SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The KT Wiz announced their re-signing of former MVP Mel Rojas Jr. The Wiz said Rojas agreed to a new one-year deal worth US$1.8 million to return for his sixth season in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Rojas first played for the Wiz from 2017 to 2020 and won [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The KT Wiz have re-signed starting pitcher William Cuevas for their seventh season together. The Wiz announced Friday that Cuevas agreed to a new one-year contract worth US$1.5 million. The Venezuelan right-hander has pitched for the Wiz since 2019. He was cut after two games in 2022 due to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Kyung-su, former Korean Series MVP for the KT Wiz, announced his retirement Friday at age 40. In wrapping up his 22-year career in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), Park thanked his fans, teammates and coaches for their unwavering support. “I was able to play professional baseball for 22 [...]
DAEGU, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven years after his debut in the Korea Baseball Organization, LG Twins left-hander Son Ju-young is finally playing in his first postseason in 2024. And the 25-year-old has been having a ton of fun — so much that he may be making up for lost time. And if you’ve [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With a ticket to the next round in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason at stake, a pair of homegrown right-handers will square off in a rematch Friday evening. In Game 5 of the best-of-five first round, the home team LG Twins will start Im Chan-kyu at Jamsil Baseball [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A loss away from having their 2024 season ended, the KT Wiz shuffled their lineup deck once again Wednesday against the LG Twins. The Wiz are down 2-1 in the best-of-five opening round of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason, following a 6-5 loss at KT Wiz Park in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — After homering off LG Twins closer You Young-chan in a Korea Baseball Organization postseason game Tuesday night, KT Wiz center fielder Bae Jung-dae had mixed feelings about the moment. Bae was obviously excited that his two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning cut his team’s deficit to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Wiz ace William Cuevas lived up to his reputation as a big-game pitcher Wednesday, delivering a scoreless gem in a wild card game of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason against the Doosan Bears on Wednesday in Seoul. Cuevas’ counterpart, Gwak Been, failed to flip the narrative as [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — It all started out as a joke from his coaching staff earlier in the season. Mel Rojas Jr. of the KT Wiz, one of the premier sluggers in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), started the 2024 campaign batting in the No. 3 spot. That is where he had spent [...]