All posts tagged "injury"

  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Jung Ho Kang, center, is helped off the field by a team trainer, right, and his interpreter after injuring his left leg turning a double play in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Kang left the game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Kang Jung-ho may not be ready for next season’s opener

    By Brian Han The news keeps getting worse for Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Kang Jung-ho, but the 28-year-old is staying positive throughout the process. After undergoing knee surgery on Thursday, it was revealed by ESPN that he...

    • Posted September 18, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung-ho, center, is helped off the field by a team trainer, right, and his interpreter after injuring his left leg turning a double play in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Kang left the game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Pirates’ Kang Jung-ho out for season with knee injury

    By Brian Han It looks like Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kang Jung-ho will have to end his bid for Rookie of the Year after a nasty collision at second base on Thursday involving Chicago Cubs outfielder Chris Coghlan....

    • Posted September 17, 2015
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  • Choi "PoLt" Seong-hun walks off stage after an e-sports championship match. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
    [BBC] The real scars of Korean gaming

      In a quiet room full of the glistening trophies he’s won, Lee Young-ho rolled up the right sleeve on his grey jumper. A scar, half an inch wide, stretched from just above the elbow and...

    • Posted June 8, 2015
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    For Dodgers’ Ryu, shoulder surgery carries financial implications

    (Yonhap) — Once Ryu Hyun-jin undergoes shoulder surgery that will likely rule him out for 2015, he won’t just be missing time on the mound. The South Korean pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers will also take some...

    • Posted May 21, 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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    Dodgers’ Ryu Hyun-jin sidelined with tight back

    Dodgers’ starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin skipped a team workout Wednesday due to a mid-back tightness. Ryu had thrown the day before during a bullpen session and the current prognosis is that it’s only a minor strain. “I...

    • Posted February 25, 2015
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    Injuries pile up for South Korea ahead of World Cup

    (Yonhap) — One South Korean World Cup hopeful after another has come down with assorted injuries in recent weeks, a worrisome development that could potentially disrupt the country’s preparation for the summer’s big tournament. When head coach...

    • Posted May 7, 2014
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