INCHEON, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Choo Shin-soo, the most successful South Korean hitter in Major League Baseball (MLB) history, appeared in his final regular-season game on home soil Monday. The 42-year-old outfielder and designated hitter for the SSG Landers stepped in as a pinch hitter for Ha Jae-hoon in the bottom of the eighth [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — With his final season winding down, SSG Landers star Choo Shin-soo will hold an autograph session at every ballpark in the South Korean baseball league starting next week, the club announced Tuesday. The Landers said the first signing session for Choo will be held before the Landers’ game at [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Former major league All-Star outfielder Choo Shin-soo is coming home. Choo has signed with the new Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club to be owned by Shinsegae Group, the retail giant announced Tuesday. Shinsegae will take over the SK Wyverns from the mobile carrier SK Telecom, with the new club [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Texas Rangers’ outfielder Choo Shin-soo has reached the 20-homer plateau for the fifth time in his major league career. Choo hit a solo home run off Emilio Pagan of the Seattle Mariners in the top of the seventh at Safeco Field in Seattle on Thursday (local time), giving the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) - Texas Rangers’ outfielder Choo Shin-soo will donate 110 million won (US$96,111) to a South Korean charity on Thursday, the charity organization said. A ceremony was to be held Thursday morning with Choo and his wife attending to deliver the donation to ChildFund Korea at the group’s headquarters in central Seoul. [...]
“The Rangers won’t just be content with reaching the postseason. This is only the beginning, and we need one more victory to take the AL West.” “This feels incredible. I feel as though I’ve been playing baseball all my life to enjoy moments like this. I can’t even describe my feelings. But we’d like to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Texas Rangers’ outfielder Choo Shin-soo hit for the cycle for the first time in his big league career on Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies. In Denver, Choo went 4-for-5 with a single, a double, a triple and a home run, while driving in three runs to help the Rangers [...]