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Five KBO matches to be canceled after vaccination for Olympic athletes

Apr 30, 2021

Five matches of the South Korean professional baseball league scheduled for Tuesday will be canceled in accordance with the nationwide vaccination program for Olympic athletes. The Korean Baseball O...
Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin placed on injured list following minor gluteal strain

Apr 29, 2021

Toronto Blue Jays' ace pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has been placed on the 10-day injured list (IL) for the first time since joining the club after suffering a minor right gluteal strain. In an away game ag...
S. Korean pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong joins Texas Rangers' MLB roster

Apr 27, 2021

South Korean left-hander Yang Hyeon-jong of the Texas Rangers has made his Major League Baseball debut on the day he joined the team's big league roster. Yang took the mound as a relief pitcher for ...
Cardinals' Kim Kwang-hyun allows 3 runs in 3 innings in his 2021 season debut

Apr 18, 2021

St. Louis Cardinals' South Korean pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun took a no-decision in his long-awaited season debut. The left-hander started the game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park...
Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin rides cutter to impressive win over Yankees

Apr 14, 2021

When he's on top of his game, few pitchers in baseball can be as effective and beguiling as Ryu Hyun-jin. The Toronto Blue Jays' ace put on a pitching clinic in picking up his first win of the seaso...
Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin sharp vs. Yankees for 1st win of season

Apr 14, 2021

Three starts into the 2021 season, Ryu Hyun-jin finally has a win for the Toronto Blue Jays. The South Korean left-hander limited the New York Yankees to a run on four hits in 6 2/3 strong innings, ...
Cardinals' pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun to make season debut on weekend

Apr 14, 2021

St. Louis Cardinals' South Korean pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun will make his long-awaited 2021 season debut on the weekend. The left-hander will face the Philadelphia Phillies on the road on Saturday (loc...
Choo Shin-soo belts 1st homer in KBO

Apr 8, 2021

After hitting 218 home runs over 16 years in the majors, Choo Shin-soo has now homered for the first time in South Korea. The new outfielders for the SSG Landers launched a solo home run off Hanwha ...
Padres' Kim Ha-seong collects 1st MLB hit, RBI

Apr 4, 2021

It was a day of firsts for the San Diego Padres' South Korean infielder Kim Ha-seong. In his first major league start against the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Diego on Saturday (local time), Kim also...
Opening Day excitement tempered by injuries for KBO managers

Apr 3, 2021

Samsung Lions' skipper Huh Sam-young is managing his second Opening Day in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Saturday, but it feels like the first one to him. In 2020, the coronavirus pandemi...
Choo Shin-soo's KBO debut rained out

Apr 3, 2021

Choo Shin-soo has waited his whole life to make his debut in South Korean professional baseball. So what's another day? Choo, the 38-year-old former major leaguer now with the South Korean club SSG ...
KBO players looking to test themselves against Choo Shin-soo

Apr 2, 2021

To a man, South Korean baseball players who had previously only seen Choo Shin-soo in action in the majors say they're honored to now be in the same league with the veteran. Following 16 years in th...
Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin looks at big picture ahead of Opening Day start

Apr 1, 2021

As he prepares to make his third straight Opening Day start this week, Toronto Blue Jays' left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin has adopted big picture thinking. The South Korean ace will be on the mound at Yank...
Choo Shin-soo headlines KBO players to watch in 2021

Apr 1, 2021

Perhaps no player has generated quite as much buzz ahead of a South Korean baseball season as Choo Shin-soo has this spring for the SSG Landers. He isn't the first ex-major leaguer from the country ...
Dinos chase 2nd straight title as KBO opens 2nd season during pandemic

Apr 1, 2021

In a season unlike any other in South Korean baseball history in 2020, the year of the coronavirus pandemic, the NC Dinos emerged as the first-time champions. While the rest of the Korea Baseball Or...