SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Kim Ha-seong recorded a hit in his return to action after missing three games with a right calf cramp. Kim went 1-for-4 but also struck out three times as the Rays lost to the Detroit Tigers 4-2 at Comerica Park in Detroit on Tuesday (local [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The NC Dinos announced Wednesday their slugger Matt Davidson will be out for four to six weeks with a broken rib. The Dinos said Davidson was diagnosed with a hairline rib fracture on the right side following a test done earlier in the day. The Dinos said they don’t [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SSG Landers outfielder Guillermo Heredia was slapped with a fine of 500,000 won (US$367) on Wednesday for hurling profanity at an umpire during a recent game. The Korea Baseball Organization handed down the penalty following the meeting of its disciplinary committee Tuesday. During Tuesday’s game against the Kia Tigers, [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Here come the champions. With a sluggish start to their title defense now in the rearview mirror, the Kia Tigers are the hottest team in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) at the moment. They have won five straight games, the longest active winning streak, and they have the best [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The NC Dinos are leading South Korean baseball in one category that their manager Lee Ho-joon would rather they not: hit-by-pitch. Entering Wednesday’s game against the LG Twins, the Dinos had been drilled by pitches 66 times, 18 more than the next team, the Hanwha Eagles. The latest victim [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean baseball league remained on pace to break its single-season attendance record after topping 6 million fans in the fewest number of games Tuesday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the five games contested Tuesday drew a combined 77,583 fans, and the total pushed the attendance for [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Starter Ariel Jurado was rock solid against his former team and veteran infielder Ryu Ji-hyuk celebrated his 1,000th game with a key hit, as the Samsung Lions defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 6-1 on the road in Seoul on Wednesday. Jurado, who signed with the Lions in December after two [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants tripled home an insurance run to key his team’s win in their first game back home after a long road trip. Lee batted 1-for-4 with an RBI as the Giants defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 at Oracle Park in San Francisco on [...]
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 [...]