SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — After a brief and largely unsuccessful stint in the majors, slugger Park Byung-ho rejoined his former South Korean club on Monday. The Nexen Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced their signing of Park for a one-year deal worth 1.5 billion won (US$1.4 million). The former Minnesota Twins [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean baseball team Nexen Heroes said Saturday they’ve accepted a winning bid of US$12.85 million by a big league club for their posted infielder Park Byung-ho. The Heroes reached the decision soon after the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) notify them of the result of the silent auction among [...]
Eric Thames of the NC Dinos celebrates a victory with his teammates in Seoul on July 10, 2015. (Image: Yonhap) SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As the first half of the 2015 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season drew to a close Thursday night, two of the league’s premier sluggers, Park Byung-ho of the Nexen Heroes and [...]