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Unexpected, Unprecedented Sale of Club Sends Shockwaves Through KBO

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The SK Wyverns are far from being the first South Korean baseball club to be sold, but their impending ownership change, from the mobile carrier SK Telecom to the retail giant E-Mart under Shinsegae Group, comes as a surprise for different reasons. SK Telecom is selling the team even [...]

Shinsegae Acquires Pro Baseball Club from SK Telecom

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group said Tuesday it will acquire a professional baseball club owned by SK Group as it seeks to boost marketing with the sports team. E-Mart Inc., the country’s biggest discount store chain run by Shinsegae, has agreed to buy the SK Wyverns of the [...]