All posts tagged "MLB"

  • 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' shortstop Jung Ho Kang holds his left knee after injuring it while turning a double play on Chicago Cubs' Chris Coghlan (8) 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 leaves game early with knee injury

    By Brian Han Pittsburgh Pirates’ shortstop Kang Jung-ho left Thursday’s game early with an apparent knee injury in the top of the first inning. Chicago Cubs’ outfielder Chris Coghlan slid into second base in an unsuccessful attempt...

    • Posted September 17, 2015
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    Pirates’ Kang Jung-ho nominated for new MLB award

    (Yonhap) — South Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been nominated for the top rookie honors in a new Major League Baseball (MLB) awards program. MLB.com announced candidates for 24 categories for the Esurance...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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  • Houston Astros' Hank Conger is congratulated after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Christine Cotter)
    Better fit means better season for Astros’ Hank Conger

    By Brian Han ANAHEIM, Calif. — In the stands at Angels Stadium, 54-year-old lifelong fan Anna Federoff and her husband Paul cheer on the opposing team’s catcher as he steps up to bat during a sweltering Friday...

    • Posted September 14, 2015
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    S. Koreans enjoy big days at plate in majors

    ARLINGTON, Texas (Yonhap) — Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers and Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates both enjoyed big days at the plate in Major League Baseball (MLB) Sunday. Choo belted his 18th home run of...

    • Posted September 14, 2015
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    Conger comes back to Anaheim red-hot

    By Brian Han Houston Astros catcher Hank Conger is coming back to Anaheim red-hot. The 27-year-old former Los Angeles Angel led his team with four RBIs on Thursday in an 11-4 road win against the Oakland Athletics....

    • Posted September 11, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung-ho, of South Korea, watches his three-run double off Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Jason Motte in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Pirates’ Kang enjoys second-half power surge

    By Yoo Jee-ho (Yonhap) — With an impressive power surge in the second half of his rookie season, Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates has gone from a question mark on the bench to an exclamation point...

    • Posted September 11, 2015
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