SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Before he left for the United States to join the Baltimore Orioles in winter of 2015, South Korean outfielder Kim Hyun-soo said he was determined to finish his playing career in the majors — so much that he said he’d consider himself “a failure” if he ever returned to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Orioles players showed up to practice Thursday before their last Red Sox game, but not in their own t-shirts, instead wearing Hangul (Korean alphabet) jerseys of Hyun-soo Kim, the team’s left fielder. The American club also announced that it will be distributing the free jerseys to all fans attending [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – After much hoopla over his playing status, South Korean outfielder Kim Hyun-soo made the Baltimore Orioles‘ Opening Day roster. Kim got the final outfield spots, along with Nolan Reimold, on the roster announced Sunday as the Orioles are set to open their 2016 season against the Minnesota Twins the [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean baseball fans are angry with news that the management of the Baltimore Orioles had internal talks about sending Kim Hyun-soo to the minors. Fans were even outraged when a Fox Sports report mentioned that the Orioles discussed sending him back to South Korea. Kim Hyun-soo signed a $7-million contract with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean outfielder Kim Hyun-soo may have gotten a little ahead of himself when he told reporters Tuesday that he hopes to conclude his baseball career in the U.S. It had been less than a week since the Baltimore Orioles announced their signing of the Doosan Bears All-Star for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A decade after going undrafted out of high school, South Korean outfielder Kim Hyun-soo has signed his first major league contract. The Baltimore Orioles announced their signing of Kim to a two-year contract worth US$7 million on Wednesday, local time. The two sides had agreed to the terms of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Once his reported two-year deal worth US$7 million with the Baltimore Orioles is complete, South Korean All-Star Kim Hyun-soo should immediately fill the club’s pressing needs on both ends of the game as a left-handed hitting outfielder. If Kim, 27, passes his physical, he will become the first player [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean free agent outfielder Kim Hyun-soo departed for Washington on Thursday, amid speculation over his future in Major League Baseball (MLB). The 27-year-old is apparently close to signing his first big league contract. His trip comes a few days after the Baltimore Sun reported that the Baltimore Orioles [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korean free agent outfielder Kim Hyun-soo has received offers from “multiple” Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs, an informed industry source told Yonhap News Agency on Friday. The source said that Kim has “concrete offers” on the table from the big league clubs but declined to identify the teams, citing [...]