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Aug 18, 2018 Baseball

S. Korean baseball manager not taking any opponent lightly

Despite his team's favorite status at the Asian Games baseball tournament in Indonesia, South Korean manager Sun Dong-yol said Saturday he won't take any opponent lightly.Sun gathered his 24-man team for the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games on Saturday, with the first practice scheduled for later in the day at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. The team is made up entirely of players from the Korea Baseball Organization, the top domestic league. (Yonhap)South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei in the finals of th

On-base streak ends at 52 games for Rangers' Choo Shin-soo

Choo Shin-soo's on-base streak for the Texas Rangers has come to an end at 52 games.The South Korean designated hitter went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts against the Cleveland Indians at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday (local time), as the longest on-base run by an active major leaguer ended. The Rangers were routed 16-3.Choo began his streak on May 13 against the Houston Astros. (Yonhap)During his run, Choo kept his streak alive in his final plate appearance on four occasions --

Jul 22, 2018
Baseball
Batting average leader tops All-Star voting in Korean baseball

A veteran catcher currently leading the league in batting average has emerged as the top vote-getter for the Korea Baseball Organization All-Star Game.The KBO announced the starting lineups for the Dream and Nanum Teams for the annual midseason affair to take place on July 14 at Munsu Baseball Stadium in Ulsan, 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul. (Yonhap)Doosan Bears' catcher Yang Eui-ji, representing the Dream side, led all starters with 484,185 votes from fans and 213 more from players, coaches

Jul 2, 2018
Baseball
Rangers' Choo Shin-soo extends on-base streak to 39 games with 9th inning hit

Texas Rangers' South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo has extended his career-high on-base streak to 39 games.Batting leadoff and playing right field, Choo picked up a ninth inning single against the San Diego Padres to keep his streak alive at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday (local time).He has been on base safely in every game since May 13 against the Houston Astros. This is the longest active streak in Major League Baseball, and the second longest of the season after a 40-game

Jun 27, 2018
Baseball
Rangers' Choo Shin-soo reaches twice to extend on-base

Texas Rangers' South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo has extended his on-base streak to 37 games.Batting leadoff and playing left field, Choo went 1-for-3 with a walk in the Rangers' 2-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday (local time).Choo has been on base in every game since May 13. It's the longest active streak in Major League Baseball (MLB) and also the longest of Choo's career. (Yonhap)During his current streak, Choo is batting .326 (45-for-138)

Jun 25, 2018
Baseball
Rangers' Choo Shin-soo stretches on-base streak to career-high 36 games

The Texas Rangers' Choo Shin-soo has extended his on-base streak to a new career-high 36 games.Batting leadoff and playing left field, the South Korean outfielder kept his impressive run alive with a double in the second inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday (local time).He batted 1-for-4 with a walk for the day, as the Rangers beat the Twins 9-6 for their seventh straight victory. Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers watches his ground rule doub

Jun 24, 2018
Baseball
Kang Jung-ho taken off Pirates' restricted list, moves closer to bigs

The Pittsburgh Pirates have taken their South Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho off the restricted list, putting him back on the 40-man roster and moving him closer to a return to the majors. Kang Jung-ho (Yonhap)The Pirates made the move on Friday (local time), and decided to keep him in Triple-A Indianapolis, where he's been playing since Monday.Kang began his major league comeback bid in Advanced A ball at the start of June, after acquiring his U.S. work visa in April. He missed the entire last s

Jun 16, 2018
Baseball
Last-place baseball club replaces manager

The last-place club in the top South Korean baseball league has replaced its manager.The NC Dinos, mired in 10th place in the Korea Baseball Organization, announced late Sunday that Kim Kyung-moon will be replaced by general manager Yoo Young-joon. Kim will serve in an advisory role for the club, though his specific responsibilities haven't been defined. Kim, who has 896 wins, 774 losses and 30 ties in his career, has been the only manager for the Dinos, which joined the KBO in 2013. This was th

Jun 4, 2018
Baseball
Pirates' Kang Jung-ho hits grand slam in 2nd minor league game since return

The Pittsburgh Pirates' South Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho has hit a grand slam in his second minor league game since returning to America, as he works his way back to the bigs.Starting at shortstop and batting third for the Pirates' Advanced Single-A team, Brandenton Marauders, Kang launched a grand slam in the bottom fifth against the Charlotte Stone Crabs at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Florida, on Saturday (local time). The Marauders went on to win 7-6.Kang's blast broke a 1-1 tie, and the Mara

Jun 3, 2018
Baseball
Brewers' Choi Ji-man goes hitless on return to majors

Milwaukee Brewers' South Korean player Choi Ji-man has gone hitless on his return to a big league lineup.Batting sixth as designated hitter, Choi went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago on Saturday (local time). The Brewers won the game 5-0.Choi was called up by the Brewers the previous day, likely to use him as DH and pinch hitter against right-handers during their inter-league road trip. After facing the White Sox for another game Sund

Jun 3, 2018
Baseball
Blue Jays' Oh Seung-hwan suffers 1st loss of season

Toronto Blue Jays' South Korean reliever Oh Seung-hwan has suffered his first loss of the season.Oh was roughed up for three earned runs on four hits in 2/3 of an inning in relief against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on Saturday (local time), as the Jays went down 7-4. Oh is now 1-1 for the season.Oh entered the game in the bottom of the eighth as the Jays' third pitcher, with the score knotted at 4-4.The right-hander retired Nick Castellanos on a fly out to right to begin the

Jun 3, 2018
Baseball
Police seek arrest warrants for two pro baseball players accused

Police sought court warrants on Friday for the arrests of two professional baseball players who are accused of sexually assaulting a drunk woman, with both of them denying the charges.Cho Sang-woo(right), a reliever for the Nexen Heroes, and Park Dong-won, a catcher for the same Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) teamThe arrest warrants were filed for Cho Sang-woo, a reliever for the Nexen Heroes, and Park Dong-won, a catcher for the same Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) team, according to the I

Jun 1, 2018
Baseball
Baseball club admits to receiving illegal cash in player trades

South Korean baseball club Nexen Heroes admitted Monday to receiving illegal cash in player transactions last year, confirming long-held suspicions that the financially-strapped team had been dumping players for money. Ko Hyung-wook, general manager of the Seoul-based Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club Nexen Heroes. YonhapKo Hyung-wook, general manager of the Seoul-based Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club, acknowledged that his club had received cash from the NC Dinos and the KT Wiz in s

May 28, 2018
Baseball
Rangers' Choo Shin-soo becomes top home run hitter from Asia

Texas Rangers' South Korean hitter Choo Shin-soo now has the most home runs among Asian players in Major League Baseball history.Choo made history with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Kansas City Royals at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday (local time), lifting the Rangers to a 4-3 victory.Choo has now hit 176 career home runs, one ahead of former New York Yankees star Hideki Matsui for most long balls by a player from Asia.Choo launched that oppos

May 27, 2018
Baseball
Baseball league suspends 2 players facing sexual assault allegations

The Korea Baseball Organization on Wednesday suspended two players facing sexual assault allegations without pay, effective immediately.Earlier in the day, police in Incheon, 40 kilometers west of Seoul, said two teammates for the Seoul-based Nexen Heroes are under investigation on suspicions of sexually assaulting a woman at an Incheon hotel. The Heroes are visiting Incheon for a three-game road series against the SK Wyverns that began Tuesday.Police initially withheld the identities of the acc

May 23, 2018
Baseball

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