All posts tagged "MLB"

  • New Los Angeles Angels infielder Choi Ji-man wears his jersey in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Dec. 23, 2015. Choi was selected by the Major League Baseball club at the annual Rule 5 Draft in Nashville, Tennessee, on Dec. 10, the final day of the MLB Winter Meetings. (Yonhap)
    Angels make few changes around Trout, Pujols heading to 2016

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Although the Los Angeles Angels made a few tweaks up and down their roster, they’re headed into spring hoping for better results from largely the same players. After going 85-77 and finishing one game...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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  • Ryu Hyun-jin and Juan Uribe of the Los Angeles Dodgers (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    ‘Ryu’s buddy’ Uribe joins Indians

    Juan Uribe, widely known among Korean baseball fans as “Ryu Hyun-jin’s best friend” during his days with the Los Angeles Dodgers, is now an Indian. The 36-year-old veteran infielder agreed to a one-year, $5 million contract with...

    • Posted February 19, 2016
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    Baseball is back, pitchers and catchers hold first workouts

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — David Price made his first big-money throws of spring training as Boston’s prized offseason acquisition, while new Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke began Day 1 with his new club by drilling on the basics...

    • Posted February 18, 2016
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  • Kim Hyun-soo, left, and Oh Seung-hwan.
    New Korean big leaguers ready for 1st season in US

    By Nam Hyun-woo New St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Oh Seung-hwan arrived in the U.S. Thursday to join the club’s spring training scheduled to begin on Feb. 18. After signing a one-year deal, including an option for 2017, Jan. 12,...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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    Over and out: Some MLB teams open with little playoff shot

    (AP) — Spring training is a time for optimism, when players bask under the warm sun of Florida and Arizona while fans dream about their team reaching the bright lights of October. For Atlanta, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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  • South Korean baseball player Lee Dae-ho speaks to reporters at Incheon International Airport on Feb. 5, 2016, after signing a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners. (Yonhap)
    Doubtless in Seattle: Lee Dae-ho sees glass half full in minor league deal

    By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON (Yonhap) — He might not have signed the major league deal that he’d earlier envisioned, but South Korean slugger Lee Dae-ho, who recently joined the Seattle Mariners on a minor league contract, said...

    • Posted February 5, 2016
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  • South Korean baseball player Lee Dae-ho speaks at a press conference announcing his intent to play in Major League Baseball in Seoul on Nov. 3, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Lee Dae-ho to join Seattle Mariners

    By Nam Hyun-woo Korean free agent slugger Lee Dae-ho reportedly signed a deal with the Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Seattle Mariners, Wednesday (Korea Standard Time), ending his long-stalled wait for an MLB team this winter. According to...

    • Posted February 3, 2016
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