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. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — NC Dinos ace Kyle Hart has lost his bid to become just the second foreign pitcher to win a Triple Crown in Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) history. Hart’s dreams of accomplishing the rare feat evaporated after he served up two home runs in an 8-2 loss to the SSG [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The battle for the final playoff spot in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) could come down to an unprecedented tiebreaker game. The KT Wiz and the SSG Landers are fighting for one remaining postseason ticket in the top South Korean league. Through Wednesday’s action, the Wiz were clinging to [...]
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. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — NC Dinos slugger Matt Davidson has had a productive season for himself, but the same couldn’t be said about his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club. Davidson, in his first KBO season after six big-league seasons and another one in Japan, leads the league here with 46 home runs through [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Tigers superstar Kim Do-yeong set a single-season runs scored record in South Korean baseball Monday, while inching closer to a rare 40-40 season. Kim, the leading MVP candidate in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), scored three times to reach 138 runs for the season in a 5-3 victory [...]
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, 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 [...]