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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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[From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
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Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
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Korean art gets spotlight at Venice Biennale 2024
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Police uncover illegal gambling website made by teens, for teens
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KBO's Hanwha Eagles snap record-tying losing streak at 18
DAEJEON -- Start spreading the news: the Hanwha Eagles have finally won a game. The Eagles snapped their Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) record-tying losing skid at 18 games on Sunday with a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Doosan Bears at home in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul. Noh Tae-hyoung delivered the game-winning single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Eagles their first victory since May 22. The Eagles and the Bears picked up this game from the bottom of th
June 14, 2020
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Hanwha Eagles lose 18th straight to tie all-time KBO record
The Hanwha Eagles have tied a South Korean baseball record that no team wants to match: the longest losing streak. The Eagles fell to the Doosan Bears 5-2 on Friday for their 18th consecutive loss, which put them in a tie with the 1985 Sammi Superstars for the longest futilty streak in the history of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The Eagles, who dropped to 7-27, will try to avoid taking sole possession of the dubious record Saturday against the same Bears at Hanwha Life Eagles Park
June 12, 2020
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KBO player with fever tests negative for coronavirus
A South Korean baseball player who exhibited fever earlier in the week has tested negative for the novel coronavirus. The Lotte Giants said Friday their catcher Jeong Bo-keun took a test for COVID-19 the previous day after showing fever, and the result came back negative 24 hours later. Jeong was immediately dropped from the active roster on Thursday. The Giants said Jeong also had diarrhea and showed symptoms commonly associated with enteritis, but because he also had a fever, they didn't w
June 12, 2020
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Bitter 16: Hanwha Eagles drop 16th consecutive game in KBO
Sweet 16, it wasn't. The Hanwha Eagles lost their 16th consecutive game in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Wednesday, as the home team Lotte Giants manhandled them 12-2 at Sajik Stadium in Busan, 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul. The Eagles are now 7-25, dead last in the 10-team league, while the Giants have now won five in a row to move to 16-15. The Eagles are now tied with the 2002 Lotte Giants and the 2010 Kia Tigers for the third-longest
June 10, 2020
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KBO's premier contact hitter embracing data to improve power
DAEGU -- Go down the list of slugging percentage leaders in South Korean baseball this season, and a surprising name will stick out in the No. 6 spot. Positioned among some burly power hitters is Lee Jung-hoo of the Kiwoom Heroes, who has never hit more than six home runs or slugged better than .477 in any of his three previous seasons. After 31 games in the 2020 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, Lee already has five home runs and is slugging at a .618 clip. He has a higher slugging p
June 10, 2020
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American pitcher dedicates 1st KBO win to late father
BUSAN -- It took him three starts, and Lotte Giants' right-hander Adrian Sampson was finally able to dedicate his first South Korean win to his late father Tuesday night. Sampson scattered nine hits and allowed three earned runs in 6 2/3 innings against the Hanwha Eagles, helping the Giants to a 9-3 victory at Sajik Stadium in Busan, 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul. It was Sampson's third start in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), coming about a month after his father, David, succumbed
June 10, 2020
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KBO's career saves leader eligible to return from gambling suspension Tuesday
Oh Seung-hwan, the all-time saves leader in South Korean baseball, made his long-awaited return to home soil on Tuesday with one inning of relief work. Oh pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the Samsung Lions in their 5-3 loss to the Kiwoom Heroes at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul. It was Oh's first Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) appearance since Oct. 2, 2013, a span of 2,442 days. The 37-year-old right-hander pitched for the Lions from 2005 to 2013,
June 9, 2020
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Last-place KBO club demotes 10 players to minors
Mired in last place in South Korean baseball during a 14-game losing streak, the Hanwha Eagles have demoted 10 players to the minor league. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club made the drastic move Monday evening, a few hours after naming their minor league manager Choi Won-ho as the interim skipper. Former manager Han Yong-duk resigned Sunday night after the Eagles fell to the NC Dinos 8-2 for their 14th consecutive loss. Choi had earlier reshuffled his coaching staff. "I felt l
June 9, 2020
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Grounded Eagles: How KBO's worst team has lost 14 straight
These Eagles clearly aren't flying free. The Hanwha Eagles have lost their past 14 straight games in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), and their manager Han Yong-duk resigned following the most recent defeat Sunday. Before Saturday's game, the Eagles relieved five coaches on Han's staff of their duties and replaced them with minor league instructors. Then after Han's departure, they reshuffled the staff while naming their minor league skipper Choi Won-ho as the interim manager Monday. L
June 8, 2020
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NC Dinos' ace Koo Chang-mo named KBO's top player for May
NC Dinos' starter Koo Chang-mo has been named South Korean baseball's top player for May. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Monday that Koo earned the first Player of the Month award for the 2020 season, after going 4-0 with a 0.51 ERA and 38 strikeouts in five starts during May. Koo tied Eric Jokisch of the Kiwoom Heroes for wins in May and led the league in ERA and strikeouts. This was Koo's first monthly player award in his five-year career. Koo earned 27 out of 30 votes cas
