SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — With the intervention of Mother Nature, Hanwha Eagles starter Ryu Hyun-jin will take his third crack at his first win of the 2024 season on Friday, and do so in his very first South Korean game inside a dome. Ryu, former National League All-Star back in the Korea Baseball [...]
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, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Having returned home to begin another chapter in his illustrious career, South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin said Friday he will try to push his new team back to the postseason. Ryu reunited with the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) by agreeing to an eight-year, 17 billion-won [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Ryu Hyun-jin is coming home. The Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Thursday that they have signed Ryu, a former major league All-Star, to an eight-year contract worth 17 billion won (US$12.8 million). The deal makes him the highest-paid player in South Korea and immediately sent [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin, who recently signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, plans to participate in this week’s Bosingak bell-ringing ceremony, a Seoul city official said Sunday. The annual ceremony is held at the Bosingak belfry in Jonggak, central Seoul, as a New Year’s Eve celebration to greet [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Ryu Hyun-jin has earned his second preseason victory in his best outing of spring training so far. The South Korean left-hander held the Los Angeles Angels to a run on five hits in five innings at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, on Thursday (local time), as the Dodgers prevailed 4-3. He struck out [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin tied the knot with local sports announcer Bae Ji-hyun Friday. The star athlete and the popular TV personality exchanged vows in a private ceremony at Shilla Hotel in Seoul. Kim In-sik, Ryu’s former manager in South Korea with the Hanwha Eagles, was the [...]
INCHEON, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Los Angeles Dodgers’ left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin said Wednesday he was pleased with the way he stayed healthy through his bounceback season in the majors. The 30-year-old pitched his first full season since 2014. His 2015 season was wiped out after a shoulder operation. Ryu then made one start in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has been named the honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, organizers said Thursday. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher will take part in various activities promoting South Korea’s first Winter Games in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul in Gangwon Province, the [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund has abandoned its plan to buy a stake in the Los Angeles Dodgers, a Major League Baseball club, as part of a broader move to diversify its investment portfolio, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday. The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), which manages assets entrusted [...]