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 a signing bonus of 600 million won. Ryu, 50, will...

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 with the Tigers last month, leaving the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organi...

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-structured, non-guaranteed deal w...

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 uniquely-structured, non-guaranteed d...

Two veterans vow to lead Hanwha Eagles out of KBO cellar

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. The 11-year player spent the previous thre...

Relief pitcher Oh Seung-hwan of the Samsung Lions decided to move to Japan’s Hanshin Tigers on a record-breaking, first-term contract, his agency said. The 31-year-old signed on for two years with the Nippon Professional Baseball team for 300 million Japanese yen ($2.9 million) a year with a signing bonus of 200 million yen. With 50 million yen in annual incentives, Oh can receive up to 900 mill...