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Homers galore as NC Dinos push Lotte Giants to baseball postseason brink

CHANGWON, South Korea -- The NC Dinos beat up on the Lotte Giants 13-6 on Wednesday to move within a victory of advancing to the next round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason. The Dinos b...

Oct 12, 2017
Baseball
Top rookie headlines natl. baseball team for inaugural tournament

Rookie sensation Lee Jung-hoo headlines the South Korean national baseball team for an inaugural offseason tournament this fall. The Korea Baseball Organization announced a 25-man final roster for t...

Oct 10, 2017
Baseball
Offense disappears in baseball postseason

BUSAN -- At first glance, the Lotte Giants' 1-0 victory over the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason game Monday may seem like the product of a pitching duel. But this nail-biting...

Oct 10, 2017
Baseball
Lotte Giants blank NC Dinos to even baseball postseason series

The Lotte Giants blanked the NC Dinos 1-0 to even their Korea Baseball Organization postseason series at one game apiece Monday. Starter Brooks Raley tossed 5 1/3 shutout innings before leaving the ...

Oct 9, 2017
Baseball
Crucial postseason series opener decided by defense, base running

BUSAN -- The well-worn baseball cliche has it that pitching and defense help teams win championships. And in their crucial postseason victory in the Korea Baseball Organization on Saturday, the NC Di...

Oct 9, 2017
Baseball
NC Dinos take series opener in baseball postseason

BUSAN -- The NC Dinos stole a road game in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason Sunday, beating the Lotte Giants 9-2 in 11 innings to open their best-of-five first round series. The Dinos expl...

Oct 9, 2017
Baseball
Kia Tigers win S. Korean baseball pennant

The Kia Tigers won the South Korean baseball pennant on Tuesday, the final day of the regular season. The Tigers finished first among 10 clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular season...

Oct 3, 2017
Baseball
Korean left-hander closing in on 20th win

In this age of advanced metrics in baseball, the number of wins for pitchers may not carry quite the same luster that it once did. But for starting pitchers, 20 is still a nice round number that r...

Sept 27, 2017
Baseball
Baseball players' association calls for revisions to rule on agents

South Korean baseball players' interest group on Wednesday called for revisions to a recent rule introduced to allow players to have representation starting next year. The Korea Professional Basebal...

Sept 27, 2017
Baseball
Final game for retiring baseball legend sold out

The final game for retiring South Korean baseball legend Lee Seung-yuop has sold out, his club Samsung Lions said Tuesday. The Korea Baseball Organization club said the 24,000 tickets to the regular...

Sept 26, 2017
Baseball
Baseball league to allow agents starting in 2018

Players in the nation's top baseball league will be allowed to have agents starting next year. The Korea Baseball Organization said it will permit player representation beginning in 2018, putting in...

Sept 26, 2017
Baseball
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin lifted early after getting struck by comebacker

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers had his start cut short after getting struck in his pitching arm by a batted ball. Ryu left his start against the San Francisco Giants at Dodgers Stadium in L...

Sept 24, 2017
Baseball
Korean high school shortstop signs with Atlanta Braves

South Korean high school shortstop Bae Ji-hwan has signed with the Atlanta Braves. The National League club announced its signing of the 18-year-old on its Twitter page Saturday (local time). Financ...

Sept 24, 2017
Baseball
Schedules announced for baseball postseason

Schedules for South Korean baseball's postseason were announced on Wednesday. The wild card game between the fourth- and fifth-ranked teams at 2 p.m. on Oct. 5 will launch the postseason play, the K...

Sept 20, 2017
Baseball
In absence, Pirates' Kang Jung-ho misses camaraderie with teammates

GWANGJU -- On the Pittsburgh Pirates' roster this season, South Korean third baseman Kang Jung-ho has been conspicuous by his absence. The 30-year-old hasn't been able to secure his US work permit t...

Sept 20, 2017
Baseball

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