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Yu Darvish won’t play in WBC for Japan

Nov 7, 2012

Yu Darvish (File photo) Yu Darvish decided that he won’t pitch for his native Japan in the World Baseball Classic next spring, and will instead focus on preparing for his second season in the major leagues. The Texas Rangers right-hander issued a statement that he made the decision after much deliberation, including consultation with his coaches and trainers. “Given my substantial workload ove...
Asia Series clubs in Korea to win

Nov 7, 2012

BUSAN (Yonhap News) -- A day ahead of a continental baseball tournament here between league champions and All-Stars, participating managers and players said Wednesday they’ve come to South Korea to win. The Asia Series, set for Thursday to Sunday this week, will pit six clubs from South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China and Australia against each other. South Korea is the first-time host, and Sajik St...
Ortiz aims to spur Sox rebound

Nov 6, 2012

BOSTON (AP) ― David Ortiz got what he wanted a lot easier than he ever expected. Ortiz, the face of the Red Sox since helping Boston end an 86-year World Series drought in 2004, finalized a $26 million, two-year contract on Monday, a deal that could be worth up to $30 million if he avoid another significant Achilles tendon injury next year. The soon-to-be 37-year old had expressed his preferenc...
KT to create 10th pro baseball team

Nov 6, 2012

SUWON (Yonhap News) -- South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. said Tuesday it will sponsor an expansion baseball team here in Gyeonggi Province. KT has signed on to launch the 10th club in the Korea Baseball Organization in the city of Suwon, just south of Seoul, with an eye on joining the top league by 2015. Lee Suk-chae, the chairman of KT, said the company will try to revitalize the local econo...
Lotte Giants name Kim Si-jin as new manager

Nov 5, 2012

The Lotte Giants in South Korea's top baseball league on Monday named Kim Si-jin as their new manager. Kim, a former manager with the Nexen Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization, replaces Yang Seung-ho in the Giants’ dugout. Yang stepped down last week to take the fall for the Giants' failure to make the championship Korean Series during his two years in Busan. The Giants said Kim signed a ...
Korea to host Asia baseball event for first time this week

Nov 5, 2012

Top professional baseball clubs from Asia will compete for bragging rights in South Korea this week, as the country prepares to host an annual tournament among continental league champions and All-Stars for the first time. Sajik Stadium in Busan, about 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, will serve as the venue for the Asia Series from Thursday to Sunday. This year, six clubs from South Korea, Ja...
Ryu up for MLB posting, confident of receiving good bid

Nov 5, 2012

Ryu Hyun-jin, the South Korean pitcher recently made available for bidding among Major League Baseball clubs, said Monday he was confident he would receive a good bid from the big leagues in the coming days. Ryu was posted by his current team, the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization, last week and interested MLB clubs have four business days in which to submit their bids for the lef...
Non-playoff club grabs major awards

Nov 5, 2012

A slugger and a young speedster from a non-playoff club were the big winners Monday at the awards ceremony in South Korea’s top baseball league. First baseman Park Byung-ho of the Nexen Heroes was voted the most valuable player of the Korea Baseball Organization, earning 73 of 91 possible votes cast by baseball journalists. The 26-year-old led the league with 31 home runs, 105 RBI and a .561 sl...
Recipe for success

Nov 2, 2012

Powered by strong arms, Samsung adds another Series title
Samsung Lions win S. Korean baseball championship

Nov 1, 2012

The Samsung Lions are the champions of South Korean baseball in 2012. At Seoul's Jamsil Stadium Thursday, the Lions beat the SK Wyverns 7-0 to clinch the best-of-seven Korean Series in six games. Park Seok-min blasted a two-run home run and Lee Seung-yeop hit a bases-loaded triple during the six-run fourth for the Lions, who have now won back-to-back Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) titles and...
Giants paint city black, orange

Nov 1, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Ecstatic baseball fans packed the streets of San Francisco on Wednesday for a confetti-drenched parade and rally honoring the World Series champion Giants ― a Halloween treat made even sweeter as a repeat performance from 2010. Tens of thousands of people decked out in the team’s holiday-appropriate orange and black stood 30 deep behind barriers, climbed trees, camped out ov...
KBO to notify MLB of Ryu’s availability

Nov 1, 2012

South Korea’s top baseball league said Thursday it will inform Major League Baseball of the availability of a star Korean pitcher for posting. The Korea Baseball Organization said it will notify MLB Friday that the Hanwha Eagles left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin will be up for a silent auction as part of the posting process. The Eagles announced on Monday this week that they will make Ryu available for ...
Samsung Lions squeeze past SK Wyverns, one win from championship

Oct 31, 2012

Samsung players cheer as they crash SK by 2:1 on Wednesday in Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. (Yonhap News) The Samsung Lions squeezed past the SK Wyverns 2-1 Wednesday to get to within one win of the South Korean professional baseball championship. In Game 5 of the Korean Series at Seoul's Jamsil Stadium, the Lions scored early on SK's shaky defense and held on for dear life to take the 3-2 series le...
Lotte manager Yang Seung-ho resigns

Oct 30, 2012

Lotte Giants‘ manager Yang Seung-ho has resigned from his post, the Korea Baseball Organization team announced Tuesday, to take the fall for the club’s failure to reach a final during his two-year tenure. The Busan-based Giants said Yang had offered to step down in a meeting with the team president, Chang Byung-soo, last Wednesday, and the management decided to accept his resignation offer. Yan...
Long balls dominating Korean Series

Oct 30, 2012

A time-worn baseball adage says pitching and defense win championships. Four games into the championship final in South Korean baseball, though, you can forget about at least the pitching part. The Samsung Lions and the SK Wyverns are knotted at 2-2 in the best-of-seven Korean Series. And whoever claims the Korea Baseball Organization crown, it will likely be in spite of their pitching, because ...