GWANGJU, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In losing the first two games of the Korean Series against the Kia Tigers Wednesday, the Samsung Lions did not come close to resembling the team that pounded out eight home runs and 28 hits over two games last week. As this best-of-seven series shifts to their home in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court on Thursday issued an additional suspended prison sentence for former professional baseball player Oh Jae-won on charges of receiving methylamphetamine from his acquaintance. Oh was indicted in May for receiving some 0.2 grams of methylamphetamine from his acquaintance in November last year. It was in addition [...]
GWANGJU, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — When former major league pitcher Eric Lauer made his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) debut with the Kia Tigers on Aug. 11, he got his rude “Welcome to South Korea” moment against the Samsung Lions. Lauer, who won 36 games over six seasons with the San Diego Padres and the [...]
GWANGJU, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Korean Series between the Kia Tigers and the Samsung Lions is a clash of two titans in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), bitter foes whose four-decade rivalry transcended the sport. The Tigers are based in Gwangju, the heart of the liberal Honam region, and the Lions represent [...]
WASHINGTON, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s first baseball team of young North Korean defectors will arrive in the United States this week, a non-profit organization said Tuesday, in a program that would enable them to experience first-hand the land of freedom and opportunities. “The Challengers” will visit New York and Washington between Thursday [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Following a short break, the South Korean baseball season will resume Tuesday with a highly anticipated series between the league’s two best clubs. The Kia Tigers, leading the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) at 48-33-2 (wins-losses-ties), will visit No. 2-ranked LG Twins for a three-game set at Jamsil Baseball Stadium [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Over the first two months of his first season in South Korea, left-handed pitcher Dietrich Enns went from winning his Opening Day start for the defending champions LG Twins to having his manager declaring that his job was in jeopardy. Along the way, though, the 33-year-old American has been trying to [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) is set to make a splash with its upcoming All-Star festivities. On July 5 and 6, the SSG Landers Field in Incheon will be transformed into a veritable water park, offering fans a unique baseball experience. The KBO announced on June 23 that the 2024 [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – As the new Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) season kicks off, baseball enthusiasts are flocking to interest-based chat services operated by Naver and Kakao, South Korea’s leading internet companies. According to industry sources, Naver’s open chat service, Open Talk (Naver Talk), now features dedicated chat rooms for each of the KBO’s [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — After a two-homer day this weekend, SSG Landers slugger Choi Jeong enters the new week on the verge of breaking the all-time home run record in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Choi blasted two long balls against the KT Wiz in an 8-1 victory on Sunday at KT Wiz [...]