INCHEON, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — After mulling over his next career option last winter, following a season in Triple-A, outfielder Victor Reyes decided to give South Korea a shot. The Venezuelan player heard great things about the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) from his countryman and close friend, Dixon Machado, a slick-fielding shortstop who played [...]
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. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean streaming service Coupang Play announced Friday it will be the exclusive streaming platform for Major League Baseball (MLB) season opening games in Seoul next spring. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres are scheduled to play on March 20 and 21 at Gocheok Sky Dome [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – With a former South Korean club teammate of his poised to join him in Major League Baseball (MLB), San Diego Padres infielder Kim Ha-seong offered some practical advice Monday. Kim held a press conference in Seoul to commemorate his historic Gold Glove win from earlier this month. Kim beat [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time its history, Major League Baseball (MLB) will open a regular season in South Korea. MLB and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) announced Wednesday (U.S. time) that the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres will play in Seoul on March 20 and 21 as [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif. and NEW YORK, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Major League Baseball (MLB) and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership for the league, aimed to enhance MLB games and the fan viewership experience. As the new Official Unified Communications Platform of MLB, Zoom Contact Center and the Zoom platform technology [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Major League Baseball (MLB) has canceled four exhibition games scheduled for November in South Korea, citing “contractual issues” with a local promoter. MLB made the announcement while Game 1 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros was under way in Houston on Friday (local [...]
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 [...]