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    Park Byung-ho becomes first KBO player with back-to-back 50-homer seasons

    CHANGWON, South Korea, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) — Park Byung-ho of the Nexen Heroes on Monday became the first South Korean baseball player with back-to-back 50-homer seasons. Park, one of the most feared sluggers in the Korea Baseball...

    • Posted September 21, 2015
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    LA’s Korean fans miss Pirates’ Kang Jung-ho after season-ending injury

    By Brian Han LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Korean fans came out in droves Friday to Dodger Stadium to watch the home team play the Pittsburgh Pirates despite no South Korean presence on the field. Pirates rookie shortstop...

    • Posted September 18, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Jung Ho Kang, center, is helped off the field by a team trainer, right, and his interpreter after injuring his left leg turning a double play in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Kang left the game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Kang Jung-ho may not be ready for next season’s opener

    By Brian Han The news keeps getting worse for Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Kang Jung-ho, but the 28-year-old is staying positive throughout the process. After undergoing knee surgery on Thursday, it was revealed by ESPN that he...

    • Posted September 18, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung-ho, center, is helped off the field by a team trainer, right, and his interpreter after injuring his left leg turning a double play in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Kang left the game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Pirates’ Kang Jung-ho out for season with knee injury

    By Brian Han It looks like Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kang Jung-ho will have to end his bid for Rookie of the Year after a nasty collision at second base on Thursday involving Chicago Cubs outfielder Chris Coghlan....

    • Posted September 17, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' shortstop Jung Ho Kang holds his left knee after injuring it while turning a double play on Chicago Cubs' Chris Coghlan (8) in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Kang left the game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Pirates’ Kang Jung-ho leaves game early with knee injury

    By Brian Han Pittsburgh Pirates’ shortstop Kang Jung-ho left Thursday’s game early with an apparent knee injury in the top of the first inning. Chicago Cubs’ outfielder Chris Coghlan slid into second base in an unsuccessful attempt...

    • Posted September 17, 2015
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    Pirates’ Kang Jung-ho nominated for new MLB award

    (Yonhap) — South Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been nominated for the top rookie honors in a new Major League Baseball (MLB) awards program. MLB.com announced candidates for 24 categories for the Esurance...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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    KBO’s Park Byung-ho, Thames on verge of historic marks

    SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) — The two most feared premier sluggers in South Korean baseball are on the verge of historic marks in what has already been an outstanding offensive year. Thanks to some video game numbers,...

    • Posted September 15, 2015
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