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Year after being named monthly MVP, baseball player biding time in minors
What a difference a year can make -- and not in such a positive way for SK Wyverns first baseman Choi Seung-jun.Choi came out of nowhere to win the Player of the Month in the Korea Baseball Organization in June 2016, after belting 11 home runs in 26 games. That included a three-homer game on June 28 against the KT Wiz, and Choi also led the league with a .783 slugging percentage that month. In this file photo taken on July 7, 2016, Choi Seung-jun of the SK Wyverns (R) celebrates a home run again
June 9, 2017
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Tale of two fates for S. Koreans in minor leagues
Player A: 115 home runs in 1,184 games in South Korea. Zero 30-homer seasons. Two .300 seasons.Player B: 210 home runs in 868 games in South Korea. Four 30-homer seasons, including back-to-back 50-homer seasons in 2014 and 2015. Regular season MVP awards in 2012 and 2013.Both players are currently biding their time in the U.S. minor leagues, hoping for a shot in the Big Show. And as it turns out, Player A has a much better shot at cracking a major league roster this year, despite less impressive
June 8, 2017
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Shortest player in Korean baseball focusing on strengths
With only two games under his belt in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), Samsung Lions rookie outfielder Kim Seong-yoon can already lay claim to a record, unflattering as it seems.At 163 centimeters, Kim, 18, is the shortest player in the league's 35-year history. Kia Tigers' shortstop Kim Sun-bin had been the shortest for nine years at 165 cm. Kim Seong-yoon of the Samsung Lions speaks to reporters at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul before a Korea Baseball Organization regular season game against t
June 8, 2017
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New arrival hoping for long stay with Korean ball club
Jamie Romak, a midseason acquisition for the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization, likes it in South Korea so much that he is hoping for a long stay here.In just 23 games after replacing Danny Worth, Romak has smacked 11 home runs and knocked in 23 runs. He's a key cog of the home run-hitting machine that is the Wyverns, who are leading the KBO with 99 home runs, a whopping 40 more than anyone else.Romak might have had a chance to join the big leagues this year, but he chose the KBO bec
June 7, 2017
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Longest on-base streak in Korean baseball ends at 86
The longest on-base streak in South Korean baseball came to an end at 86 games on Sunday.Kim Tae-kyun of the Hanwha Eagles went 0-for-4 in a Korea Baseball Organization regular season game against the SK Wyverns at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, some 160 kilometers south of Seoul.Kim had been on base in each of his past 86 games, a KBO record by 23.Kim Tae-kyun of the Hanwha Eagles reacts after flying out to left against the SK Wyverns in their Korea Baseball Organization regular season gam
June 5, 2017
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Cardinals' Oh Seung-hwan earns 13th save of season
Oh Seung-hwan of the St. Louis Cardinals has saved his 13th game of the season against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Oh threw a scoreless ninth inning against the Dodgers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Thursday (local time), preserving the Cards' 2-0 victory. The right-hander gave up a hit but collected two strikeouts to pick up a save for the second straight day. St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Oh Seung-hwan and catcher Yadier Molina celebrate a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium in
June 2, 2017
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin solid in return to rotation
Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has thrown a solid outing in his return to the starting rotation, while fellow Korean pitcher Oh Seung-hwan earned a save for the St. Louis Cardinals in the same game.Ryu tossed six effective innings in a no-decision against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Wednesday (local time). Ryu held the Cards to a run on three hits over those half-dozen frames, while striking out four and walking one, but the Cardinals went on to win the game 2-1.The l
June 1, 2017
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Ex-MLB players become first Dominican batterymates to win in Korea
DAEJEON -- Former major league players Alexi Ogando and Wilin Rosario on Wednesday became the first batterymates from the Dominican Republic to win a game in the Korea Baseball Organization.Ogando tossed six strong innings for the Hanwha Eagles with countryman Rosario behind the plate, as they beat the Doosan Bears 3-1 at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, some 160 kilometers south of Seoul. The Eagles are now enjoying a season-high four-game winning streak.Ogando gave up just one earned run on
June 1, 2017
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Rangers' Choo Shin-soo homers for 2nd straight game
Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers has homered in back-to-back games for the first time this season.Leading off and playing right field, Choo jumped on the first pitch he saw from the Tampa Bay Rays' starter Matt Andriese in the bottom of the first at Globe Life Park in Arlington in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday (local time). In this Associated Press photo, Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in their Major League Baseball r
May 31, 2017
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Rangers' Choo Shin-soo goes deep, extends on-base streak
Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers has gone deep for the sixth time this season, while also extending his on-base streak to a dozen games.Batting leadoff and playing right field, Choo went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs against the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Monday (local time). Despite Choo's heroics at the plate, the Rangers lost 10-8. Choo is batting .255 for the season. Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers (Yonhap)Choo's sixth home run of 2017 was a solo
