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Lee Dae-ho joins Orix

Dec 6, 2011

Former Korean MVP Lee Dae-ho has joined the Orix Buffaloes in Japan, the club announced. In a press release, the Buffaloes said they have signed the 29-year-old infielder formerly with the Lotte Gia...
Slugger Lee Seung-yeop rejoins former S. Korean team

Dec 5, 2011

Slugger Lee Seung-yeop has rejoined his former team in South Korea's top baseball league. Lee Seung-yeop (Yonhap News) Lee has signed a one-year deal with the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball O...
Verlander named MVP

Nov 22, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Justin Verlander figured time had run out on his chance to become the first starting pitcher in a quarter-century to be voted Most Valuable Player. Last Tuesday, he found out about 1...
Slugger Lee Dae-ho seeks opportunity in Japan

Nov 20, 2011

Lee Dae-ho of the Lotte Giants has refused to sign a new deal with the Busan-based club in order to pursue new opportunities in Japan. The veteran slugger, who debuted with the Giants in 2001, becam...
Gibson, Maddon voted managers of the year

Nov 17, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Kirk Gibson took a tough-guy approach. So much so, he brought three Navy SEALs to spring training. The SEALs wrote D, W and I on a board. The letters stood for a sense of purpose, no...
S. Korean pitcher pursued by MLB calls off talks with current team

Nov 17, 2011

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Free agent baseball pitcher Chong Tae-hyon on Thursday called off salary negotiations with his original South Korean team to seek a career in Major League Baseball (MLB), a...
Verlander bags Cy Young award

Nov 16, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― There was little question Justin Verlander would unanimously win the AL Cy Young Award. Now, the far more intriguing question: Will he take the MVP, too? “Do I think it’s possible? Y...
Kimbrel, Hellickson chosen top rookies

Nov 15, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Craig Kimbrel overpowered hitters with his rocket right arm, then overwhelmed rivals in the NL Rookie of the Year voting. If only, the Atlanta Braves’ closer figured, his final outin...
Will Yoon pitch Stateside?

Nov 11, 2011

Kia pitcher signs with MLB agent Boras The country’s pro-baseball season is over, heralding speculation about players moving to other clubs. And the biggest transfer rumor involves Kia Tigers pitch...
Star free agents hit market in Korean baseball

Nov 9, 2011

A record number of players have declared free agency in South Korea’s top professional baseball circuit, including last year’s MVP, the league office announced Wednesday. According to the Korea Base...
Tigers’ Yoon named MVP

Nov 7, 2011

Yoon Seok-min of Kia Tigers was named MVP award by the Korea Baseball Organization. Yoon received 62 of the 91 votes cast by baseball writers to beat out Samsung Lions closer Oh Seung-hwan, who had 1...
Tigers’ Yoon Suk-min wins MVP award

Nov 7, 2011

Yoon Suk-min of Kia Tigers was named MVP award by the Korea Baseball Organization. Yoon received 62 of the 91 votes cast by baseball writers to beat out Samsung Lions closer Oh Seung-hwan, who had 19...
Two S. Korean pitchers sign with agent Boras, eying major leagues

Nov 7, 2011

Two premier South Korean pitchers have signed with a famed U.S. baseball agent, eying opportunities to play in Major League Baseball. Yoon Seok-min, a right-handed starter for the Kia Tigers in Kore...
S. Korean slugger Lee returns home for good

Nov 4, 2011

(Yonhap News) South Korean slugger Lee Seung-yeop has come home. Lee arrived at Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul Friday, seeking a return to his former South Korean club, the Samsung Li...
Lee Man-soo named manager of Wyverns

Nov 2, 2011

SK manager Lee Man-soo Lee Man-soo, the interim manager of the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization, was promoted to full-time manager on Tuesday. The Wyverns announced they have signed Le...