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Slugger becomes 5th with back-to-back 40-homer seasons

SK Wyverns' third baseman Choi Jeong on Tuesday became the fifth player in South Korean baseball to hit 40 home runs in back-to-back seasons. Choi Jeong of the SK Wyverns launches a three-run home r...

Sept 5, 2017
Baseball
Top-ranked baseball club dealing with nagging bullpen woes

In the Korea Baseball Organization this year, no lead is safe against the Kia Tigers. But on the flip side, no deficit seems too big against them either. Take last Sunday's game, for instance. The T...

Sept 4, 2017
Baseball
San Francisco Giants designate Hwang Jae-gyun for assignment: report

South Korean third baseman Hwang Jae-gyun has been designated for assignment by the San Francisco Giants, a report claimed Friday. The San Francisco Chronicle said the Giants removed Hwang, their Tr...

Sept 1, 2017
Baseball
Baseball club admits to giving money to umpire in snowballing scandal

A fourth baseball club admitted to giving money to an umpire in a rapidly-snowballing scandal on Thursday. The Nexen Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization issued an apology, saying one of its fo...

Aug 31, 2017
Baseball
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin suffers 1st loss in 2nd half

Los Angeles Dodgers' starter Ryu Hyun-jin suffered his first loss in the second half after getting torched by the Arizona Diamondbacks. The South Korean left-hander allowed a season-high six earned ...

Aug 31, 2017
Baseball
Baseball club admits to paying umpire as scandal snowballs

A South Korean baseball club on Wednesday admitted to paying an umpire only a day before winning a league title four years ago. The Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization said a senior clu...

Aug 30, 2017
Baseball
Baseball club owner questioned in money scandal involving ex-umpire

A South Korean baseball club owner has been questioned in connection with a money scandal involving a retired umpire, a source said Wednesday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office recently...

Aug 30, 2017
Baseball
Pirates' Kang Jung-ho signs with Dominican club

Pittsburgh Pirates' third baseman Kang Jung-ho, his big league career in limbo following a drunk driving conviction, has signed with a Dominican Republic club. Aguilas Cibaenas, which competes in th...

Aug 30, 2017
Baseball
Ex-MLB player James Loney leaves Korea after demotion

Former major league first baseman James Loney has cut his South Korean stint short after just 23 games, having returned to the United States in response to a demotion to the minors. The LG Twins in ...

Aug 29, 2017
Baseball
Top rookie makes provisional natl. baseball team for inaugural tournament

The top rookie in South Korean baseball this year on Monday made the provisional national team for an inaugural offseason tournament. The Korea Baseball Organization announced a 42-man roster for th...

Aug 28, 2017
Baseball
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin earns 5th win of season vs. Pirates

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has earned his fifth win of 2017 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ryu improved to 5-6 after allowing just one run across six innings in the Dodgers' 5-2 victor...

Aug 25, 2017
Baseball
Career in limbo, Pirates' Kang Jung-ho giving free youth clinics

Beleaguered major league infielder Kang Jung-ho has been giving free youth clinics and donating equipment, while his playing career remains in limbo, a source close to the player said Thursday. Kang...

Aug 24, 2017
Baseball
Korean baseball club to face ownership change after losing court battle

South Korea's professional Nexen Heroes baseball club are set to face a change in their ownership structure after they lost a trial against a US-based businessman on Friday. The Heroes filed a lawsu...

Aug 18, 2017
Baseball
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

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