SEOUL/SCOTTSDALE, United States, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — In October last year, San Francisco Giants general manager Pete Putila traveled to Seoul to watch a South Korean star outfielder that his Major League Baseball (MLB) club had long coveted: Lee Jung-hoo of the Kiwoom Heroes. Lee, the 2022 most valuable player in the Korea Baseball [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The San Francisco Giants officially announced the signing of Lee Jung-hoo, a star from the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), on December 15 (Korean time), marking the occasion with a unique welcome animation. The animation begins with Lee, donned in the Heroes’ signature purple uniform, hitting [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean baseball club Kiwoom Heroes said Monday they will post reigning league MVP Lee Jung-hoo after the 2023 season, thereby granting Lee’s wish to take his talent to Major League Baseball (MLB). Lee first expressed his intent to play in the big leagues on Dec. 19. The [...]