All posts tagged "KBO"

  • Charlie Shirek, left, and Kim Tae-koon celebrate the no-hitter. (Yonhap)
    Charlie Shirek throws KBO’s first no-hitter in 14 years

    Charlie Shirek of the NC Dinos on Tuesday threw the first no-hitter in the top South Korean baseball league in 14 years. He is the first non-Korean player  to record a no-hitter in Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) history....

    • Posted June 24, 2014
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    [HOT LINKS] The latest thing Korea is getting famous for: bat-flipping

    You won’t believe just how much attention Korean baseball is getting in the U.S. for bat-flipping. Here are some examples. Even on a foul ball:  Even on ESPN:

    • Posted May 14, 2014
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  • A fan is being forced out of Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on April 30, 2014, after attacking an umpire during a game between the home team Kia Tigers and the visiting SK Wyverns. (Yonhap)
    Umpire attacked by fan in Korean Baseball league

    A baseball umpire was attacked by a drunken fan on the field during a Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) game between the Kia Tigers and the SK Wyverns at the Tigers’ home in Gwangju, about 200 miles south...

    • Posted May 1, 2014
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  • Kim Byung-hyun has yet to impress anyone in Korea. (Yonhap)
    Ex-MLB closer Kim Byung-hyun traded to hometown club in Korea

    Former Major League All-Star closer Kim Byung-hyun was traded to his hometown club in the top South Korean league on Thursday. The Nexen Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) shipped the 34-year-old submarine pitcher to the...

    • Posted April 10, 2014
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  • The SK Wyverns’ Luke Brandon Scott is among the foreign players drawing attention ahead of Korea Baseball Organization season opening on March 29. (AP-Yonhap)
    Remember Luke Scott, Jorge Cantu?

    Rule change leads to more former MLB sluggers playing in Korea this year By Baek Byung-yeul With the start of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) exhibition season just days away, fans are gearing up for another season....

    • Posted March 4, 2014
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  • Yoon Suk-min posted this photo on his Twitter account earlier this week.
    Yoon Suk-min lands in Baltimore

    Reportedly agrees to 3-year $5.75 million contract, pending physical By Lee Kyutae South Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min, 27, has reportedly reached an agreement with the Baltimore Orioles. According to CBS Sports.com, the right-hander has agreed to join...

    • Posted February 13, 2014
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  • Dustin Nippert made $665,000 with the Texas Rangers in 2010. He's been playing in Korea ever since. (Newsis)
    “You can’t handle the truth!”

    Korean baseball league mulling abolishing salary cap on international players: official 

    • Posted December 20, 2013
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