The Korea Herald

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 developer, to begin work on founding the ninth club in the top-division baseball league in South Korea. The expansion team will be based in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, about 400 kilometers so...
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 is a big chance as well. I’m very excited,” the 37-year-old South Korean veteran told a news conference in Osaka. “After I played against Japan at the World Baseball Classic, I have become increasingl...
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 Nippon Professional Baseball club announced late Wednesday that Kim, a former Major League Baseball All-Star, has inked a one-year deal worth $400,690. The right-hander with a submarine delivery will co...
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 deal worth US$3.975 million Wednesday, Korean time. The left-handed Choo put up the best numbers of his six-year major league career in 2010 while making $461,100, slightly above the major league minim...
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 among 119 players who filed for arbitration on Saturday (Korean time), according to Major League Baseball. The left-handed outfielder received US$461,100 last year, slightly above the major league minimu...
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 and expanded it to the current eight-team league in 1991. The KBO’s board of directors, comprised of presidents of the current eight teams, gathered in Seoul Tuesday to discuss the inclusion of a new p...
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 press conference Wednesday here, about 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul. It was Ryu’s his first public appearance since being named the manager last week. “I want to play an entertaining, aggressive ...
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 on Tuesday to discuss rule changes for the upcoming season. They agreed to modify the rule regarding tie games so that a draw doesn't count as a loss, as was the case in 2009 and 2010 season. In South...