recruited Im in order to improve our front office, but decided to replace her for quicker and more efficient opera

Feb 2, 2019
Baseball
All-Star catcher signs mega free agent deal with new club

All-Star catcher Yang Eui-ji, the most coveted asset in South Korean baseball's open market this winter, signed the second-largest free agent contract in league history on Tuesday.The 31-year-old agreed to a four-year deal worth 12.5 billion won ($11.1 million) with the NC Dinos. The Korea Baseball Organization club announced the deal, which includes a signing bonus of 6 billion won. Yang made 600 million won in 2018. Free agent catcher Yang Eui-ji speaks on stage after winning his fourth career

Dec 11, 2018
Baseball
Former KBO pitcher signs with Diamondbacks: report

Former South Korean league pitcher Merrill Kelly has joined the Arizona Diamondbacks, a report claimed Wednesday.Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports said Kelly, the former ace for the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization, has signed a two-year, US$5.5 million deal. The deal also includes two club options -- first valued at $4.25 million with a $500,000 option and another worth $5.25 million.Kelly made $1.4 million in 2018 here. In this file photo from Nov. 12, 2018, Merrill Kelly, then of the S

Dec 5, 2018
Baseball
LG Twins acquire ex-MLB 1B Joseph

South Korean baseball club LG Twins announced Wednesday they've signed former major league first baseman Tommy Joseph.The Korea Baseball Organization team signed Joseph, 27, to a one-year deal worth US$1 million, which includes a $300,000 signing bonus. (LG Twins)Starting this offseason, the KBO put in a salary cap of $1 million on all new foreign players. The cap doesn't apply to returning foreign players.Joseph is just a year removed from his second-straight 20-homer season with the Philadelph

Nov 28, 2018
Baseball

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