All posts tagged "MLB"

  • Park Byung-ho (Yonhap)
    Nexen Heroes accept $12.85M posting bid for Park Byung-ho

    By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean baseball team Nexen Heroes said Saturday they’ve accepted a winning bid of US$12.85 million by a big league club for their posted infielder Park Byung-ho. The Heroes reached the...

    • Posted November 6, 2015
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  • Park Byung-ho, Lee Daeho
    Park Byung-ho or Lee Dae-ho: Which import should MLB teams choose?

    By Brian Han Two exceptional South Korean baseball players are hoping to play for a Major League Baseball team next season. They are both first basemen. They both have extensive professional experience under their belt. They are...

    • Posted November 5, 2015
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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)
    Money not issue for Japan Series MVP in pursuit of MLB dream

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean baseball slugger Lee Dae-ho, the reigning Japan Series MVP, said Tuesday that money won’t be an issue in the pursuit of his big league dream, adding he’d be willing to compete for...

    • Posted November 3, 2015
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  • Park Byung-ho (Yonhap)
    KBO officially asks MLB to post slugger Park Byung-ho

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The top South Korean baseball league said Monday it requested Major League Baseball (MLB) to make slugger Park Byung-ho available in posting for big league clubs. Earlier in the day, the Korea Baseball Organization...

    • Posted November 2, 2015
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  • Park Byung-ho (Yonhap)
    Nexen Heroes to post Park Byung-ho for MLB clubs

    SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) — South Korean baseball club Nexen Heroes announced Wednesday they will post Park Byung-ho for Major League Baseball (MLB) teams this offseason. The slugger will be posted next Monday with bids accepted until...

    • Posted October 28, 2015
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  • Son Ah-seop for the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization (Yonhap file photo)
    S. Korean All-Star outfielder asks to be posted later than planned

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — All-Star outfielder Son Ah-seop has asked his South Korean baseball club to post him for big league clubs about a month later than initially planned to fit into his busy offseason schedule. The Lotte...

    • Posted October 27, 2015
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  • In this Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly speaks during a news conference before Game 3 of baseball’s National League Division Series against the New York Mets in New York. A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Don Mattingly is out as manager of the Dodgers. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, because the team has not announced his departure. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
    Don Mattingly out as Dodgers manager

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Mattingly is out as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mattingly and the team mutually have agreed to part ways, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday. The person spoke...

    • Posted October 22, 2015
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