The Korea Herald

Injured pitcher Lim Chang-yong eyes job in 2014

Jan 28, 2013

Lim Chang-yong (Yonhap News) INCHEON (Yonhap News) ― South Korean pitcher Lim Chang-yong, who recently signed with the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, said Monday he will try to land a full-time big-league job next year. The 36-year-old right-hander left for Arizona to begin rehabbing his surgically repaired right elbow. He signed a two-year split contract last year that could be worth u...
Five-tool star Park Jae-hong retires

Jan 25, 2013

Park Jae-hong, one of the best all-around players in South Korean baseball, announced his retirement on Friday, saying he felt it was “the right time” to leave the game. Park, 39, played 17 seasons in the Korea Baseball Organization for three different clubs. The outfielder spent his final eight years with the SK Wyverns, winning three KBO championships. Park said the Wyverns offered him an opp...
Sosa says he and McGwire belong in Hall

Jan 24, 2013

Sammy Sosa ( MCT) CHICAGO (AP) ― Sammy Sosa says he and fellow steroid-tainted star Mark McGwire belong in the Hall of Fame. Slammin’ Sammy also says the Chicago Cubs should retire his number, and he left open the possibility of running for president of the Dominican Republic during an interview Wednesday on the website Ustream.com. Asked if he thinks he or McGwire belong in the Hall, Sosa sai...
KBO releases spring schedule

Jan 24, 2013

South Korea’s top baseball league announced Thursday that the 2013 preseason will kick off on March 9. The nine teams of the Korea Baseball Organization will each play 12 games during the preseason from March 9-24. For the 2013 season, the KBO will welcome the NC Dinos, the league’s first expansion team since 1991. All games will start at 1 p.m., the KBO said. Rained-out games will be canceled ...
Ex-WBC manager Kim sees pitching as key for Korea

Jan 23, 2013

A time-worn baseball adage says pitching and defense win championships. Kim In-sik, the former South Korean manager of two World Baseball Classic tournaments, said Wednesday that pitching will be crucial for South Korea at the third WBC scheduled for March 2-19. “Comparing this roster to the national teams of the previous two WBCs, I don’t see much difference in offense and fielding,” Kim said....
Ex-WBC manager Kim In-sik sees pitching as key for S. Korea

Jan 23, 2013

A time-worn baseball adage says pitching and defense win championships. Kim In-sik, the former South Korean manager of two World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournaments, said Wednesday that pitching will be crucial for South Korea at the third WBC scheduled for March 2-19. "Comparing this roster to the national teams of the previous two WBCs, I don't see much difference in offense and fielding," Kim...
KT grabs bat, glove

Jan 17, 2013

Telecom giant approved as owner of expansion baseball club
A-Rod has hip surgery

Jan 17, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) ― Alex Rodriguez had surgery on his left hip Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined until after the All-Star break. The New York Yankees said Dr. Bryan Kelly repaired a torn labrum and impingement and the operation at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York “went as planned and without complication.” The 37-year-old former All-Star third baseman is expected to be released ...
Addition of 10th team to bring changes

Jan 17, 2013

The addition of a new 10th club to the country’s top baseball league in 2015 is expected to bring major changes in the league structure and scheduling, officials said Thursday. According to league officials, the current team representatives would prefer to run a single, 10-team league, rather than have two divisions or conferences with five teams each. In the divided setting, each division will...
KT approved as owner of expansion baseball club

Jan 17, 2013

KT, South Korea`s largest fixed line operator and No. 2 mobile carrier, was approved as the owner of a new professional baseball team on Thursday. (Yonhap News) KT, South Korea‘s largest fixed line operator and No. 2 mobile carrier, was approved as the owner of a new professional baseball team on Thursday. At their general meeting, owners of the existing nine clubs in the Korea Baseball Organiz...
Suzuki fired up for 1st full season with Yankees

Jan 16, 2013

TOKYO (AP) ― Ichiro Suzuki is looking forward to starting the baseball season the way he ended last season: as a member of the New York Yankees. The Yankees and Suzuki finalized a $13 million, two-year contract in December that kept the 10-time All-Star in the Bronx after he was obtained in a trade with Seattle last July. “Signing with the Yankees has given me a new sense of determination,” the...
Korea sets sights on WBC title

Jan 15, 2013

Nation confident despite several key injuries
MLB to expand tests for steroids

Jan 11, 2013

PARADISE VALLEY, Arizona (AP) ― Major League Baseball will test for human growth hormone throughout the regular season and increase efforts to detect abnormal levels of testosterone, a decision the NFL used to pressure its players. Baseball players were subject to blood testing for HGH during spring training last year, and Thursday’s agreement between management and the Major League Baseball Pla...
KT close to landing 10th team

Jan 11, 2013

Telecom giant receives more ‘positive grades’ than rival Booyoung
Telecom giant KT takes big step toward baseball ownership

Jan 11, 2013

KT, the nation's largest fixed line operator and No. 2 mobile carrier, has taken a major step toward owning a new professional baseball team after receiving rave reviews for its application for an expansion club, officials said Friday. KT received more "positive grades" from evaluators than its rival, a local business conglomerate Booyoung, as they both try to launch an expansion team in the Kor...