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Hanwha Eagles announce signing of new foreign pitcher

Dec 18, 2013

The Hanwha Eagles announced Wednesday the signing of new pitcher Caleb Clay to a one-year deal. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) team said Clay, a 24-year-old right-hander, signed for $250,000, along with $50,000 in a signing bonus. Clay was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2006 but has never played in Major League Baseball (MLB). In seven minor league seasons for affiliates of the Red Sox...
Dodgers' pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin named top S. Korean athlete of 2013: poll

Dec 16, 2013

Ryu Hyun-jin and Choo Shin-soo (Yonhap news) After enjoying a strong rookie season, the Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin was selected as the top South Korean athlete of 2013, a national survey showed Monday. Ryu, the left-handed starter for the Major League Baseball (MLB) club, earned 51.4 percent of support in a poll conducted by Gallup Korea. The pollster surveyed 1,702 South Koreans...
MLB to ban plate collisions

Dec 12, 2013

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (AP) ― Pete Rose sounded bowled over. Charlie Hustle, who famously flattened Ray Fosse to score the winning run in the 1970 All-Star game, couldn’t believe Major League Baseball intends to eliminate home-plate collisions by 2015 at the latest. “What are they going to do next, you can’t break up a double play?” Rose said in a telephone interview with the Associated Pres...
Is Choo worth $140 million?

Dec 12, 2013

After most of the Major League’s top free agents have signed new contracts, Choo Shin-soo is heating up the league once again with his enormous demand of $140 million over seven years, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The price tag on the 31-year-old outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds brings up a series of questions, which can all be summed up to this: Is he worth it? There is no doub...
Sharing the wealth marked golf in 2013

Dec 11, 2013

THOUSAND OAKS, California (AP) ― Wanting to return among the elite in golf, Graeme McDowell mapped out a plan last fall. He figured out how many ranking points he would need to get back into the top five in the world. And he went about it the right way. It started with his win at the World Challenge a year ago. He won at Hilton Head on the PGA Tour. He won the World Match Play Championship and t...
La Russa, Torre, Cox make Hall

Dec 10, 2013

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (AP) ― Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox spent decades trying to beat each other, no holds barred. On this day, however, they were a mutual admiration society. And why not? They were going to the Hall of Fame together. With a combined eight World Series titles and more than 7,500 wins, the managerial trio made it to Cooperstown in results announced Monday. Each wa...
Halladay retires after 16 seasons

Dec 10, 2013

That dang Rally Squirrel still haunts Roy Halladay. Citing a desire to avoid surgery for an ailing back and wanting to spend more time with his family, the two-time Cy Young Award winner retired Monday after 16 seasons in the major leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies. Halladay signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of the Blue Jays, where he spent the first 12 ...
Lions manager back with record deal

Dec 9, 2013

Samsung Lions manager Ryu Joong-il (Yonhap News) Ryu Joong-il, the manager of the three-time reigning South Korean baseball champ Samsung Lions, will be with the club for three more seasons after signing a record-breaking contract, the team announced Monday. The Korea Baseball Organization club said they re-signed Ryu for three more years, with an annual salary of 500 million won ($473,000) and...
Oh Seung-hwan aims to help Hanshin win title

Dec 4, 2013

Oh Seung-hwan poses with his new uniform in Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap News) South Korean pitcher Oh Seung-hwan said Wednesday he hopes to help his new Japanese club, the Hanshin Tigers, win their first championship in more than two decades. Oh was introduced as the newest member of the Nippon Professional Baseball club at a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday. He signed a two-year deal wit...
Lim becomes free agent after Chicago Cubs decline to offer contract

Dec 3, 2013

Lim Chang-yong. (Yonhap News) South Korean pitcher Lim Chang-yong became a free agent on Tuesday after the Chicago Cubs declined to offer him a contract. The Major League Baseball club didn’t offer the 37-year-old right-hander a contract, along with two other players. Lim was not eligible for arbitration. The Cubs signed Lim to a two-year minor league deal in December last year, a uniquely-st...
S. Korean Lim Chang-yong becomes free agent after Cubs decline to offer contract

Dec 3, 2013

Lim Chang-yong (Yonhap News) South Korean pitcher Lim Chang-yong became a free agent on Tuesday after the Chicago Cubs declined to offer him a contract. The Major League Baseball (MLB) club didn't offer the 37-year-old right-hander a contract, along with two other players. Lim was not eligible for arbitration. The Cubs signed Lim to a two-year minor league deal in December last year, a uniquel...
Kim Sun-woo signs with LG

Dec 2, 2013

Former Major League Baseball right-hander Kim Sun-woo on Monday signed with the LG Twins, a week after being released by the club’s crosstown rival in the Korea Baseball Organization. The Twins announced that they have inked the 36-year-old pitcher to a one-year deal worth 150 million won ($141,750). Last Monday, the Doosan Bears released Kim after back-to-back mediocre seasons. Both clubs are ...
Doosan Bears fire manager after runner-up finish in KBO

Nov 28, 2013

The Doosan Bears abruptly fired Kim Jin-wook as their manager late Wednesday, weeks after finishing runner-up in the top domestic baseball league, citing his inability to take the team to the next level. The Seoul-based Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club said they promoted Song Il-soo, formerly the manager of their minor league affiliate, to replace Kim. The Bears also said Song, 62, has sig...
Renewed hope

Nov 27, 2013

Two veterans vow to lead Hanwha Eagles out of KBO cellar
Dodgers sign Haren for $10m

Nov 26, 2013

Right-hander Dan Haren (AP-Yonhap News) LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Right-hander Dan Haren has agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers announced the deal Monday. It includes $3 million in performance bonuses. Haren returns to his native Southern California after spending last season in Washington, going 10-14 with a 4.67 ERA and a strong finish to the season. T...