All posts tagged "KBO"

  • Yang Hyun-jong (NEWSis)
    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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  • The Samsung Lions' players cheer after winning the 2014 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) Series at Jamsil Stadium in southern Seoul, Tuesday. The Lions routed the Nexen Heroes 11-1 in game 6 of the series to become the champions for the fourth straight year. (Yonhap)
    Lion King! Samsung wins 4th straight KBO title

    By Nam Hyun-woo November has been all about the Samsung Lions. The Lions thrashed the Nexen Heroes 11-1 in game 6 at Jamsil Stadium Tuesday, wrapping up the best-of-seven  Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) series 4-2. With the victory,...

    • Posted November 11, 2014
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  • Lotte Giants President Choi Ha-jin, left, and General Manager Bae Jae-hoo offered to resign. (Yonhap)
    Korean baseball team president offers to quit after allegedly spying on own players

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The troubled South Korean baseball club Lotte Giants announced Thursday their president, Choi Ha-jin, has offered to resign, faced with charges that he had been the mastermind behind alleged illegal surveillance of his players...

    • Posted November 6, 2014
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  • Kim Kwang-hyun
    KBO asks MLB to post S. Korean left-hander Kim Kwang-hyun

    By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL (Yonhap) —  The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Monday it has asked Major League Baseball (MLB) to post a star Korean pitcher for interested big league clubs. The KBO said the SK Wyverns...

    • Posted November 3, 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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  • Sliding is a baseball basic, but that doesn’t mean it can’t go horribly wrong every once in a while.
    ‘Korean men can’t slide’

    Korean baseball moments continue to go viral Doosan Bears infielder Choi Joo-hwan is the latest Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) player to go viral for an awkward looking slide. The moment occurred in the Bears’ game against the...

    • Posted August 26, 2014
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  • Sliding is a baseball basic, but that doesn’t mean it can’t go horribly wrong every once in a while.
    [YouTube/SPOTV] Painful to watch face-first slide in Korean baseball

    Hwang Jae-kyun of the Lotte Giants. Adding insult to injury is that we was called out.

    • Posted July 11, 2014
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