South Korean baseball slugger Lee Dae-ho has decided to part ways with his Japanese club the Orix Buffaloes, his brother said Thursday. Lee Cha-ho, a sports agent and older brother of the player, said Lee Dae-ho told the Osaka-based team in the Nippon Professional Baseball league on Wednesday that he couldn’t accept the club’s offer of a new contract. “He likes the surroundings in the home city...

South Korean baseball slugger Lee Dae-ho has decided to part ways with his Japanese club the Orix Buffaloes, his brother said Thursday. Lee Cha-ho, a sports agent and older brother of the player, said Lee Dae-ho told the Osaka-based team in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league on Wednesday that he couldn't accept the club's offer of a new contract. "He likes the surroundings in the hom...

NEW YORK (AP) ― Terry Francona of the Cleveland Indians and Clint Hurdle of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the Manager of the Year awards Tuesday after guiding their small-budget teams to charming turnarounds. Francona edged John Farrell of the World Series champion Boston Red Sox for the American League honor 112 points to 96 in a close vote by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. It was ...

INCHEON (Yonhap News) ― The reigning South Korean baseball champion Samsung Lions departed for Taiwan on Wednesday to participate in an international offseason tournament of regional league winners. The Lions will represent the Korea Baseball Organization at the Asia Series to be held from Friday to next Wednesday in Taichung, Taiwan. This will be the seventh edition of the tournament. It has ...

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers finished fourth in the voting for the National League Rookie of the Year award, ballots showed Tuesday. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), whose members cast votes for the top rookie honors, released the results of the balloting on its website. Ryu, the South Korean left-hander, earned 10 third-place votes for 10 points. Ryu went 14-8 w...

The top domestic baseball league said Saturday 16 players have declared free agency this offseason. The Korea Baseball Organization announced that out of 21 players eligible for free agency, all but five have chosen to exercise their rights. Two key members of the Samsung Lions, the three-time reigning KBO champions, are among the free agents. Outfielder Park Han-yi, the 2013 Korean Series MVP,...

The top domestic baseball league on Wednesday announced a star-studded list of potential free agents. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said 21 players will be eligible to declare for free agency this offseason. They have until Friday to exercise their rights. Headlining the list are two key members of the Samsung Lions, the three-time reigning KBO champions. Outfielder Park Han-yi, the 201...

The Samsung Lions, the reigning South Korean baseball champions, have announced that they will let their free-agent-to-be closer Oh Seung-hwan test foreign waters this offseason. The Lions made the announcement late Tuesday, four days after they claimed their third straight Korean Series championship in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Their decision will allow the right-hander to be post...

General managers in the top domestic baseball league have agreed in principle to increase the current foreign player quota starting next season, officials said Wednesday. According to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), the executives from 10 clubs, nine current teams plus the expansion KT Wiz that will join the league in 2015, met on Tuesday to discuss the foreign player issue. Currently, t...

Park Byung-ho of the Nexen Heroes was voted the most valuable player in the top South Korean baseball league for the second straight year on Monday. Park earned 84 out of 98 possible votes to pick up his second MVP trophy in a row in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The slugging first baseman led the league in five offensive categories, including home runs and RBIs. Park became just the f...