All posts tagged "kang jung-ho"

  • Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho, left, and Texas Rangers outfielder Choo shin-soo. (AP Photos)
    Kang, Choo help MLB clubs to victories

    (Yonhap) — Two South Korean players in Major League Baseball, Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers, continued their strong play of late on Sunday, helping their respective clubs to victories....

    • Posted August 24, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Starling Marte, right, is congratulated by teammate Jung Ho Kang after hitting a ninth-inning walkoff home run to defeat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Fred Vuich)
    Kang Jung-ho hits 11th and 12th home run against Giants

    Kang Jung-ho hit his 11th and 12th homers as the Pittsburgh Pirates improved to 18-4 against the NL West this season. The Pirates (73-48) only managed to get four hits, but three of them were solo home runs as...

    • Posted August 22, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Neil Walker (18) is greeted by Jung Ho Kang after driving him in with a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
    Pirates’ Kang enjoys multihit game; Rangers’ Choo has hitting streak snapped

    (Yonhap) — Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates had two hits and an RBI in the team’s 4-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants at home on Thursday. Kang was 2-for-4 with a double and drove in...

    • Posted August 21, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
    Kang helps with bat, hurts with glove in 9-8 Pirates win

    By Brian Han Although the Pittsburgh Pirates left PNC park on Tuesday with a 9-8 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Kang Jung-ho displayed some outward frustration following a crucial error in the ninth inning that pushed the...

    • Posted August 19, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho, left, and Texas Rangers outfielder Choo Shin-soo (AP Photos)
    Kang, Choo put together multi-hit games despite losses

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Two South Koreans in Major League Baseball enjoyed multi-hit games Wednesday, though their clubs suffered losses. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ rookie Kang Jung-ho went 2-for-3 with a walk, extending his modest hitting streak to six...

    • Posted August 13, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung-ho, of South Korea, watches his solo home run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth inning in a baseball game, Sunday, May 3, 2015, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)
    [Grantland] He’s the Captain Now: Kang Jung-ho

      Baseball has an interesting relationship with the unknown. An unknown teenager is a shining beacon of hope, a collection of tools and skills that can be honed as he develops physically and mentally. We dream...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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  • Texas Rangers' Shin-Soo Choo, of South Korea (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
    Rangers’ Choo extends hitting streak; Pirates’ Kang slow out of gate in August

    (Yonhap) — South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers extended his hitting streak to seven games on Tuesday at home. Choo went 1-for-4 with a double against the Houston Astros at Globe Life Park in...

    • Posted August 5, 2015
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