SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Bears closer Kim Taek-yeon has had an up-and-down sophomore campaign, marked by his seven blown saves — already two more than all of last season, when he won the Rookie of the Year award in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The most recent one came against the SSG [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Bears starter Cole Irvin on Wednesday threw his first live batting practice since his recent minor league demotion, as he tries to put his season back on the right track. On paper, Irvin is not on the Bears’ active roster after the team sent him down to their [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Cleanup Mel Rojas Jr. drove in his season-high four runs, and starter Enmanuel De Jesus returned from a two-week absence with a solid outing, as the KT Wiz easily handled the Doosan Bears 8-3 for their second straight win Wednesday. The Wiz blew the game open with a four-run [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Playing for the first time this week, the Doosan Bears showed no signs of rust Friday in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Starter Cole Irvin carried a no-hitter into the fifth and threw 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball, while Jake Cave had three hits and three RBIs, as [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Government action is being called for as hundreds of bears raised on farms for bile harvesting are living under extremely poor conditions. The Korea Animal Welfare Association (KAWA) and Project Moon Bear, at a joint press conference held in Seoul on Wednesday, reported that there are currently 479 bears [...]
DONGHAE, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Tension swept over the city of Donghae, Gangwon Province last Friday when Green Korea and group of veterinarians entered a small farm to rescue three Asiatic black bears caged behind iron bars. The anxious bears were anesthetized before they were brought out by Green Korea activists to be taken [...]