SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — All regular-season games in South Korean baseball are not created equal, at least in the mind of LG Twins manager Youm Kyoung-youb ahead of an eagerly anticipated weekend series against the Hanwha Eagles. They are the two best teams in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) at the moment, with [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Twins starter Song Seung-ki may not win the MVP award in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) this year but in the heart of his manager Youm Kyoung-youb, the rookie left-hander has been as valuable as they come. “He has exceeded our expectations. He’s a big reason why we [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Veteran catcher Park Dong-won delivered a pinch-hit double to break a 3-3 tie in the fifth, and three relievers took care of the late innings, as the LG Twins defeated the SSG Landers 8-6 in Seoul on Thursday. The victory in front of 18,321 fans at Jamsil Baseball Stadium [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The first-place team in South Korean baseball will be without their leadoff man and starting right fielder for the rest of the regular season with a knee injury. The LG Twins, currently leading the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), announced Tuesday their All-Star outfielder Hong Chang-ki has a torn medial [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A day after suffering their first losing streak of the season, the LG Twins bounced right back with a near no-hitter at home Wednesday. Starter Song Seung-ki fired six no-hit frames, and three relievers gave up just one hit, as the Twins emerged with a 3-0 win over the [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — There are two things the LG Twins have done better than any team in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) this year: win games and fill their home stadium. The Samsung Lions made sure the Twins only got one part of the equation Thursday night. Lewin Diaz smoked a two-run [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — In their first major injury blow since the start of the season, the LG Twins will be without starting pitcher Elieser Hernandez for several weeks due to a lower body injury. The Twins, in first place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), announced Wednesday that Hernandez was diagnosed with [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — After taking advantage of a softer part of their schedule, first-place LG Twins will be in for a challenging week in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) starting Tuesday. At 14-3-0 (wins-losses-ties), the Twins have a four-game lead over the SSG Landers (9-6-0) at the top of the standings. Those [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Starter Kenny Rosenberg took a perfect game into the sixth inning and received three solo home runs in support, as the Kiwoom Heroes blanked first-place LG Twins 4-0 in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Wednesday. In his fourth start of his first KBO season, Rosenberg tossed eight dominant [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The birth rates of twins in South Korea has risen over the last 40 years. Prof. Heo Yoon-mi from Kookmin University conducted an analysis of birth rates of twins or triplets between 1981 and 2019, which showed that the birth rate went from five twins per 1,000 people in [...]