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 [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) is set to make a splash with its upcoming All-Star festivities. On July 5 and 6, the SSG Landers Field in Incheon will be transformed into a veritable water park, offering fans a unique baseball experience. The KBO announced on June 23 that the 2024 [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Matt Davidson, first-year slugger for the NC Dinos, is leading the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) with 22 home runs this season through Thursday. Somehow, the process-oriented player isn’t entirely pleased with the state of his game. “To be quite honest, I don’t feel like I’ve loved my swing all [...]
SUWON, South Korea, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Carried by an opportunistic offense, the Hanwha Eagles defeated the KT Wiz 8-2 on Tuesday to mark the highly anticipated return of manager Kim Kyung-moon. The bottom third of the Eagles’ lineup produced six RBIs, and the bullpen threw six solid innings at KT Wiz Park in [...]