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Oh Seung-hwan earns 1st save for Blue Jays

Apr 2, 2018

South Korean right-hander Oh Seung-hwan now has a save for the Toronto Blue Jays. Oh tossed a scoreless ninth inning against the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sunday (local time) t...
Hot-hitting rookie attributes fast start to luck

Apr 2, 2018

SUWON -- Kang Baek-ho, a hot-hitting rookie in South Korean baseball, attributes his fast start to mere luck. And given his strong numbers so far in the Korea Baseball Organization, a lot of other h...
Brewers' Choi Ji-man scores winning run off bench; Rangers' Choo Shin-soo gets one hit

Mar 30, 2018

Milwaukee Brewers' Choi Ji-man has opened the new major league season by scoring the winning run in extra innings. Choi hit a pinch-hit double and crossed home plate for the go-ahead run in the top ...
Koreans enter new major league season with much to prove

Mar 29, 2018

South Korean players will enter the 2018 Major League Baseball season with much to prove on the mound and at the plate. Four players have been assured of big league jobs to start the season Friday m...
Star left-hander to donate hair for cancer-stricken children

Mar 26, 2018

Korean baseball pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun has cut off his long locks for cancer-stricken children. The SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization said Monday that the left-hander got a haircut for a...
World baseball federation announces qualification system for Tokyo 2020

Mar 25, 2018

The international baseball governing body has announced the qualification system for the sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The Switzerland-based World Baseball Softball Confederation annou...
1st overall draft pick hits 1st home run of 2018 KBO season

Mar 24, 2018

Kang Baek-ho, the first overall pick in last year's Korea Baseball Organization rookie draft, hit the first home run of the league's 2018 season on Saturday. In this file photo taken on March 13, 20...
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin picks up 2nd preseason win in best spring start

Mar 23, 2018

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin has earned his second preseason victory in his best outing of spring training so far. The South Korean left-hander held the Los Angeles Angels to a run on five ...
Oh Seung-hwan pitches perfect inning in debut for Blue Jays

Mar 22, 2018

South Korean pitcher Oh Seung-hwan has thrown a perfect inning in his spring training debut for the Toronto Blue Jays. Oh made quick work of the Philadelphia Phillies in the top of the fifth inning ...
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin to open season as 5th starter

Mar 19, 2018

Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has been confirmed as the team's fifth starter to begin the new season. Manager Dave Roberts said in Glendale, Arizona, site of the Dodgers' sp...
Dodgers’ Ryu Hyun-jin suffers 1st spring training loss

Mar 18, 2018

Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin has suffered his first loss of spring training. Ryu allowed five runs on seven hits in just three innings against the Chicago White Sox in their spring t...
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin shaky in 1st official spring training start

Mar 12, 2018

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin saw his struggles against the Colorado Rockies continue in spring training. The South Korean left-hander allowed four earned runs in 2 2/3 innings against the R...
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin recovers from norovirus, to make spring debut this week

Mar 5, 2018

Los Angeles Dodgers' left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin has recovered from norovirus and will make his spring debut this week, the team announced Monday. The South Korean pitcher was scratched from his schedu...
Korean pitcher Oh Seung-hwan joins Blue Jays' camp, says no problem with elbow

Feb 28, 2018

South Korean right-hander Oh Seung-hwan has joined the Toronto Blue Jays' spring training, rejecting reports that his pitching elbow could be an issue. The 35-year-old signed a one-year deal worth $...
Toronto Blue Jays announce signing of S. Korean pitcher Oh Seung-hwan

Feb 27, 2018

The Toronto Blue Jays have announced their signing of free agent pitcher Oh Seung-hwan, making him the first South Korean to play for the franchise. The Jays said on Monday (local time) that the 35-...