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All posts tagged "baseball"

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  Dodgers acquire former NL MVP shortstop Jimmy Rollins, trade Gordon to Marlins

  Shortstop Jimmy Rollins has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers after 15 years with the Philadelphia Phillies according to both ESPN and USA Today reports. At the moment, it is unclear as to who the Phillies...

  • Posted December 10, 2014
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  Kia Tigers reject bid for posted pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong

  By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL (Yonhap) — The Kia Tigers on Wednesday rejected a bid submitted by a Major League Baseball (MLB) club for their posted pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong, saying they weren’t happy with the amount of money...

  • Posted November 26, 2014
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  S. Korean pitcher, club fail to agree on MLB bid

  Another report says the Texas Rangers, not the Twins, came out on top in the bidding for Yang Hyeon-jong SEOUL (Yonhap) — For the second straight day on Monday, the South Korean baseball club Kia Tigers and...

  • Posted November 24, 2014
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  MLB scouts optimistic on lefty Yang Hyeon-jong’s potential

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Until recently, Kia Tigers’ left-hander Yang Hyeon-jong had largely been an unknown commodity in the international market. Then toward the end of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season mid-October, Yang threw himself into the...

  • Posted November 19, 2014
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  Slugging shortstop Kang Jung-ho hoping to be posted by mid-December

  By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL (Yonhap) — Hard-hitting shortstop Kang Jung-ho said Tuesday he will ask to be posted for interested Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs by mid-December and join two other players from the top South Korean...

  • Posted November 18, 2014
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  Another Korean left-hander offered for MLB bid

  The bidding for another South Korean left-hander, Yang Hyeon-jong, will officially begin next week according to a report by the New York Daily News. The 26-year-old pitcher is coming off of a strong season for the Kia...

  • Posted November 14, 2014
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  49-year-old Japanese pitcher re-signs

  Nippon Professional Baseball’s Chunichi Dragons re-signed 49-year-old starting pitcher Masahiro Yamamoto to a one year ¥40 million ($348,000) contract. Yamamoto boasts a career 3.45 ERA with 219 wins and 2,308 strikeouts proving that his longevity also comes...

  • Posted November 7, 2014
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