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Yankees honor Rivera

Sept 23, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) ― Humble as ever, Mariano Rivera began his special day by paying tribute to a Hall of Famer. The New York Yankees retired Rivera’s No. 42 Sunday, and the great reliever honored Jackie Robinson during a ceremony in Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park. Robinson’s No. 42 was retired throughout the major leagues in 1997 on the 50th anniversary of the day the Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman...
Kershaw strikes out 10, Dodgers defeat Padres

Sept 22, 2013

Burnett (9-11) struck out a season-high 12 as the Pirates moved a game in front of Cincinnati for the top spot in the NL wild-card race. Jason Grilli worked the ninth for his 31st save, his first since going to the disabled list with a strained right forearm in July. Russell Martin hit a two-run homer and Jose Tabata added two hits as the Pirates bounced back from a late collapse in a loss on Fr...
Ryu goes distance but tagged with loss

Sept 17, 2013

PHOENIX (Yonhap News) ― Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers suffered his second straight loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on the road on Monday, despite a strong outing. Ryu allowed two earned runs on two hits in eight solid innings and struck out four, but the Dodgers fell to the D-backs 2-1. Last Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, Ryu gave up three earned runs on 10 hits in six innings against ...
Choo Shin-soo reaches 100 walks for first time

Sept 16, 2013

Choo Shin-soo of the Cincinnati Reds surpassed 100 walks in a season for the first time in his career in a road game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Choo went 0-for-3 against the Brewers but had two walks to reach 101 free passes for 2013. The South Korean outfielder also stole a base and scored a run in the game, as the Reds lost 6-5. Only Joey Votto, Choo's teammate, has drawn more w...
Choo, Votto help Reds keep pace

Sept 15, 2013

MILWAUKEE (AP) ― Joey Votto contorted his body in the batter’s box as if he was trying to will his towering fly ball to stay fair as it sailed down the right field line. It did. Barely. The ball bounced off the foul pole for a two-run homer, helping the Cincinnati Reds keep pace in the NL Central race with a 7-3 victory Saturday over the Milwaukee Brewers. Maybe Votto’s drive will be the spark...
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin shaky in loss to Diamondbacks

Sept 12, 2013

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers suffered his sixth loss of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season on Wednesday in a shaky outing against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. Ryu pitched six innings and allowed 10 hits and three runs, as the Dodgers lost 4-1. The lefty didn't walk a batter and had one strikeout. The South Korean dropped to 13-6 in his rookie season, and his ERA we...
Dodgers’ rotation best in MLB: U.S. media

Sept 12, 2013

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching rotation of Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, Ricky Nolasco and Ryu Hyun-jin may form the best rotation among playoff-bound teams in Major League Baseball, a baseball editor for a U.S. sports network said Wednesday. “You have two lefties, two righties, and four guys throw strikes and limit home runs. It’s clearly the best foursome going right now,” wrote David Scho...
Yankees SS Jeter done for year with ankle injury

Sept 12, 2013

Derek Jeter began the season on the disabled list, and that is how it will end. The New York Yankees shortstop will miss the rest of the season after being placed on the disabled list Wednesday with an ankle injury. Jeter, 39, last played Saturday against Boston. He was removed for a pinch runner after hurting his left ankle , and although a CT scan was negative, Yankees general manager Brian C...
Next stop for Choo Choo Train? Maybe New York

Sept 11, 2013

As the end of Major League Baseball’s 2013 season draws near, speculations are flying over where Cincinnati Reds’ Choo Shin-soo may end up. The top pursuer seems to be the Mets, according to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News. Martino, citing a Mets official who had been informed of the team’s general manager Sandy Alderson’s plans, reported Tuesday that the Mets were interested in the 31-y...
Racist online baseball cartoon causes uproar

Sept 10, 2013

An online cartoon depicting a Dominican baseball pitcher for a local team being chased by hooded Ku Klux Klan members has caused an uproar this week, forcing its authors to issue an apology and replace the controversial piece. A tandem of cartoonists, under the pen name Bounce Kim, published the strip on portal site Nate.com on Monday, as part of their weekly series dubbed “Fastball and Jokeball...
Hanigan’s RBI double lifts Reds past Dodgers

Sept 9, 2013

CINCINNATI (AP) ― Jay Bruce picked a good night to solve Clayton Kershaw, and Ryan Hanigan’s big double in the ninth gave the Cincinnati Reds a sweep over the Dodgers. Bruce hit two home runs for the Reds, who went into the game in third place in the NL Central, two games behind first-place St. Louis, which beat second-place Pittsburgh earlier Sunday. Bruce had three singles off the Dodgers’ ace...
Hamilton, Reds sink Dodgers in 10

Sept 8, 2013

Frazier followed with a line-drive single into right field to give Cincinnati five wins in its last six games. Frazier also drove Hamilton with a seventh-inning double in the Reds’ 1-0 victory against St. Louis on Tuesday. J.J. Hoover (4-5) got three outs for the win as Cincinnati captured the first two games of its weekend series against the NL West leaders. The Reds will send Homer Bailey to t...
Choo hits 20th homer en route to another 20-20 season

Sept 6, 2013

Choo Shin-soo of the Cincinnati Reds hit his 20th home run of the season on Thursday, with three steals left to him posting the third “20-20” season (at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases) of his Major League Baseball career. Facing off against the Cardinals’ starting pitcher Lance Lynn, the outfielder slammed the ball into the stands in the bottom of the fourth inning for a solo homer. It w...
Ryu out with back stiffness

Sept 5, 2013

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers will miss his scheduled start this week because of back stiffness, the manager of the Major League Baseball club said on Wednesday in Denver. With the Dodgers taking on the Colorado Rockies on the road, Don Mattingly said the South Korean left-hander will skip his turn in the rotation on Friday against the Cincinnati Reds on the road. Another southpaw, Ch...
At age 37, ‘Zero’ Lim finally called up to MLB

Sept 5, 2013

South Korean relief pitcher Lim Chang-yong was called up from the Triple-A league by the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, becoming the oldest South Korean rookie ever in U.S. Major League Baseball at the age of 37. Lim, who started his career in South Korea in 1995 and has also played in the Japanese and U.S. minor leagues, said he was “nervous and excited” about pitching in the majors. “I want to see...