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Korea unveils tax reform bill to spur economy
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Actor Yoo Ah-in accused of sexual attack
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S. Korea, China shifting from tensions to cooperation: Seoul
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LG Electronics achieves record earnings in Q2
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Korean baseball league seeks to adopt draft lottery
The country’s top baseball league may adopt a lottery system for its annual rookie draft as early as next year, officials said Monday.The Korea Baseball Organization is scheduled to hold its first board meeting of 2012 on Tuesday, and the key item on the agenda will be the change to the draft system.Currently, the draft in the eight-team KBO takes place in a reverse-record order, like the NFL. That means the team with the worst record in the previous year automatically earns the first overall pi
Jan. 9, 2012
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Ex-major leaguer Park Chan-ho comes home
South Korean baseball pitcher Park Chan-ho, a former Major League Baseball All-Star who recently signed with a South Korean team, is the living proof that you can come home again.On Friday, Park donned his new Hanwha Eagles uniform in Daejeon, some 150 kilometers south of Seoul, as the Korea Basebal
Jan. 6, 2012
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Marlins land Zambrano
MIAMI (AP) ― Carlos Zambrano will get a much-needed fresh start with the Miami Marlins. The Chicago Cubs traded their former ace Wednesday for Marlins right-hander Chris Volstad, pending physicals and approval by Major League Baseball, a person familiar with the negotiations said. The person confirmed the deal to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t announced a deal.Zambrano wore out his welcome in Chicago because of repeated meltdowns and tantrums. The most re
Jan. 5, 2012
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Kim Dong-joo re-signs with Doosan Bears
Veteran third baseman Kim Dong-joo, the last remaining free agent in the top local baseball league, re-signed with his original club on Monday.The Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization said they have signed Kim to a three-year deal that will pay him 700 million won ($605,000) per season. The 35-year-old will also receive 500 million won in signing bonus and 200 million won in incentives.Kim has spent his entire 14-year career with the Seoul-based Bears.“I am happy to remain with Doosan
Jan. 2, 2012
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Choo looks to bounce back in 2012
Cleveland Indians outfielder Choo Shin-soo said Thursday he will try to bounce back next year from a disappointing 2011 season.Choo, the only South Korean in Major League Baseball, returned to his home in Arizona Thursday to begin his off-season training in earnest, after spending about two months in his native land. As he reflected on his injury-plagued year, Choo said it was the worst season of his career.“This year, I hit rock bottom, and I‘d never experienced that before in baseball,” Choo t
Dec. 29, 2011
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Power surge carries Yankees
Dec. 25, 2011
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No. 61 officially returns home
Former MLB pitcher Park inks 1-year deal with Hanwha Eagles Former Major League pitcher Park Chan-ho said he wants to pitch in Korea not for the money, but for his passion. He proved it on Tuesday by signing a one-year deal with the Hanwha Eagles on the minimum salary of 24 million won ($20,540).The 37-year-old was paid $1.2 million a year while playing for the Japanese outfit Orix Buffaloes. He was released by the team in October after a disappointing season, going 1-5 with a 4.29 ERA.The Eagle
Dec. 20, 2011
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Former MLB pitcher Park signs for minimum salary
Former Major League pitcher Park Chan-ho said he wants to pitch in Korea not for the money, but for his passion. He proved it on Tuesday by signing a one-year deal with the Hanwha Eagles on the minimum salary of 24 million won ($20,540).The 37-year-old was paid $1.2 million a year while playing for
Dec. 20, 2011
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Phillies, Rollins agree at $33m
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Jimmy Rollins is bringing his swagger back to the Phillies.Three people familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press that Rollins has agreed to a 3-year, $33 million contract with Philadelphia. The deal includes a vesting option for a fourth year.The people spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday because the agreement is pending a physical.“Gotta deal with me for 3 (4) more years!” Rollins wrote on Twitter. He also thanked former Philadelphia Eagles safety Brian
Dec. 18, 2011
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KBO club chiefs give green light ...to Park Chan-ho
KBO club chiefs give green light to Park Chan-hoFormer Major League Baseball All-Star Park Chan-ho will be able to play in his home country next year.Presidents of the eight current clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization and one expansion team set to join the league in 2013 on Tuesday instituted a rule change to allow Park to join the league next season, the league office said. The veteran right-hander was released by the Orix Buffaloes in Japan in October.Under the previous rule, Park would
