SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean baseball league remained on pace to break its single-season attendance record after topping 6 million fans in the fewest number of games Tuesday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the five games contested Tuesday drew a combined 77,583 fans, and the total pushed the attendance for [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Veteran catcher Park Dong-won delivered a pinch-hit double to break a 3-3 tie in the fifth, and three relievers took care of the late innings, as the LG Twins defeated the SSG Landers 8-6 in Seoul on Thursday. The victory in front of 18,321 fans at Jamsil Baseball Stadium [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Patrick Wisdom homered for the first time in over a month and knocked in three runs, as the Kia Tigers defeated the Doosan Bears 8-3 on the road in Seoul. By extending their winning streak to three games, the Tigers improved to 29-28-1 (wins-losses-ties), the first time they have [...]
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, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The managers for the two best clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) both demanded the quick implementation of a rule allowing teams to challenge on-field check-swing calls. “They’re doing it already in the minor league and we should follow that up here,” LG Twins manager Youm Kyoung-youb told [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The offense struck early and came through late, as the Hanwha Eagles beat the LG Twins 6-5 in extras Wednesday in a battle of the two best teams in South Korean baseball. After the Eagles frittered away a 4-0 lead, Chae Eun-seong hammered a two-run home run with two [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Eagles pitcher Hwang Jun-seo was a hard-luck loser Tuesday night against the LG Twins, getting saddled with the “L” in the box score despite holding the opponents to two runs in five solid innings. A day after the Eagles’ 2-1 loss at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, manager [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Starter Ariel Jurado was rock solid against his former team and veteran infielder Ryu Ji-hyuk celebrated his 1,000th game with a key hit, as the Samsung Lions defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 6-1 on the road in Seoul on Wednesday. Jurado, who signed with the Lions in December after two [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The first-place team in South Korean baseball will be without their leadoff man and starting right fielder for the rest of the regular season with a knee injury. The LG Twins, currently leading the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), announced Tuesday their All-Star outfielder Hong Chang-ki has a torn medial [...]
CHANGWON, South Korea, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Officials in Changwon announced Monday the baseball stadium in the southeastern city is ready to welcome back its tenant after completing necessary safety inspections and maintenance work. Changwon opened the gates of Changwon NC Park, home of the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), to [...]