June 8, 2020
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KBO's Hanwha Eagles name interim manager during 14-game slide
Mired in a 14-game losing streak, South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles on Monday promoted their minor league skipper to their interim manager. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) team said Choi Won-ho will take over from Han Yong-duk, who resigned Sunday following the Eagles' 14th straight loss. The Eagles are now 7-23, dead last in the 10-team league. This will be Choi's first managerial stint in the KBO. The former pitcher had served as a minor league pitching coach for the LG Twins a
June 8, 2020
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KBO club manager resigns after 14th straight loss
Hanwha Eagles' manager Han Yong-duk resigned from his post Sunday, moments after his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) team lost its 14th consecutive game. The Eagles fell to the NC Dinos 8-2 at home in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul, to tie their franchise mark for the longest losing slide. The worst losing skid in KBO history belongs to the now-defunct Sammi Superstars, which lost 18 in a row in 1985. The Eagles said Han told the team he would step down following Sunday's loss. T
June 7, 2020
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After 2 wins, rookie KBO starter returns to minors to continue learning
After going 2-0 in his first two career starts in South Korea's top baseball league, Samsung Lions' left-hander Heo Yun-dong is headed back to the minors. And the 18-year-old Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) rookie is far from upset at the demotion, which, at first glance, may seem counterintuitive. Heo won both of his first two starts, including Wednesday against the LG Twins in Seoul. Why mess with success? "Whether it's my breaking ball command or fastball velocity, I still have so m
June 4, 2020
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KBO slugger wishes fans were around to watch his 1st-place club
CHANGWON -- Having played more than 20 regular games before thousands of empty seats during the coronavirus pandemic, NC Dinos' designated hitter Na Sung-bum has grown accustomed to playing without fans. That does not mean Na does not miss them. With the Dinos having jumped out to the best record in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) at 19-6, Na feels fans in Changwon, 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, are missing out. "It'd be great if fans were here to watch us win games," Na
June 4, 2020
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S. Korean baseball's minor league to adopt 'robot umpires' in Aug.
South Korean baseball's minor league will start using "robot umpires" in August, a league official said Thursday. The official with the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said about 20 games in the Futures League will have the automated ball-strike system in place this season, and it will be used for the entire 2021 season. The KBO's top league may follow suit as early as 2022. Though the system is colloquially called the robot umpire, it doesn't involve any robots standing behind t
June 4, 2020
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Secret to success for KBO ace: empty mind
CHANGWON -- At the tender age of 23, NC Dinos' starter Koo Chang-mo may already have become the ultimate Zen master in South Korean baseball. He has figured out how to pitch with an empty mind, a state where he is clear of unnecessary thoughts and his focus is solely on his target. "When I am on the mound, I am not thinking of anything else but trying to hit the catcher's mitt," Koo told reporters Wednesday prior to a Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular season game versus the
June 4, 2020
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KBO ace by the numbers: statistical breakdown of Dinos starter Koo Chang-mo's memorable May
For baseball pitchers, throwing strikes is much easier said than done. If they could all do it at will, baseball would be a much simpler game for them. It's only the elite few that can do it at a rate that makes them successful. In the 2020 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, the NC Dinos' Koo Chang-mo, the best starter after the first month by many measures, also leads the league in first pitch strike percentage. Koo tops all qualified pitchers with a first pitch strike rate of 76.4 pe
June 2, 2020
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2 starting pitchers, 2 hitters nominated for KBO's top player award for May
Two aces and two hitters will contend for South Korean baseball's top player honor for the month of May. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) unveiled four candidates for the Player of the Month award Tuesday. They are NC Dinos' starter Koo Chang-mo, Kiwoom Heroes' starter Eric Jokisch, LG Twins' first baseman Roberto Ramos and Doosan Bears' designated hitter Jose Miguel Fernandez. Koo and Jokisch are tied for the league lead at four wins apiece. Koo is the sole leader in other Triple Crown
June 2, 2020
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KBO's Doosan Bears happy for traded catcher's early success
Rare is a South Korean baseball team that feels genuinely happy for a player it has just traded away. But the Doosan Bears may prove to be an exception, after dealing their third-string catcher Lee Heung-ryun to the SK Wyverns last Friday. Trades aren't that common in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), with teams reluctant to make deals out of fears that players would often come back to haunt them in the small, 10-team league. Even the deals that are made don't move the needle much. The
June 1, 2020
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KBO rookie pitcher eyes championship, long career
The Samsung Lions' rookie left-hander Heo Yun-dong readily admits he got lucky in his first professional start last week. Still just 18, the first-year hurler out of high school faced the Lotte Giants in his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) debut Thursday, filling in for injured starter Ben Lively. Heo promptly hit the first batter he faced, and two batters later, issued a walk to put two aboard for the dangerous slugger Lee Dae-ho. Lee turned on a 0-1 pitch and sent it soaring over the left
June 1, 2020