Dec. 13, 2011
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KBO club presidents give green light to Park Chan-ho
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- Former Major League Baseball All-Star Park Chan-ho will be able to play in his home country next year.Presidents of the eight current clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and one expansion team set to join the league in 2013 on Tuesday instituted a rule change to
Dec. 13, 2011
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Chong Tae-hyon returns from U.S. without firm deal
Chong Tae-hyon, the South Korean free agent pitcher in contract talks with a Major League Baseball club, returned home early Wednesday with no deal in place.Chong, who has held talks with the Baltimore Orioles, arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, about 5:40 a.m. with his family. Chong refused to answer questions about his contract status, only saying, “Nothing has been decided, and I’ve got nothing to tell you.”Before Chong arrived, a source close to the pitcher claimed Chon
Dec. 7, 2011
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Lee Dae-ho joins Orix
Former Korean MVP Lee Dae-ho has joined the Orix Buffaloes in Japan, the club announced.In a press release, the Buffaloes said they have signed the 29-year-old infielder formerly with the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization, but did not disclose other details of the deal. Lee has reportedly signed a two-year contract worth 700 million yen ($9 million). The hulking first baseman, listed at 194 centimeters and 130 kilograms, was voted the KBO’s MVP in 2010 after leading the league in a
Dec. 6, 2011
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Slugger Lee Seung-yeop rejoins former S. Korean team
Slugger Lee Seung-yeop has rejoined his former team in South Korea's top baseball league. Lee Seung-yeop (Yonhap News)Lee has signed a one-year deal with the Samsung Lions in theKorea Baseball Organization (KBO), the club announced Monday.The left-handed first baseman agreed to 800 million won (US$7
Dec. 5, 2011
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Samsung sinks SoftBank to win Series
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Yonhap News) ― South Korea’s Samsung Lions beat SoftBank Hawks of Japan 5-3 to capture the Asia Series tournament in a battle of league champions.At Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, the Lions, the 2011 champions of the Korea Baseball Organization, overcame an early deficit against the Hawks, the Nippon Professional Baseball champions. Samsung’s starter Jang Won-sam settled down after a shaky start and the bullpen took care of the rest, as the Lions became the first K
Nov. 30, 2011
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Verlander named MVP
NEW YORK (AP) ― Justin Verlander figured time had run out on his chance to become the first starting pitcher in a quarter-century to be voted Most Valuable Player.Last Tuesday, he found out about 12:40 p.m. that he was a unanimous winner of the AL Cy Young Award. It was closing in on 1 p.m. Monday, and he still hadn’t gotten word on the MVP.“I had told myself that it wasn’t going to happen,” he said. “I figured somebody else got the call.” Not to worry, there was just a slight delay because Verl
Nov. 22, 2011
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Slugger Lee Dae-ho seeks opportunity in Japan
Lee Dae-ho of the Lotte Giants has refused to sign a new deal with the Busan-based club in order to pursue new opportunities in Japan.The veteran slugger, who debuted with the Giants in 2001, became a free agent this winter. His team was trying hard to retain him, offering 10 billion won ($8.7 million) in a four-year deal, which would have been the league’s biggest signing. The current record in the Korea Baseball Organization is Sim Jeong-soo’s 6 billion won deal with the Samsung Lions in 2004.
Nov. 20, 2011
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Gibson, Maddon voted managers of the year
NEW YORK (AP) ― Kirk Gibson took a tough-guy approach. So much so, he brought three Navy SEALs to spring training.The SEALs wrote D, W and I on a board. The letters stood for a sense of purpose, not a traffic offense: “Deal With It.”“They bought into it,” said Gibson, voted the NL Manager of the Year on Wednesday after the guiding the Arizona Diamondbacks to a worst-to-first finish.Joe Maddon took a different tact. After Tampa Bay lost its first six games, he proclaimed with a great flourish tha
Nov. 17, 2011
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S. Korean pitcher pursued by MLB calls off talks with current team
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Free agent baseball pitcher Chong Tae-hyon on Thursday called off salary negotiations with his original South Korean team to seek a career in Major League Baseball (MLB), a day after the MLB checked his availability this offseason.The right-hander had until this Saturday t
Nov. 17, 2011
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Verlander bags Cy Young award
NEW YORK (AP) ― There was little question Justin Verlander would unanimously win the AL Cy Young Award. Now, the far more intriguing question: Will he take the MVP, too?“Do I think it’s possible? Yes. Would I like to win it? Of course,” he said during a conference call. “It’s kind of a weird scenario.”No starting pitcher has won the MVP trophy since Roger Clemens in 1986, with Dennis Eckersley the last reliever to get it in 1992. Many say pitchers shouldn’t win the MVP, period, contending they a
Nov. 16, 2011