All posts tagged "KBO"

  • Shane Youman of the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization is seen in a gray undershirt in this photo taken on June 11, 2015, during a game against the Samsung Lions in Daegu. Youman was fined 200,000 won (US$180) for not donning a black undershirt as stipulated in the dress code. (Yonhap)
    American pitcher calls on Korean league to set its priorities straight

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea-based American pitcher Shane Youman has called on the top baseball league here to set its priorities straight, after getting fined for not adhering to a dress code. In an email to the...

    • Posted June 16, 2015
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    Korean baseball sports the world’s greatest bat flips

    Home Run Bat-Flip of the Day: Lotte’s Jung Hoon hit a 2-run shot against SK tonight #KBO pic.twitter.com/jBaM3rkyZa — Dan (@MyKBO) May 28, 2015 In the U.S., flipping a bat after a home run is seen as...

    • Posted June 1, 2015
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    KBO introduces new rule on ambidextrous ‘switch’ pitchers

    SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) — The nation’s top pro baseball league on Thursday created a new rule guiding pitchers able to throw with both arms, prompted by the emergence of an ambidextrous hurler during spring training. At...

    • Posted March 5, 2015
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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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  • Yang Hyeon-jong (Yonhap)
    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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