SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — At the tender age of 19, Doosan Bears closer Kim Taek-yeon mowed down hitters and helpless hitters with shocking ease in 2024, establishing himself as the front-runner for the Rookie of the Year award in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). But the right-hander isn’t one to gloat over his [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The postseason picture in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) is becoming clearer with each passing day, with just one spot up for grabs now. The Doosan Bears clinched fourth place with a 4-3 win over the Lotte Giants on Thursday night in the southeastern city of Busan. The Bears [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — With two home runs and three RBIs on Tuesday for the Doosan Bears, hard-hitting second baseman Kang Seung-ho kept adding to his career-high numbers across the board. After helping the Bears beat the NC Dinos 10-5 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Kang is now batting .282/.330/.480 with 18 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — When Canadian outfielder Jared Young signed with the Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on July 23, he became part of a small piece of history in the top South Korean league. With his US$300,000 contract, Young joined fellow Canadian Jordan Balazovic, a right-handed pitcher who had [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The LG Twins and the Doosan Bears will temporarily relocate to the main Olympic stadium in southern Seoul while their current baseball stadium undergoes reconstruction, Seoul officials said Tuesday. As part of Seoul’s broader construction plan to transform the Jamsil area into a major sports and entertainment district, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in threw the ceremonial first pitch at the opening game of the Korean Series in the southern city of Gwangju on Wednesday. Moon, a well-known baseball fan, made a surprise appearance at the game between the Seoul-based Doosan Bears and the Kia Tigers, which marked the start [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Bears’ left-hander Yoo Hee-kwan was voted the best South Korean pitcher of the season on Monday. Yoo grabbed the second annual “Choi Dong-won Award,” named after the late former All-Star right-hander who was voted the MVP of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) in 1984. It was created last [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Suwon city is re-opening Suwon Baseball Stadium, which has been remodeled to be used as the city baseball team’s private ground, on March 14, said the city government. Renamed as ‘Suwon KT WIZ Park,’ the remodeled stadium can seat 2,225 viewers on its four floors, whose areas total 19,939㎡. [...]