All posts tagged "MLB"

  • Baltimore Orioles' Hyun Soo Kim swings at a pitch in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
    Kim Hyun-soo goes 0 for 3 in Orioles debut

    KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Hyun Soo Kim felt good about being recognized so far away from home. “It was very comfortable. Everything was OK,” the Baltimore Orioles left fielder said through an interpreter after going 0 for...

    • Posted March 1, 2016
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  • Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer (7) stands with teammate Byung Ho Park, of South Korea, during a spring training baseball workout in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
    Korean slugger Park Byung-ho adjusting to life in America

    The 29-year-old says he has found a lot of things he likes off the field – namely American food and driving conditions. He is scheduled to make his Twins debut as the DH against the Boston Red Sox...

    • Posted March 1, 2016
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  • FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2016, file photo, Ji-Man Choi of the Los Angeles Angels baseball team, poses in Tempe, Ariz. Ji-Man Choi didn't become a swtich-hitter until midway through last season. His remarkable mid-career adjustment could make him part of the Los Angeles Angels' patch for their hole in left field. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
    Angels’ Ji-Man Choi learned switch-hitting on the fly

    TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Ji-Man Choi’s baseball career had stalled a bit last summer in his sixth pro season. The South Korean prospect says he decided to get it moving again by learning how to switch-hit in...

    • Posted February 29, 2016
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  • Park Byung-ho puts on the Minnesota Twins uniform at a press conference in the Grand Hilton Seoul Hotel, Thursday. (Yonhap)
    Twins hope to hit it out of the Park this year

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When the Minnesota Twins take their annual winter caravan around the region, each stop is met with positive energy, even in a year with modest or low expectations for success. A glimpse of the...

    • Posted February 25, 2016
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    Ryu Hyun-jin throws KBBQ party for his ‘baseball brothers’

    Los Angeles Dodgers’ Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin invited his fellow Korean baseball players over for some Korean BBQ and posted a photo of the gathering on his Instagram account Tuesday. He titled it — “KBBQ at home...

    • Posted February 24, 2016
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  • Lee Dae-ho, a South Korean slugger who signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners, chats with team coach Jim Pankovits during practice in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2016 (local time). Lee, 33, brushed aside the option of returning to Asia and said his full focus is on making it to the big leagues. (Yonhap)
    S. Korean slugger Lee Dae-ho focused only on winning big league job

    PEORIA, Arizona (Yonhap) — Having signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners, South Korean slugger Lee Dae-ho has an option to return to Asia — where he built an All-Star career — if his U.S....

    • Posted February 24, 2016
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  • Clockwise from top left: Oh Seung-hwan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Lee Dae-ho of the Seattle Mariners, Park Byung-ho of the Minnesota Twins and Kim Hyun-soo of the Baltimore Orioles will try to win major league jobs for the first time this spring training. (Yonhap)
    S. Korean stars looking to win big league jobs at spring training

    By Yoo Jee-ho (Yonhap) — Four South Koreans with All-Star resumes in Asia will look to win their first Major League Baseball (MLB) jobs as spring training gets underway. The 30 big league clubs have different reporting...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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