All posts tagged "baseball"

  • Min Byung-hun of the Doosan Bears celebrates his go-ahead double in the fifth inning of Game 4 of the Korean Series against the Samsung Lions in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Doosan on verge of dethroning Samsung dynasty in KBO championship

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The Doosan Bears squeezed past the Samsung Lions 4-3 at home on Friday to reach the verge of their first South Korean professional baseball championship in 14 years. Right-hander Non Kyung-eun pitched 5 2/3...

    • Posted October 30, 2015
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  • In this Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly speaks during a news conference before Game 3 of baseball’s National League Division Series against the New York Mets in New York. A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Don Mattingly is out as manager of the Dodgers. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, because the team has not announced his departure. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
    Ex-Dodgers manager Mattingly reels in Marlins skipper job: reports

    By Brian Han It’s been awhile since the public has seen a genuine smile on Don Mattingly’s face, but he might have more of a reason to after he moves to South Beach. The ex-Los Angeles Dodgers...

    • Posted October 29, 2015
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  • Park Byung-ho (Yonhap)
    Nexen Heroes to post Park Byung-ho for MLB clubs

    SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) — South Korean baseball club Nexen Heroes announced Wednesday they will post Park Byung-ho for Major League Baseball (MLB) teams this offseason. The slugger will be posted next Monday with bids accepted until...

    • Posted October 28, 2015
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  • Son Ah-seop for the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization (Yonhap file photo)
    S. Korean All-Star outfielder asks to be posted later than planned

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — All-Star outfielder Son Ah-seop has asked his South Korean baseball club to post him for big league clubs about a month later than initially planned to fit into his busy offseason schedule. The Lotte...

    • Posted October 27, 2015
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  • Ryu Joong-il, manager of the Samsung Lions, watches his players get ready for Game 1 of the Korean Series against the Doosan Bears at Daegu Stadium in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Oct. 26, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Despite gambling scandal, Samsung Lions remain optimistic

    DAEGU (Yonhap) — It was just another day at the office for the Samsung Lions, the four-time defending South Korean baseball champion, who will begin their title defense later Monday without key cogs in their vaunted pitching...

    • Posted October 26, 2015
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  • In this Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly speaks during a news conference before Game 3 of baseball’s National League Division Series against the New York Mets in New York. A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Don Mattingly is out as manager of the Dodgers. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, because the team has not announced his departure. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
    Don Mattingly out as Dodgers manager

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Mattingly is out as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mattingly and the team mutually have agreed to part ways, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday. The person spoke...

    • Posted October 22, 2015
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  • Hwang Jung-eum, right, and Park Seo-jun in a scene from MBC's "She Was Pretty." (Courtesy of MBC)
    It’s K-drama over playoff baseball in South Korea

    MBC-TV ditches a playoff game to air ‘She was pretty’ as scheduled By Kwon Ji-youn MBC-TV ditched a playoff baseball game for its popular Wednesday-Thursday drama series “She Was Pretty.” After receiving an overwhelming number of protest calls...

    • Posted October 21, 2015
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