The Korea Herald

Korean baseball teams set sights on record crowds

Mar 9, 2011

With about a month left until the start of the new season, teams in South Korea’s first-division professional baseball league said Wednesday they are hoping to draw a record number of fans in 2011. ...
Choo deals with elbow soreness

Feb 28, 2011

GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) ― Choo Shin-soo’s elbow is a little sore. Suddenly, the Cleveland Indians have another concern in their outfield. The club’s star right fielder was kept out of Cleveland’s sta...
Career revival

Feb 23, 2011

Kim Byung-hyun looks to regain pitching prowess in Japan After toiling in a baseball netherworld for almost three years, Kim Byung-hyun, a former Major League Baseball All-Star from South Korea, is ...
Yoon highlights Korea’s role in G20 accord

Feb 21, 2011

The Korean delegation played a key role in Paris hammering out the Group of 20’s agreement on economic indicators to address the global trade imbalance, Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun said. Financ...
Online game company tabbed as owner of new baseball team

Feb 8, 2011

A South Korean online game company has been tabbed as the owner of a new local professional baseball team. The Korea Baseball Organization on Tuesday gave the green light to NCsoft Corps., the game ...
Park Chan-ho eyes success in Japan

Jan 31, 2011

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Park Chan-ho said he has plenty to learn as he prepares to relaunch his career at Japan’s Orix Buffaloes. “It is a big adventure to play baseball in Japan and it i...
Kim Byung-hyun joins Japan’s Rakuten

Jan 26, 2011

South Korean pitcher Kim Byung-hyun has signed with the Rakuten Golden Eagles in the top-flight Japanese professional baseball league, ending winter-long speculation about his playing future. The Ni...
S. Korean major leaguer Choo Shin-soo gets a huge raise

Jan 19, 2011

Coming off the best season of his career, South Korean Major League Baseball player Choo Shin-soo received a huge raise for the upcoming season. The Cleveland Indians outfielder reached a one-year d...
Major leaguer Choo files for salary arbitration

Jan 15, 2011

South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo of Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians has filed for salary arbitration in hopes of getting a raise following the best season of his career. Choo was amo...
KBO agrees to expansion

Jan 11, 2011

The Korea Baseball Organization agreed Tuesday on a proposal to launch a ninth baseball team in the country’s top league. The KBO, which was established in 1982, started the league with six teams an...
Samsung’s new manager eyes KBO title

Jan 5, 2011

Ryu Joong-il, the new manager of the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization, set his goal high for his first season as a bench boss. “The goal is to win the Korean Series,” Ryu said at a p...
S. Korean baseball makes another change to tie rule

Jan 5, 2011

There will be a third change in four seasons to the tie rule in South Korean professional baseball. General managers from all eight teams in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) gathered in Seoul o...