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All posts tagged "baseball"

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  Pirates’ Kang homers to open Sept. in MLB

  (Yonhap) — Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates homered and doubled to start the final month of the regular season in Major League Baseball (MLB) on Tuesday. Kang launched a solo shot for his 13th home run...

  • Posted September 2, 2015
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  Big league or not, youngsters say playing in US well worth trouble

  By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL (Yonhap) — Nam Tae-hyeok went from a highly-touted high school slugger in South Korea in 2009 to a virtual unknown toiling in the U.S. minor leagues in 2012. After signing with the Los...

  • Posted August 31, 2015
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  Kang, Choo help MLB clubs to victories

  (Yonhap) — Two South Korean players in Major League Baseball, Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers, continued their strong play of late on Sunday, helping their respective clubs to victories....

  • Posted August 24, 2015
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  Pirates’ Kang enjoys multihit game; Rangers’ Choo has hitting streak snapped

  (Yonhap) — Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates had two hits and an RBI in the team’s 4-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants at home on Thursday. Kang was 2-for-4 with a double and drove in...

  • Posted August 21, 2015
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  Kang helps with bat, hurts with glove in 9-8 Pirates win

  By Brian Han Although the Pittsburgh Pirates left PNC park on Tuesday with a 9-8 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Kang Jung-ho displayed some outward frustration following a crucial error in the ninth inning that pushed the...

  • Posted August 19, 2015
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  Chicago Cubs introduce S. Korean high school senior as latest signee

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The Chicago Cubs on Monday unveiled a South Korean high school senior as their latest international signee. At a press conference in Seoul, Kwon Kwang-min, an outfielder for Jangchung High School located in the...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  Apink’s Yoon Bo-mi wows baseball fans with first pitch

  K-pop idol Yoon Bo-mi surprised baseball fans by throwing an impressive first ball before a game. The singer from six-member girl band Apink showed up at Jamsil Stadium on Sunday with band mate Oh Ha-young. In the...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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