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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin wins final start of 1st half
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Ryu Hyun-jin has wrapped up a terrific first half of the season with a long-awaited victory.The South Korean left-hander shut down the San Diego Padres over six innings at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday (local time), holding them to three singles while striking out five. The Dodgers went on to win 5-1.He improved to 10-2 for the season to reach win No. 10 on his fifth try and lowered his major league-best ERA from 1.83 to 1.73. Now in his sixth season, with
July 5, 2019
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin expected to start 1st All-Star Game
In the midst of an outstanding season, Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin is expected to start the All-Star Game next week in his Midsummer Classic debut.Ryu was announced as one of 12 pitchers for the National League All-Star squad by Major League Baseball on Sunday (local time). The All-Star Game will be played on July 9 at Progressive Field in Cleveland.And Dave Roberts, Ryu's manager with the Dodgers who will be the NL skipper at the All-Star Game, told reporters, "I
July 1, 2019
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin settles for 2nd straight no-decision
Los Angeles Dodgers' starter Ryu Hyun-jin will have to wait for another chance to reach win No. 10 for the season.The South Korean left-hander settled for his second straight no-decision against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday (local time). Ryu gave up two runs, both unearned, over seven solid innings but was relieved at the start of the eighth with the score tied at 2-2. The Dodgers went on to win 3-2. Ryu remains at 9-1 for the year, but he lowered his major league-
June 17, 2019
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[Graphic News] Ryu Hyun-jin named best pitcher for May
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Ryu Hyun-jin is lately showing off outstanding performances in each and every measure. He has capped it off by winning the National League Pitcher of the Month for May. Ryu is the second Korean, after then-Dodger Park Chan-ho. Park was the NL’s top pitcher in July 1998, when he was 4-0 in six starts with a 1.05 ERA.
June 6, 2019
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin collects 9th win in another scoreless start
This is getting to sound like a broken record: Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin has thrown another scoreless gem.The Arizona Diamondbacks were the victims this time, as the South Korean left-hander held them to three hits over seven shutout innings in the Dodgers' 9-0 rout at Chase Field in Phoenix on Tuesday (local time).Ryu improved to 9-1 and lowered his major league-best ERA from 1.48 to 1.35. He struck out two and walked none while retiring a dozen straight batters in one stretch. This was
June 5, 2019
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Rangers' Choo Shin-soo hits 200th homer
Texas Rangers' Choo Shin-soo has belted his 200th homer of his career to become the first Asian MLB player to achieve the feat.Batting leadoff, the South Korean left fielder smacked a solo home run in his first plate appearance of the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday (US time). It is his 11th homer of the season and the 200th of his 15-year career in the Major League Baseball.Also Choo, 36, became the first Asian player to hit 200 homers in th
June 5, 2019
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin shuts down Mets for 8th win, cements NL Pitcher of Month case
Los Angeles Dodgers' starter Ryu Hyun-jin has wrapped up an outstanding May in style, picking up his eighth win of the season with a gem against the New York Mets at home.Ryu tossed 7 2/3 shutout innings in the Dodgers' 2-0 victory at Dodger Stadium on Thursday (local time). Ryu held the Mets to just four hits, while striking out seven and walking one. Ryu improved to 8-1 with a major league-best 1.48 ERA. The left-hander remains the only qualified starter in baseball with a sub-2.00 ERA this ye
May 31, 2019
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin wins 7th game of '19, has scoreless streak snapped at 32 innings
Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin has won his fifth straight game despite having his scoreless streak snapped and giving up a season-high 10 hits.Ryu labored through six innings, working around those 10 hits to limit the Pittsburgh Pirates to two runs in a 7-2 victory at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Saturday (local time). Ryu improved to 7-1 for the season, striking out three and giving up no walks on 93 pitches, 66 for strikes. Ryu entered the game not having allowed a run in 31 straight innings,
May 26, 2019
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin extends scoreless streak to 31 innings, earns 6th win of '19
Scoring off Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin is the toughest thing for major league hitters these days. The South Korean left-hander improved to 6-1 for the season after shutting down the Cincinnati Reds over seven innings at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Sunday (local time). Ryu scattered five hits while striking out five and walking one, as the Dodgers prevailed 8-3. Ryu extended his scoreless streak to a career-best 31 innings and lowered his ERA from 1.72 to 1.52, cu
May 20, 2019
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Dodgers' pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin earns top NL weekly honor
Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been named the National League Player of the Week for the first time in his career.The left-hander earned the honor Monday (local time) after throwing 17 scoreless innings with 15 strikeouts, one walk and five hits allowed over his last two starts. (AFP)He pulled off a four-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, marking his first shutout since May 28, 2013, against the Los Angeles Angels as a big league rookie.On Sunday, he picked up his fi
May 14, 2019
