All posts tagged "baseball"

  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Jung Ho Kang gets his first Major League hit off of Milwaukee Brewers' Kyle Lohse during the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)
    Kang Jung-ho gets first MLB hit

    (Yonhap) — South Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho picked up his first Major League Baseball (MLB) hit for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Milwaukee Brewers on the road on Sunday, local time. Kang hit a single up the...

    • Posted April 13, 2015
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  • Texas Rangers' Shin-Soo Choo, of South Korea, reaches first after safely bunting down the third base line off a pitch from New York Mets' Dillon Gee in the first inning of an exhibition baseball game, Saturday April 4, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
    Choo Shin-soo leaves home opener with back spasms

    By the Korea Times Los Angeles staff Texas Rangers outfielder Choo Shin-soo had to leave after just two innings during the team’s home opener on Friday against the Houston Astros. Choo was cited as having back spasms...

    • Posted April 10, 2015
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  • Texas Rangers' Shin-Soo Choo, center, of South Korea, is greeted by teammates Carlos Corporan, left, and Rougned Odor, right, after hitting a three run homer off Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Kendall Graveman in the fourth inning of their baseball game Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
    Choo hits first home run of the season

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff (UPDATED) Texas Rangers outfielder Choo Shin-soo hit a three-run homer Thursday in Oakland against Athletics’ rookie pitcher Kendall Graveman. It was his first of the season. The home run came...

    • Posted April 9, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung-ho of South Korea hits a double during a spring training exhibition baseball game against the New York Yankees in Bradenton, Fla., Thursday, March 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Kang Jung-ho grounds out in 1st big league at-bat

    (Yonhap) — Kang Jung-ho, the South Korean infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, grounded out in his first Major League Baseball (MLB) at-bat Wednesday in Cincinnati. Facing the home team Reds, the 28-year-old utility player pinch-hit for relief...

    • Posted April 9, 2015
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    Kang Jung-ho’s first MLB start put on hold once again

    Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kang Jung-ho will start on the bench once more Wednesday for the team’s second road game against the Cincinnati Reds. Although Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington stated that the organization has “every intent in the...

    • Posted April 8, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, of South Korea, throws at a practice. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
    Ryu plays catch 1st time since shoulder flare-up, probable May return

    (Yonhap) — Ryu Hyun-jin, the injured South Korean pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, played catch for the first time in more than two weeks since his left shoulder flared up, the team said on Tuesday, though...

    • Posted April 8, 2015
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    Quiet start for S. Koreans in 2015 MLB season

    SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) — It was a quiet start to the season for the two South Korean players on Major League Baseball (MLB) active rosters, as their respective clubs lost their opening games Monday, local time....

    • Posted April 7, 2015
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