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Diminutive hitter chasing elusive .400 batting average

One of South Korean baseball's smallest players is in hot pursuit of one of the most hallowed and elusive marks in the game: a .400 batting average. Kim Sun-bin of the Kia Tigers, all of 165 centime...

Aug 18, 2017
Baseball
Cardinals' Oh Seung-hwan to get save opportunities following closer's injury

St. Louis Cardinals reliever Oh Seung-hwan is expected to get more save opportunities following an injury to the club's incumbent closer. The South Korean right-hander, who started the season as the...

Aug 18, 2017
Baseball
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin takes no-decision after worst start in 2 months

Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin has taken a no-decision after throwing his worst outing in two months. The South Korean left-hander allowed three runs on seven hits in five innings against the San...

Aug 13, 2017
Baseball
Scruggs walks off Lotte, NC wins 3-2

Xavier Scruggs hit a walk-off two-run home run in the ninth inning of Thursday’s Korean Baseball Organization game between the Lotte Giants and NC Dinos to give NC a come from behind 3-2 victory. NC...

Aug 11, 2017
Baseball
On retirement tour, Korean baseball legend seeking low profile

Having embarked on South Korean baseball's first retirement tour, Samsung Lions slugger Lee Seung-yuop just wants to keep a low profile. Modest to a fault, the career home run leader in the Korea Ba...

Aug 11, 2017
Baseball
Baseball's rookie sensation eager for chance to play for father on natl. team

South Korean baseball's rookie sensation Lee Jung-hoo knew he'd never be able to play with his famous father, Lee Jong-beom, who retired in 2012 when his son was just 13. But this year, the junior L...

Aug 11, 2017
Baseball
Korea names natl. baseball coaches for offseason tournament

South Korea on Thursday announced the national baseball team coaches for an inaugural offseason tournament this fall. The Korea Baseball Organization brought six coaches on board for manager Sun Don...

Aug 10, 2017
Baseball
Choo reaches base 5 times, Rangers beat Mets 5-1

Choo Shin-soo reached base five times and scored the game’s opening run, leading his Texas Rangers to a 5-1 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday. Texas Rangers right fielder Choo Shin-soo in ...

Aug 10, 2017
Baseball
Players to take field with nicknames for first MLB ‘Players Weekend’

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have announced the first ever MLB “Players Weekend,” a celebration that will take place during games held from Aug. 25 to 27. ...

Aug 10, 2017
Baseball
Slugger ruled out for 3 months with gruesome foot injury

SK Wyverns' slugger Han Dong-min has been ruled out for three months with a torn ligament in his left foot, a gruesome injury that has cut short his breakthrough Korea Baseball Organization season. ...

Aug 9, 2017
Baseball
Doosan Bears roaring up KBO standings in 2nd half

Don't look now. Here come the Bears. After months of mediocre play, the Doosan Bears are on the prowl for their third straight Korea Baseball Organization title, as they continue to roar up the stan...

Aug 9, 2017
Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates planning for a future without Kang Jung-ho

Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said in an interview Sunday that the team is preparing for a possible future without troubled infielder Kang Jung-ho, who has spent the entirety of ...

Aug 7, 2017
Baseball
Ryu Hyun-jin near-perfect in 7 scoreless, Dodgers win 4th straight

Ryu Hyun-jin continued stating his case for a rotation spot, spinning seven shutout innings in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 8-0 win over the New York Mets on Sunday. Ryu was nearly perfect in his seven ...

Aug 7, 2017
Baseball
NC Dinos turn game-ending triple play, fifth in KBO history

The NC Dinos won 4-1 against the Samsung Lions on Sunday in a game that was unremarkable except for one aspect – it ended with a triple play. The occurrence of a single triple play is rare enough; on...

Aug 7, 2017
Baseball
Nexen’s Choice hits first KBO homer, but Lotte wins 5-4 in 10

Nexen Heroes right fielder Michael Choice hit a game-tying two-run home run in the eighth inning of Nexen’s Saturday game against the Lotte Giants, but Nexen ultimately fell in extra innings, 5-4. Th...

Aug 7, 2017
Baseball

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