All posts tagged "angels"

  • Choi Ji-man (AP)
    Choi Ji-man makes strong bid to make Angels roster

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Korean first baseman Choi Ji-man is making a strong bid to make the Los Angeles Angels roster. Three days after hitting his first home run of the spring, he added...

    • Posted March 11, 2016
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  • FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2016, file photo, Ji-Man Choi of the Los Angeles Angels baseball team, poses in Tempe, Ariz. Ji-Man Choi didn't become a swtich-hitter until midway through last season. His remarkable mid-career adjustment could make him part of the Los Angeles Angels' patch for their hole in left field. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
    Angels’ Ji-Man Choi learned switch-hitting on the fly

    TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Ji-Man Choi’s baseball career had stalled a bit last summer in his sixth pro season. The South Korean prospect says he decided to get it moving again by learning how to switch-hit in...

    • Posted February 29, 2016
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  • New Los Angeles Angels infielder Choi Ji-man wears his jersey in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Dec. 23, 2015. Choi was selected by the Major League Baseball club at the annual Rule 5 Draft in Nashville, Tennessee, on Dec. 10, the final day of the MLB Winter Meetings. (Yonhap)
    Angels make few changes around Trout, Pujols heading to 2016

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Although the Los Angeles Angels made a few tweaks up and down their roster, they’re headed into spring hoping for better results from largely the same players. After going 85-77 and finishing one game...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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  • New Los Angeles Angels infielder Choi Ji-man wears his jersey in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Dec. 23, 2015. Choi was selected by the Major League Baseball club at the annual Rule 5 Draft in Nashville, Tennessee, on Dec. 10, the final day of the MLB Winter Meetings. (Yonhap)
    Choi Ji-man shows up wearing his new Angels uniform in S. Korea

    Choi Ji-man, a recent acquisition of the Los Angeles Angels, met with the South Korean press Wednesday in his hometown of Incheon, a metropolitan city lying west of Seoul. He is grateful for this chance for redemption, and...

    • Posted December 23, 2015
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  • choi ji man
    Angels show faith in S. Korean first baseman Choi Ji-man

    By Brian Han The topic of up and coming South Korean baseball players seems to spark conversation a lot more these days in Major League Baseball circles. But here’s a name you might not have heard in...

    • Posted December 11, 2015
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  • Texas Rangers outfielder Choo Shin-soo, left, and Houston Astros Catcher Hank Conger may have to duke it out in a single-game elimination game to decide to comes out on top in the American League West Division. (AP Photos)
    Korean MLB fans’ dilemma: Root for Angels or Conger or Choo?

    By Brian Han With the 2015 major league regular season coming to a close, it’s time decide whose wagon to hitch — especially if your favorite team is already out of the playoff race. For fans of...

    • Posted October 2, 2015
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  • Hank Conger
    Hank Conger heating up? Hammers 4th homer of the year

    By Brian Han So if you haven’t heard already, the St. Louis Cardinals are being investigated by the FBI for allegedly hacking and trying to steal information from the Houston Astros according to the New York Times....

    • Posted June 16, 2015
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