SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Pittsburgh Pirates’ third baseman Kang Jung-ho, his big league career in limbo following a drunk driving conviction, has signed with a Dominican Republic club. Aguilas Cibaenas, which competes in the Dominican Winter League, announced their signing of Kang on their Twitter page on Wednesday. The winter league season usually [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Beleaguered major league infielder Kang Jung-ho has been giving free youth clinics and donating equipment, while his playing career remains in limbo, a source close to the player said Thursday. Kang remains without a work permit to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, having received a suspended sentence over drunk [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Having signed with a South Korean club, former major league first baseman James Loney said Tuesday he expects a lot out of himself in the new league and the new country. The LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced their signing of Loney earlier in the day. [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Beleaguered major league infielder Kang Jung-ho on Thursday lost his appeal of an earlier drunk driving sentence, a development that puts his playing career in jeopardy. The Seoul Central District Court rejected Kang’s appeal and upheld an eight-month sentence from March, which was suspended for two years, for leaving [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Eric Thames’ triumphant return to MLB has shed new light on the KBO (Korea Baseball Organization) League and players from overseas. Now a first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers, Thames has batted 11 home runs with a .370 BA, .904 SLG, and an OPS of 1.393 in the Major [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Pittsburgh Pirates’ third baseman Kang Jung-ho has been denied a U.S. work visa following a recent DUI conviction, a source close to the matter told Yonhap News Agency Saturday, casting further doubt on his status for the 2017 major league season. The source confirmed a report on Friday by [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Orioles players showed up to practice Thursday before their last Red Sox game, but not in their own t-shirts, instead wearing Hangul (Korean alphabet) jerseys of Hyun-soo Kim, the team’s left fielder. The American club also announced that it will be distributing the free jerseys to all fans attending [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean relief pitcher Oh Seung-hwan, fresh off signing his first big league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, was in a contrite mood on Wednesday, apologizing for his recent gambling scandal. Oh returned home a day after the Cards announced their one-year contract with the right-hander. The deal [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) – Given the time difference between the United States and South Korea, Major League Baseball (MLB) games are televised or streamed in the morning hours for fans here. And Park Byung-ho, who recently signed with the Minnesota Twins, said he wants to give his supporters at home something to cheer about [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean free agent pitcher Oh Seung-hwan will soon travel to the United States for talks with interested big league clubs, a source close to the player said Monday. “Multiple Major League Baseball clubs have taken interest in his service,” the source said. “And Oh will travel to the [...]