SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A baseball player nicknamed “Tuna” will be donating canned tuna to underprivileged children for every home run, under a deal signed Thursday with his namesake foodmaker. The LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced they reached the agreement with canned tuna manufacturer Dongwon F&B, which will donate [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Japan will play exhibition baseball games in Tokyo in November, officials from the two countries announced Thursday. The games between the longtime rivals will be played Nov. 15 and 16 at Tokyo Dome, according to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). The [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Starter Kenny Rosenberg took a perfect game into the sixth inning and received three solo home runs in support, as the Kiwoom Heroes blanked first-place LG Twins 4-0 in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Wednesday. In his fourth start of his first KBO season, Rosenberg tossed eight dominant [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Cleanup Moon Bo-gyeong drove in four runs and No. 5 hitter Kim Hyun-soo chipped in three RBIs, as the LG Twins defeated the Kia Tigers 8-2 at home Friday in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). In the season’s first meeting between the two most recent Korean Series champions, the [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bzwire) — Desperate times called for desperate measures for Kia Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho on Friday, as he tried to put together a starting lineup with some key players out with injuries for the 2024 Korean Series champions. With the usual leadoff man, shortstop Park Chan-ho, sidelined, Lee has had to [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The NC Dinos will play an upcoming series of home games at an opponent’s stadium amid ongoing safety checks at their own ballpark in light of a fan’s death. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Friday that the three-game set between the Dinos and the Lotte Giants, scheduled to [...]
CHANGWON, South Korea, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A baseball fan who suffered a head injury in a recent incident at a stadium died on Monday, police said. Masan Dongbu Police Station in Changwon, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, said the fan, a woman in her 20s, died Monday morning, two days after undergoing [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — When the search term “Yonsei” suddenly trended on the CU convenience store chain’s mobile app on March 18, it wasn’t customers looking for the dairy company’s milk. Instead, Doosan Bears baseball fans were hunting for a new cream-filled pastry collaboration between CU, Yonsei Dairy, and their beloved team. The [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The defending Korean Series champions Kia Tigers announced Thursday they have retained free agent Seo Geon-chang. The Tigers said Seo signed to a one-year deal, with a vesting option for a second season, meaning that it will become guaranteed if Seo reaches a performance incentive threshold this year. Seo [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Armed with some of the brightest young stars and top closers in its domestic league, South Korea will eye a berth in the final four at the upcoming international baseball tournament in Taipei. Starting Wednesday, South Korea will compete in the third edition of the World Baseball Softball Confederation [...]