Lee Jung-hoo stretches hitting streak to 5 games for Giants, gets outfield assist

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has extended his hitting streak to five games while also making an impact on defense in his team's victory. Lee batted 1-for-4 and recorded an assist from center field as the Giants walked off the Texas Rangers 3-2 at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sunday (local time). This is Lee's third hitting streak of at least five games this season. He had an eight-game run from March 29 to April 7 and a five-game streak from April 15 to 19. He is batting .324/.383

April 28, 2025

Flying high again: Eagles soar in KBO standings thanks to dominant pitching

Carried by a dominant pitching staff, the Hanwha Eagles have reeled off seven straight wins to soar to second place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) standings. Once again, they are trying to instill hope in a long-suffering fan base that has seen their club in the postseason just once in the past 17 years. The Eagles were in first place after a 7-1-0 (wins-losses-ties) start in 2024 but they found themselves in the league cellar by late May after going 12-28-1 in their next 41 games, a s

April 22, 2025

Rays rally in 9th, hit walk-off HR in 10th to stun Yanks

Rays rally in 9th, hit walk-off HR in 10th to stun Yanks Jonathan Aranda hit a two-run, walk-off homer in the 10th inning after Tampa Bay tied the game with four runs in the ninth, and the Rays beat the visiting New York Yankees 10-8 on Saturday. The Rays snapped their four-game losing streak on Aranda's fourth homer this season, a 365-foot shot against Yoendrys Gomez (1-1) into the right-center field seats. Edwin Uceta (1-1) pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief to earn the win for Tampa Bay, which r

April 20, 2025

San Francisco's Lee Jung-hoo delivers another multihit game

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants continued his torrid start to the season on Friday, notching his eighth multihit game. Lee went 2-for-3 with a walk in the away game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, extending his hitting streak to four games. Impressively, he has recorded at least two hits in each of the three games he has started during that span. The South Korean star has been a revelation at the plate early in his major league career. With 26 hit

April 19, 2025

San Francisco's Lee Jung-hoo returns to hitting ways

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has resumed adding to his hit total a day after being held hitless. Lee batted 2-for-4 with his Major League Baseball-leading ninth double of the season, though the Giants lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Tuesday. This was Lee's sixth multihit game of 2025. Lee went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts the previous day against the Phillies -- only the second time he failed to reach base and third time he didn't get a

April 16, 2025

'Grandson of the Wind' Lee Jung-hoo making Giant mark on MLB

The San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo had the most prolific game of his young Major League Baseball career against the New York Yankees on Sunday, hitting two out of the park with four RBIs to lead his team's 5-4 road victory at the Yankee Stadium. The career game for the 26-year-old brought his season batting average to .352/.426/.704, along with three home runs, 11 RBIs and league-leading eight doubles. He also helped secure San Francisco’s first series victory over the Yankees since 2002, wr

April 14, 2025

KBO surpasses 1 mln fans in fewest games

The South Korean baseball league said Sunday it has topped the 1 million mark in season attendance in the fewest games in its history. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said after three of the five games on Sunday were sold out, its 10 teams had combined to draw 1,059,380 fans after a record 60 games. The previous mark had been 65 games it took to reach 1 million fans in 2012. The league-leading LG Twins extended their sellout streak to seven games at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, where

April 6, 2025

KBO club's home games relocated in aftermath of stadium tragedy

The NC Dinos will play an upcoming series of home games at an opponent's stadium amid ongoing safety checks at their own ballpark in light of a fan's death. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Friday that the three-game set between the Dinos and the Lotte Giants, scheduled to run April 11-13 at Changwon NC Park in Changwon, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, will instead be played at the Giants' home, Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, just east of Changwon. The Dinos will still b

April 4, 2025

[Graphic News] Judge and Ohtani lead most powerful MLB hitters of 2025

The inaugural Hitter Power Rankings of 2025, compiled by MLB.com experts, spotlight the top offensive talents poised to define the upcoming MLB season. Leading the list is Yankees’ outfielder Aaron Judge, whose remarkable performance over the past three seasons includes a .304 batting average, .433 on-base percentage, .674 slugging percentage, and an average of 52 home runs per season. Following closely is Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, who led the National League in multiple offensive categories

March 24, 2025

[Graphic News] Kim Kwang-hyun becomes KBO’s highest-paid player

SSG Landers pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun has become the highest-paid player in Korean professional baseball, securing an annual salary of approximately 3 billion won ($2.06 million) for the 2025 season, according to a report from the Korea Baseball Organization. Kim’s standout performance in the 2024 season, which included 13 wins, 3 losses and a 2.12 ERA, helped lead SSG to a Korean Series championship and earned him the top spot in the league’s ERA rankings. Following Kim, Ryu Hyun-jin of the Hanwha

March 19, 2025

KBO sets single-day preseason attendance record

The South Korean baseball league set a single-day attendance record for a preseason Sunday, breaking its own record set from the previous day. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced that the five exhibition games on Sunday drew a combined 71,288 fans. On Saturday, the first day of the preseason, 67,264 fans had been on hand, breaking the previous mark of 66,785 fans set on March 22, 2015. The new record only lasted a day. The Hanwha Eagles hosted the Doosan Bears at their alternate home

March 9, 2025

Wiz veteran Hwang Jae-gyun embraces mid-career position change

Since 2009, his third professional season, Hwang Jae-gyun has been a third baseman, manning the hot corner for three different clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) while making cameos at first base and shortstop. He also had a cup of coffee as third baseman for the San Francisco Giants. At age 37 playing for the KT Wiz, Hwang is about to undergo a mid-career change. The Wiz signed an All-Star third baseman Heo Kyoung-min in free agency in November, and Heo, a more accomplished defender

March 6, 2025

Giants infielder Son Ho-young not taking playing time for granted

After earning a regular playing opportunity for the first time in his career at age 30 last year, Lotte Giants infielder Son Ho-young established new career-best numbers across the board. In 102 games, Son batted .317/.354/.538 with 18 home runs and 78 RBIs. Injuries forced him to miss 42 games. Otherwise, he could have pushed for the 20-homer, 100-RBI plateaus. Following the end of spring training in Japan, Son said Wednesday he hopes to play more games than a season ago. "Since I played about

March 5, 2025

[Photo News] Surprise at Spring Camp

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun visited the Kia Tigers' spring camp being held at Clubhouse Baseball near Irvine, California, Sunday, to encourage the athletes and coaching staff and congratulate them on their championship-winning season last year, the Korean auto conglomerate said Monday. Chung invited the team to the automaker's sales office and design center to offer them a glimpse of its core businesses. (Hyundai Motor Group)

Feb. 17, 2025

[Graphic News] MLB player salaries reach all-time high

The average salary for Major League Baseball players hit a record high of $4.66 million for the 2024 season. According to the MLB Players Association, the average player salary for 2024 was $4,655,366, marking a 2.9 percent increase from the average of $4,525,719 in 2023. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, MLB eventually shortened the 2020 season to 60 games, correspondingly prorating salaries at about 37 percent. In 2021, the average salary fell further on a full-year basis to $3,679,335. However, the

Feb. 17, 2025