All posts tagged "Choi Ji-man"

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    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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    Mariners’ Korean prospect Choi Ji-man suspended 50 games for PED

    (Yonhap) — South Korean minor league prospect Choi Ji-man, 23, was suspended for 50 games on Thursday after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance, officials announced. Major League Baseball (MLB) said Choi, a first baseman for...

    • Posted April 18, 2014
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  • Choo Shin-soo's season has been cut short for the fourth time in his career.
    Choo gets on base for the first time

    He’s 0-for-6 in three games, but gets his first walk By Lee Kyutae Choo Shin-soo got on base for the first time this preseason on Monday. The 31-year old Korean outfielder received a seven-year, $130 million contract...

    • Posted March 3, 2014
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