All posts tagged "baseball"

  • The baseball team of Hwangsung Young Men's Christian Association (presently the Seoul YMCA), including its manager Philip Gillett, far right, an American missionary, poses for a photograph in 1911. It was around this time that Koreans began calling baseball by the name "yagu." (Yonhap)
    Why Koreans call baseball ‘yagu’

    By Patrick Bourgo / SABR Korea With the Korean Series underway between the Nexen Heroes and Samsung Lions, one is likely to hear the word “yagu” wherever one goes, from offices to watering holes. “Yagu,” meaning baseball,...

    • Posted November 6, 2014
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  • Kang Jung-ho will be eligible to sign to an MLB team after the 2014 season is over.
    [DODGERS DIGEST] 2014 S. Korean MLB prospects

       Prior to 2013, the Dodgers went out and got themselves Korean lefty Hyun-jin Ryu, and you might say that’s worked out really, really well. Despite the initial uncertainty from some corners of the baseball world...

    • Posted November 3, 2014
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  • His teammates couldn't thank him enough. San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner, right, gets a hug from Pablo Sandoval as Bumgarner won the MVP trophy after their 3-2 win against the Kansas City Royals in Game 7 of baseball's World Series Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
    Mad about Bumgarner: The greatest World Series pitching performance ever?

    After a third World Series title and a well-deserved World Series MVP under his belt, Madison Bumgarner is being revered as one of the most reliable and tough pitchers in the modern era — and rightfully so....

    • Posted October 30, 2014
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    Ryu Hyun-jin reflects on his second season, vows to take better care of his body

    (Yonhap) — Coming off an injury-riddled 2014 season, South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers said Tuesday he will try to stay healthier next year in Major League Baseball (MLB). Ryu, who returned home...

    • Posted October 22, 2014
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  • Kang Jung-ho will be eligible to sign to an MLB team after the 2014 season is over.
    MLB teams are lining up to sign slugging SS Kang Jung-ho

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff 27-year-old South Korean star shortstop Kang Jung-ho is most likely on his way to the U.S. to make the move from the Korea Baseball Organization to Major League Baseball for...

    • Posted October 21, 2014
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  • The Kansas City Royals are going into Tuesday's game with an unbeaten 2014 postseason record (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    SF radio stations ban hit song ‘Royals’ during World Series

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The popular song “Royals” by New Zealand artist Lorde is getting caught up in the fervor over the upcoming World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals. Two San Francisco...

    • Posted October 20, 2014
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    A wild-card ride to the 2014 World Series

    (AP) – Lorenzo Cain gearing up to run on Buster Posey. Pablo Sandoval trying to launch long balls, Alex Gordon banging into walls chasing them. Madison Bumgarner and James Shields starting big games, with lights-out bullpens poised to...

    • Posted October 17, 2014
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