SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — As the end of the regular season nears in South Korean baseball, the postseason picture has become clearer at the top. However, it is a different story at the bottom, with three clubs battling for the final two spots. The Kia Tigers (83-53-2 in wins-losses-ties) secured the best record [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — After bouncing between the rotation and the bullpen in his limited time in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) over the past two years, Kiwoom Heroes right-hander Ju Seung-woo has found a home this season as the team’s closer. Armed with a new pitch and a requisite short memory for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — With consecutive comeback victories over their top rival on the weekend, the Kia Tigers have inched closer to their first regular-season crown in South Korean baseball in seven years. The Tigers sit atop the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) standings at 75-49-2 (wins-losses-ties), following two straight road wins over second-place [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Before the start of the 2024 South Korean baseball season, Kiwoom Heroes infielder Song Sung-mun reflected on the first nine years of his career and didn’t like where he was standing. At 27, he fell on the older side of the ledger on the youthful Kiwoom Heroes, but it [...]
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, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — For Hanwha Eagles starting pitcher Ryan Weiss, uncertainty has been a running theme throughout his career. The 27-year-old American pitcher has spent his professional career in the U.S. minor leagues, in Taiwan and in independent ball in his native country. Weiss added South Korea to the list of his [...]
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, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean baseball league is on the verge of topping 6 million fans for the season even before the end of the first half, with the single-season record in danger as well. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said its 10 teams had drawn just over 5.92 million fans [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s that time of year again: monsoon rains wreaking havoc on the South Korean baseball schedule. Inclement weather wiped out four of the five games scheduled for Saturday in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). They were all rescheduled as part of doubleheaders for Sunday. But two of those doubleheaders couldn’t [...]
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 [...]