May 30, 2017
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Ex-big league catcher to get more backstop duties in Korea
A former big league catcher will likely get more action behind the home plate for his South Korean club after spending most of the season at first base.The Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization said Monday that Wilin Rosario, formerly of the Colorado Rockies, will get some starts as catcher the rest of the season. For the time being, he will be the designated catcher for his fellow Dominican starter, Alexi Ogando. In this file photo taken on May 21, 2017, Wilin Rosario of the Hanwha E
May 29, 2017
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Cardinals' Oh Seung-hwan earns 30th MLB career save
Oh Seung-hwan of the St. Louis Cardinals has earned his 30th career save in Major League Baseball. Oh threw a scoreless ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Saturday (local time), preserving the Cards' 3-0 victory. The right-hander gave up a hit but collected two strikeouts to pick up his 11th save of the season.Oh, who made his big league debut last year, had 19 saves last season. In this photo taken by the Associated Press on May 23, 2017, St. Louis Cardinals
May 28, 2017
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyu-jin earns first big league save with 4 scoreless frames
Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has earned his first major league save after throwing four scoreless innings.The South Korean southpaw relieved starter Kenta Maeda in the top of the sixth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday (local time), with the Dodgers leading 6-3. It was his first relief appearance in his major league career and also his first outing since his most recent start on May 18. (Yonhap)Ryu worked around a two-out single by Kol
May 26, 2017
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Baseball closer finds own success 'mysterious'
NC Dinos' right-hander Lim Chang-min has been the steadiest closer in South Korean baseball this year, but don't bother asking him how he's getting it done.In 21 appearances, Lim has 14 saves to lead the Korea Baseball Organization. The 31-year-old also boasts a 1.17 ERA, second only to Kim Jae-yoon of the KT Wiz, who has yet to give up an earned run in 12 2/3 innings. In this file photo taken on March 31, 2017, Lim Chang-min (R), closer for the NC Dinos, high-fives his catcher Kim Tae-gun after
May 24, 2017
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Hanwha Eagles fire manager Kim Sung-keun
The South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles on Tuesday fired their manager Kim Sung-keun.The Korea Baseball Organization dismissed the 74-year-old bench boss prior to the Eagles' home game against the Kia Tigers in Daejeon, some 160 kilometers south of Seoul. (Yonhap)Kim has been managing the Eagles since the 2015 season, taking over a perennial doormat. They missed the postseason in Kim's first two seasons, finishing sixth in 2015 and then seventh last year.Before Tuesday's game, the Eagles w
May 23, 2017
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4 players, 2 coaches disciplined for roles in baseball brawl
Four players and two coaches from two clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization were disciplined Tuesday for their roles in a bench-clearing brawl this past weekend.The KBO slapped the Samsung Lions pitcher Yun Sung-hwan with a six-game ban, and also banned Samsung coaches Kim Jae-gul and Kang Bong-kyu five games each. The two coaches were each fined 3 million won ($2,670). Another Samsung pitcher, Zach Petrick, was fined 2 million won. Players and coaches from the Samsung Lions (in blue) and the
May 23, 2017
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Last-place Samsung Lions finally showing signs of life
They're still the worst team in South Korean baseball by a substantial margin, but the Samsung Lions are finally showing some signs of life.They went 5-1 last week, by far their best stretch of the 2017 Korea Baseball Organization season. That they're still at 12-29-2 (wins-losses-ties), 10th in the 10-team league and five games behind the ninth-place Hanwha Eagles, illustrates how horrendous their start was. Lee Seung-yuop of the Samsung Lions rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run agai
May 22, 2017
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Baseball league to review bench-clearing brawl
The nation's top baseball league said Monday it will review a bench-clearing brawl that led to the ejection of four players over the weekend.The Korea Baseball Organization said it will convene a disciplinary committee meeting Tuesday to discuss punishment for players involved in Sunday's incident between the Samsung Lions and the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon. Players and coaches from the Samsung Lions (in blue) and the Hanwha Eagles are tangled up after Samsung starter Yu
May 22, 2017
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin earns 2nd win of season
Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has picked up his second win of the season, helping his own cause at the plate in the process.The South Korean left-hander kept the Miami Marlins to two runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings at Dodger Stadium on Thursday (local time), improving to 2-5 for the season. He also lowered his ERA from 4.99 to 4.75, while striking out three and walking one. The Dodgers won 7-2.Ryu also hit a double and scored a run himself in the Dodgers' three-run second inning.Ry
May 19, 2017
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Pirates' Kang Jung-ho loses appeal over DUI sentencing; big league career in jeopardy
Beleaguered major league infielder Kang Jung-ho on Thursday lost his appeal of an earlier drunk driving sentence, a development that puts his playing career in jeopardy.The Seoul Central District Court rejected Kang's appeal and upheld an eight-month sentence from March, which was suspended for two years, for leaving the scene of a drunk driving accident in Seoul last December.The decision casts Kang's future in the big leagues into further doubt. The 30-year-old remains without a work permit to
May 18, 2017