All posts tagged "baseball"

  • Park Byung-ho, Lee Daeho
    Park Byung-ho or Lee Dae-ho: Which import should MLB teams choose?

    By Brian Han Two exceptional South Korean baseball players are hoping to play for a Major League Baseball team next season. They are both first basemen. They both have extensive professional experience under their belt. They are...

    • Posted November 5, 2015
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  • Cuba defeated South Korea 3-1 in a second round of an exhibition baseball game held on Nov. 5, 2015 at Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul.(Yonhap)
    Cuba gets past S. Korea 3-1 in exhibition baseball game

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Cuba defeated South Korea 3-1 to take the second game of their exhibition series at a brand new dome in Seoul on Thursday. Cuba scored twice in the bottom of the first and held...

    • Posted November 5, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke reacts after a fly ball goes over his head during the second inning of a spring training baseball exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Ariz., on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
    Zack Greinke opts out of Dodgers contract, leaves $71 mln on table

    By Brian Han Zack Greinke officially became the hottest commodity on the free agent market Wednesday after opting out of his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to fans and teams...

    • Posted November 4, 2015
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  • Kim Hyun-soo of South Korea (L) scores on a wild pitch by Cuba's Danny Betancourt (R) in the bottom of the fifth inning at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Nov. 4, 2015. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea blanks Cuba 6-0 in baseball game before int’l tourney

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea blanked Cuba 6-0 in the first official baseball game at a brand new dome in the nation’s capital on Wednesday. The host tagged on three runs in the bottom first and never...

    • Posted November 4, 2015
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  • South Korean baseball player Lee Dae-ho speaks at a press conference announcing his intent to play in Major League Baseball in Seoul on Nov. 3, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Money not issue for Japan Series MVP in pursuit of MLB dream

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean baseball slugger Lee Dae-ho, the reigning Japan Series MVP, said Tuesday that money won’t be an issue in the pursuit of his big league dream, adding he’d be willing to compete for...

    • Posted November 3, 2015
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    S. Korea to host Cuba twice ahead of int’l baseball tourney

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — In preparations for an upcoming international baseball tournament, South Korea will host Cuba in two exhibition games at a brand new dome this week. In what has been titled “Seoul Super Series,” South Korea...

    • Posted November 3, 2015
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  • Park Byung-ho (Yonhap)
    KBO officially asks MLB to post slugger Park Byung-ho

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The top South Korean baseball league said Monday it requested Major League Baseball (MLB) to make slugger Park Byung-ho available in posting for big league clubs. Earlier in the day, the Korea Baseball Organization...

    • Posted November 2, 2015
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