All posts tagged "MLB"

  • Clockwise from top left, Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho, Texas Rangers outfielder Choo Shin-soo, New York Yankees infielder Robert Refsnyder, Houston Astros catcher Hank Conger (AP Photos)
    2015 halfway mark: Roundup of Korean baseball players in MLB

    By Brian Han Major League Baseball has passed the 2015 season’s halfway mark and while some Korean players are making a name for themselves, others are having trouble keeping up with expectations. - Starting with South Korea’s...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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    Cass becomes Major League Baseball’s official beer (for Asian market)

    By Park Si-soo Oriental Brewery’s popular beer brand Cass Fresh was designated as an “official beer” for America’s Major League Baseball (MLB), the company said Tuesday. Under the contract with the league, the Seoul-based company will run...

    • Posted July 16, 2015
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    KBO slugger Park Byung-ho scouted by 17 MLB clubs

    SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) — South Korean baseball slugger Park Byung-ho, eligible to be posted for Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs after this season, has been scouted by more than half the big league clubs, an official...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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    Hank Conger heating up? Hammers 4th homer of the year

    By Brian Han So if you haven’t heard already, the St. Louis Cardinals are being investigated by the FBI for allegedly hacking and trying to steal information from the Houston Astros according to the New York Times....

    • Posted June 16, 2015
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    Choo scores first run for Texas on Korean Heritage Night

    ARLINGTON, Texas, June 15 (Yonhap) — South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo scored the opening run for the Texas Rangers on a night celebrating his native country’s culture. Choo went 1-for-3 with a walk and scored the Rangers’...

    • Posted June 16, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung-ho of South Korea, prepares to take the field. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Confident Kang Jung-ho fitting right in with Pirates

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kang Jung-ho chose the gray T-shirt because he thought it looked cool. That’s it. The fact “The Trillest” — a mashup of “true” and “real” that serves as slang for someone considered most authentic...

    • Posted June 13, 2015
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    Texas Rangers: Why are Choo so upset?

    By Brian Han After the Texas Rangers suffered a tough 5-4 road loss to the Oakland Athletics Wednesday night, the team’s outfielder Choo Shin-soo took issue with the way manager Jeff Banister seemed to single him out....

    • Posted June 11, 2015
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