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Heavy workload taking toll on Kiwoom Heroes' bullpen

Jul 14, 2020

By many measures, the Kiwoom Heroes have had one of the best bullpens in South Korean baseball so far this season. But there's more to that story: Their bullpen has also been the most overworked, ne...
KBO's top club looking to extend lead in midweek series vs. No. 2 team

Jul 13, 2020

The two best clubs in South Korean baseball so far this season will square off this week, with the first-place NC Dinos looking to put some distance between themselves and the second-seed Kiwoom Hero...
Kiwoom Heroes take rubber match vs. Samsung Lions in KBO midweek series

Jul 9, 2020

The Kiwoom Heroes staged their second come-from-behind victory over the Samsung Lions on Thursday, prevailing 4-2 in the rubber match of their three-game midweek series at home. The Heroes took care...
KBO's batting average leader to miss 3 weeks with leg injuries

Jul 6, 2020

The batting average leader in South Korean baseball has been ruled out for up to three weeks with injuries to both legs. The Kia Tigers said their second baseman Kim Sun-bin will miss time with a br...
Kiwoom Heroes' Park Byung-ho hits 300th career KBO home run

Jul 5, 2020

Kiwoom Heroes' slugger Park Byung-ho blasted his 300th career home run in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Sunday. Park became the 14th player, and fifth active hitter, to reach that milesto...
Football league targeting July 10 for return of fans

Jun 30, 2020

The South Korean football league is hoping to have fans back in the stands by July 10 at the earliest, a league official said Tuesday. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) said the matc...
KBO considering QR code registration for fans when stadiums reopen during pandemic

Jun 30, 2020

As it prepares to reopen ballparks to fans during the coronavirus pandemic, the South Korean baseball league is contemplating installing an electronic entry registration system at stadiums based on q...
Baseball fans required to sit apart, no outside food permitted when stadiums open

Jun 30, 2020

When fans return to baseball stadiums sometime in July, they will be asked to sit apart from one another to maintain a safe distance. And they'll not be allowed to bring in any outside food. This wi...
KBO player banned indefinitely by club over alleged sexual harassment of minor

Jun 26, 2020

A South Korean baseball player was suspended indefinitely by his team on Friday over allegations that he sexually harassed a minor. The Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said cat...
KBO club manager falls unconscious during game, regains consciousness inside ambulance

Jun 25, 2020

INCHEON -- A South Korean baseball club manager fell unconscious in the middle of a game Thursday and was taken away in an ambulance. Youm Kyoung-youb, manager for the SK Wvyerns in the Korea Baseba...
S. Korean Ryu Hyun-jin not among multiple Blue Jays to test positive for COVID-19: source

Jun 25, 2020

South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin isn't among multiple members of the Toronto Blue Jays who have reportedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a source close to the player said Thursday. The...
Rays' infielder Choi Ji-man leaves for US to rejoin club

Jun 23, 2020

Tampa Bay Rays' South Korean first baseman Choi Ji-man, who has been training in his home country since April, left for the United States Tuesday to rejoin his club. A source close to Choi said Tues...
Ex-MLB player Kang Jung-ho apologizes over DUI cases, begs for chance to play in KBO

Jun 23, 2020

Contrite over his past drunk driving arrests, former major leaguer Kang Jung-ho apologized for his actions Tuesday in his bid for a return to the South Korean league. "I know that no word can ever w...
Reticent KBO manager expresses rare excitement over healthy lineup

Jun 18, 2020

On his way to ballpark on Thursday, Lotte Giants' manager Her Mun-hoe walked with an extra spring in his step, knowing that he'd have a fully, healthy lineup for the first time in a month. Second ba...
KBO's two worst teams make 1-for-1 trade

Jun 18, 2020

The two worst teams in South Korean baseball made a trade on Thursday. The last-place Hanwha Eagles dealt reliever Lee Tae-yang to the No. 9 club SK Wyverns in exchange for outfielder Ro Soo-kwang, ...