INCHEON, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Born and raised in California, left-handed pitcher Cole Irvin played college ball at the University of Oregon, and went on to pitch for major league clubs in Philadelphia, Oakland, Baltimore and Minneapolis. He also made minor league stops in the states of Florida, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Now 31 years [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — SSG Landers starting pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun will be the highest-paid player in South Korean baseball this year, the league office announced Wednesday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) released salary data for the upcoming season. It said Kim, who pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 2020 to 2021, will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — With the start of the new season about two months away, teams in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) will start traveling to their spring training sites around the world this week. The defending champions, the Kia Tigers, will be one of three clubs traveling Wednesday, with manager Lee Bum-ho [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — All but one spot have been filled for foreign players in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for 2025, following the NC Dinos’ signing of former major league pitcher Logan Allen this week. The Dinos announced Wednesday that Allen, 27, had signed a one-year deal worth up to US$1 million [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean All-Star infielder Kim Hye-seong has been posted for Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs, with teams free to negotiate with him until an early January deadline. MLB said it notified its 30 clubs of Kim’s availability at noon Eastern Time (ET) Wednesday, or 2 a.m. Korean Standard Time [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean star infielder Kim Hye-seong is expected to be posted for Major League Baseball (MLB) teams by his South Korean club around noon Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, a report claimed. In a report posted early Wednesday morning in South Korean time, MLB.com said the Kiwoom Heroes of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The NC Dinos announced Friday they will bring back the reigning South Korean home run king Matt Davidson. The Dinos said Davidson signed for up to US$1.5 million, with $300,000 available in incentives, for the 2025 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, and the club has an option for a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The LG Twins announced Thursday they will bring back first baseman Austin Dean and right-hander Elieser Hernandez. Dean agreed to a new one-year deal worth up to US$1.7 million, with a guaranteed salary of $1.2 million, a signing bonus of $300,000 and another $200,000 up for grabs in incentives. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Kiwoom Heroes have reunited with former major league All-Star outfielder Yasiel Puig. The Heroes announced Tuesday that they have signed Puig to a one-year deal worth US$1 million. The Cuban outfielder, the 2014 National League All-Star with the Los Angeles Dodgers, first played for the Heroes in 2022. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Three infielders were named winners of the top defensive award in South Korean baseball for the second straight year Monday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced the winners in the catcher and four infield positions for its second annual KBO Fielding Award on Monday. Three of the four infield [...]