SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The LG Twins announced their signing of free agent relief pitcher Kim Kang-ryul on Friday. The Seoul-based Twins said Kim signed a three-year contract, plus an option for a fourth year, worth up to 1.4 billion won (US$977,176). The deal includes a signing bonus of 500 million won. Kim, [...]
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, 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. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Having lost his father during the 2021 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, LG Twins pitcher Im Chan-kyu thinks he knows what his grieving teammate, You Young-chan, is going through. And that makes Im appreciate the fellow pitcher that much more for what he was able to do Sunday. You, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The LG Twins and the Doosan Bears will temporarily relocate to the main Olympic stadium in southern Seoul while their current baseball stadium undergoes reconstruction, Seoul officials said Tuesday. As part of Seoul’s broader construction plan to transform the Jamsil area into a major sports and entertainment district, the [...]
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, Mar. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Casey Kelly hasn’t been pitching for the LG Twins for as long as he has, and as well as he has, by staying the same. He understands that when there are only nine opposing teams over a 144-game season, he simply can’t afford to go after hitters the same [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Over the course of his managerial career in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), LG Twins skipper Youm Kyoung-youb has sent a few players over to Major League Baseball (MLB), where they had varying degrees of success. The latest Youm disciple to take his talent to MLB is relief pitcher [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Group is gearing up to launch a massive promotional event to celebrate the first Korean Series victory of its professional baseball team, the LG Twins, in 29 years. Consumers, particularly those with high expectations for home electronics from LG Electronics, are eagerly anticipating the celebration. As per LG Group’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The LG Twins have secured the regular season crown in the KBO League, marking their first pennant win in 29 years. Since their last championship in 1994, the Twins have ranked second several times but mostly remained a middle to lower-tier team. After finishing as runners-up in the KBO pennant [...]