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Baseball club acquires new American pitcher

South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles said Wednesday they've signed American pitcher Jason Wheeler. The Korea Baseball Organization club said it has inked the 27-year-old left-hander to a $575,00...

Nov 15, 2017
Baseball
Baseball club signs American hitter for 2nd season

South Korean baseball club KT Wiz said Tuesday they have signed American hitter Mel Rojas Jr. for a second season. The Korea Baseball Organization club said the new deal is worth $1 million. Rojas,...

Nov 14, 2017
Baseball
MLB tenders status checks on 3 Korean players

Major League Baseball has checked on the availability of three South Korean players in the market this offseason, league officials here said Monday. The Korea Baseball Organization said MLB tendered...

Nov 13, 2017
Baseball
Ex-San Francisco Giant Hwang Jae-gyun signs with Korean club

Former San Francisco Giants infielder Hwang Jae-gyun has signed with a South Korean club, returning home after a cup of coffee in the majors this year. The KT Wiz of the Korea Baseball Organization ...

Nov 13, 2017
Baseball
Ex-All-Star catcher, reliever announce retirements

A former All-Star catcher and a reliever each announced their retirement from the Korea Baseball Organization on Wednesday. A 42-year-old backstop Cho In-sung announced his decision through the Kore...

Nov 8, 2017
Baseball
Teen sensation captures Korean baseball's top rookie award in landslide

A teenage sensation captured South Korean baseball's top rookie award in a landslide on Monday. Nexen Heroes' outfielder Lee Jung-hoo was voted Rookie of the Year in the 2017 Korea Baseball Organiza...

Nov 6, 2017
Baseball
Astros win 1st World Series crown

From laughingstock to liftoff

Nov 2, 2017
Baseball
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin ends 2017 without postseason appearance

All Ryu Hyun-jin could do was to watch, as his Los Angeles Dodgers lose to the Houston Astros 5-1 in Game 7 of the World Series at home. In fact, the South Korean left-hander did nothing but watch d...

Nov 2, 2017
Baseball
Retired star back with former team as coach

A retired South Korean baseball star will be going back to his former club as a coach. The LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization said Thursday former All-Star outfielder Lee Byung-kyu will joi...

Nov 2, 2017
Baseball
Reigning baseball champions extend manager through 2020

Reigning South Korean baseball champions Kia Tigers signed their manager Kim Ki-tai to a three-year extension Wednesday, two days after clinching the title. The Korea Baseball Organization club sai...

Nov 1, 2017
Baseball
Baseball club names new manager after down year

South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles on Tuesday named a former franchise star as their new manager. The Korea Baseball Organization club said Han Yong-duk will take over as manager on a three-ye...

Oct 31, 2017
Baseball
Free agent signings, key trades fuel Kia Tigers' championship run

The Kia Tigers' 2017 Korea Baseball Organization championship was fueled in part by a combination of aggressive free agent signings and smart trades. They ended their eight-year championship drought...

Oct 31, 2017
Baseball
Left-handed ace voted Korean Series MVP

Kia Tigers' left-handed ace Yang Hyeon-jong was voted the most valuable player of the Korean Series on Monday. Yang finished off the Tigers' 7-6 victory over the Doosan Bears in clinching Game 5 of ...

Oct 31, 2017
Baseball
Kia Tigers roar to S. Korean baseball title

The Kia Tigers are the champions of South Korean baseball in 2017. The Tigers defeated the Doosan Bears 7-6 on Monday to take the Korean Series in five games, collecting their first Korea Baseball O...

Oct 30, 2017
Baseball
Kia Tigers reach cusp of 1st baseball title in 8 years

The Kia Tigers beat the Doosan Bears 5-1 on Sunday to reach the cusp of their first Korea Baseball Organization title in eight years. Roger Bernadina had three hits and knocked in two runs, and star...

Oct 30, 2017
Baseball

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