SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — With the major league season not off the ground yet, the 2018 American League MVP Mookie Betts will continue to expand his role as a new global ambassador for South Korean baseball. Betts’ agency, VC Sports Group, announced Thursday that the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder has launched a digital [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. sports broadcasting giant ESPN has approached the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) about possibly airing South Korean baseball games to the American audience, informed sources told Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. The sources added that ESPN, for the time being, is showing only some passing interest, and nothing [...]
LODI, Calif., March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Wines and Major League Baseball today announced a new multi-year sponsorship agreement making Woodbridge Wines the Official Wine of MLB. The new partnership brings together two iconic American brands recognized for their pioneering spirit and legendary figures, and marks the first time Woodbridge Wines has [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun may have spent 12 seasons in his native country, but as far as the 31-year-old is concerned, he’ll merely be a rookie with the St. Louis Cardinals this year. Kim, who signed a two-year deal with the Red Birds last December, insisted Friday he’ll [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean left-hander Kim Kwang-hyun has signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, fulfilling his dream of pitching in the majors in his second crack. The Cardinals announced on Tuesday (local time) their signing of the 31-year-old pitcher and introduced him right away at a press conference at Busch Stadium [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A fan event scheduled in Seoul with former Major League Baseball (MLB) stars on hand has been postponed indefinitely over payment issues, local organizers said Monday. To Go Communication, the PR agency for MLB Experience in Korea, said the event, originally scheduled to run from Thursday to Sunday, has been [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2001 World Series trophy, won by the Arizona Diamondbacks team featuring a South Korean closer, will visit Seoul for the first time next week. Local organizers of the MLB Experience in Korea said Friday that the trophy, formally called the Commissioner’s Trophy, will be unveiled to the media [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — His major league career once in limbo over a drunk driving conviction, embattled South Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho is finally set to rejoin the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates announced Thursday (local time) that Kang has been granted a U.S. work visa and has re-entered the country. After missing the [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Former major league player Park Byung-ho came home on Tuesday to rejoin his old South Korean club. Park arrived home from the United States a little over a month after re-signing with the Nexen Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). After a brief and largely unsuccessful two-year stay [...]
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 [...]