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin earns 5th win vs. Nationals
Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers picked up his fifth win of the season after delivering eight scoreless innings against the Washington Nationals.The South Korean left-hander kept the Nationals to one hit in eight innings with nine strikeouts and one walk in his side's 6-0 win at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday (local time).He had a no-hitter through the seventh inning but allowed the National's only hit to Gerardo Parra in the eighth. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin
May 13, 2019
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Dodgers' Ryu prevails over Pirates' Kang in all-Korean pitcher-batter duel
In their first head-to-head showdown in Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin came out on top against Pittsburgh Pirates' third baseman Kang Jung-ho in LA on Friday. Kang was 1-for-3 with a single and a strikeout against his friend at Dodger Stadium, as Ryu picked up his third win of 2019 in a 6-2 win. These two 32-year-olds were All-Stars in the Korea Baseball Organization before they took their talents to the United States. In December 2012, Ryu beca
April 27, 2019
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Pirates' Kang Jung-ho donates to help forest fire relief efforts in S. Korea
South Korean major leaguer Kang Jung-ho has donated money to help relief efforts following a forest fire that engulfed the east coast regions of his native country, his Seoul-based agency said Monday.Leeco Sports Agency said the Pittsburgh Pirates infielder sent 30 million won ($26,240) to the Korea Disaster Relief Association and another 10 million won to the Korea Firefighting Welfare Foundation.Through his agency, Kang said he was "heartbroken" by the news of the devastating fire and added: "
April 8, 2019
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin earns 2nd win of season vs. Giants
Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has picked up his second win of the season after delivering a quality start against the San Francisco Giants.The South Korean left-hander kept the Giants to two runs in seven innings with five strikeouts in his side's 6-5 win at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday (local time). Ryu collected his second straight win of the 2019 Major League Baseball season following his Opening Day action last week.Ryu allowed six hits, including one home run, against
April 3, 2019
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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin felt 'zero pressure' in 1st Opening Day start
Ryu Hyun-jin's first career Opening Day start for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday was a significant occasion on multiple levels, potentially fraught with stress. He was filling in for Clayton Kershaw, the longtime franchise ace and three-time Cy Young Award winner who had opened the past eight seasons. And Ryu was the first South Korean to start on Opening Day since Park Chan-ho for the Texas Rangers in 2002.But after throwing six solid innings of one-run ball against the Arizona Diamondback
March 29, 2019
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Reigning regular season baseball champs win season opener
The Doosan Bears opened their quest for a second straight regular season crown in South Korean baseball with a 5-4 victory over the Hanwha Eagles on Saturday.New Cuban hitter Jose Miguel Fernandez knocked in three runs, including two that broke the 3-3 tie with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, as the Bears took their home opener in the Korea Baseball Organization at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.Fernandez, a former Cuban national team member, went 2-for-4 batting out of the sixth spot.The
March 24, 2019
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4 games sell out on S. Korean baseball's Opening Day
The new season in South Korean professional baseball began Saturday, with four of the five games played before sellout crowds. The Korea Baseball Organization opened its 38th season, with all 10 clubs in action. Changwon NC Park in Changwon, 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, hosted its first regular season game as the brand new home for the NC Dinos. All 22,112 tickets for the tilt between the Dinos and the Samsung Lions sold out last Saturday, the league office said.(Yonhap) The first home ru
March 23, 2019
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Ryu Hyun-jin named Dodgers' Opening Day starter
Los Angeles Dodgers’ South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin has been named the team‘s Opening Day starter, becoming just the second pitcher from the country to have the honor. Manager Dave Roberts made the announcement in the Dodgers’ spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday (local time). Injuries to Clayton Kershaw, who had opened the previous eight seasons, plus Walker Buehler and Rich Hill left Ryu as the most viable option to start the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks next
March 23, 2019
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[Graphic News] Giants’ Lee Dae-ho highest paid in Korean baseball
The Korea Baseball Organization recently announced its salary data for the 2019 season. Lee Dae-ho of the Lotte Giants topped all players with an annual salary of 2.5 billion won ($2.2 million), followed by the Kia Tigers’ Yang Hyeon-jong (2.3 billion won) and the NC Dinos’ Yang Eui-ji (2 billion won).
Feb. 25, 2019
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First female GM in baseball replaced, 10 days after appointment
Korea Baseball Organization team Kiwoom Heroes announced Friday that it was replacing Im Eun-ju, who made headlines not two weeks earlier when she became the first female general manager in KBO history.Replacing her will be Kim Chi-hyeon, whose previous roles include scouting foreign players, negotiating with MLB teams, and creating and operating the team’s farm system. Im Eun-ju“We recruited Im in order to improve our front office, but decided to replace her for quicker and more efficient opera
Feb. 1, 2019