SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Well aware of a huge fan base for baseball in South Korea, Major League Baseball (MLB) is looking for ways to help grow the game’s popularity here, a senior official with the league said Friday. MLB is bringing the “FTX MLB Home Run Derby X” to the western city [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time in 100 years, a team of major league stars will play offseason exhibition games in South Korea this fall. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Friday it will host Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Stars for four games in November, both in celebration of the KBO’s [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s western city of Incheon will host former major league sluggers and celebrities in a global home run derby tour in September, the event’s organizers said Thursday. “FTX MLB Home Run Derby X” will stop in Incheon, some 30 kilometers west of Seoul, on Sept. 17. London hosted [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Former major league stars will visit Seoul in September for a global home run derby competition. Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Wednesday (U.S. time) that its new bracket-style competition, called “Home Run Derby X,” will make a stop in the South Korean capital on Sept. 17. London will host [...]
NEW YORK, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Helbiz Inc. (NASDAQ: HLBZ), a global leader in micro-mobility and the first in its industry to be publicly listed on the Nasdaq, today announced an agreement between Helbiz Media, the company’s media arm and streaming entertainment service, and Major League Baseball (MLB), the North American professional baseball league, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean All-Star infielder Kim Ha-seong is now a member of the San Diego Padres. The Padres officially announced their four-year deal with Kim on Thursday (local time), two days after it was reported that the two sides had reached an agreement. The deal was pending a physical. Kim’s [...]
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 [...]