SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean outfielder Kim Hyun-soo may have gotten a little ahead of himself when he told reporters Tuesday that he hopes to conclude his baseball career in the U.S. It had been less than a week since the Baltimore Orioles announced their signing of the Doosan Bears All-Star for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A decade after going undrafted out of high school, South Korean outfielder Kim Hyun-soo has signed his first major league contract. The Baltimore Orioles announced their signing of Kim to a two-year contract worth US$7 million on Wednesday, local time. The two sides had agreed to the terms of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Once his reported two-year deal worth US$7 million with the Baltimore Orioles is complete, South Korean All-Star Kim Hyun-soo should immediately fill the club’s pressing needs on both ends of the game as a left-handed hitting outfielder. If Kim, 27, passes his physical, he will become the first player [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean free agent outfielder Kim Hyun-soo departed for Washington on Thursday, amid speculation over his future in Major League Baseball (MLB). The 27-year-old is apparently close to signing his first big league contract. His trip comes a few days after the Baltimore Sun reported that the Baltimore Orioles [...]