All posts tagged "Park Byung-ho"

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    S. Korea to host Cuba twice ahead of int’l baseball tourney

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — In preparations for an upcoming international baseball tournament, South Korea will host Cuba in two exhibition games at a brand new dome this week. In what has been titled “Seoul Super Series,” South Korea...

    • Posted November 3, 2015
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    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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    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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    Park Byung-ho sets RBI record in KBO

    SEOUL (Yonhap) – MVP candidate Park Byung-ho set an RBI record on Friday the same night Eric Thames became the first player to swipe 40 bags and hit 40 home runs in a single KBO season. In the...

    • Posted October 2, 2015
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  • Park Byung-ho of the Nexen Heroes hits his 50th home run of the Korea Baseball Organization season against the NC Dinos in Changwon, South Korea, on Sept. 21, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Nexen slugger Park Byung-ho takes swing at another KBO record

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — In the midst of another monumental season, Nexen Heroes’ slugger Park Byung-ho is taking aim at another offensive record in the top South Korean baseball league. Park is leading the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)...

    • Posted September 23, 2015
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    Back-to-back 50 HR seasons? Don’t buy into the hype of Park Byung-ho just yet

    By Brian Han Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kang Jung-ho is the first piece of evidence that position players from the Korean Baseball Organization’s (KBO) elite can hang in the major leagues. Believe it or not, he’s the first to...

    • Posted September 22, 2015
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    Park Byung-ho becomes first KBO player with back-to-back 50-homer seasons

    CHANGWON, South Korea, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) — Park Byung-ho of the Nexen Heroes on Monday became the first South Korean baseball player with back-to-back 50-homer seasons. Park, one of the most feared sluggers in the Korea Baseball...

    • Posted September 21, 2015
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