South Korean baseball club LG Twins announced Wednesday they've signed former major league first baseman Tommy Joseph.The Korea Baseball Organization team signed Joseph, 27, to a one-year deal worth US$1 million, which includes a $300,000 signing bonus. (LG Twins)Starting this offseason, the KBO put in a salary cap of $1 million on all new foreign players. The cap doesn't apply to returning foreign players.Joseph is just a year removed from his second-straight 20-homer season with the Philadelph

Bayern Munich's South Korean teenage prospect Jeong Woo-yeong has made his first-team debut in the top European club football tournament.Jeong played in Bayern's 5-1 win over Benfica in a Group E match in the UEFA Champions League at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday (local time). The 19-year-old midfielder entered the pitch in the 81st minute for Thomas Muller and became the first South Korean to make a debut for the German Bundesliga giants. This Reuters photo taken on Nov. 27, 2018

South Korean baseball club Samsung Lions on Tuesday announced their acquisition of former big league pitcher Justin Haley.The Korea Baseball Organization team said Haley has agreed to a one-year deal worth US$550,000. He got a $100,000 signing bonus and can make an additional $250,000 in incentives.Starting this offseason, the KBO put in a salary cap of $1 million on first-year foreign players. In this UPI file photo from June 29, 2018, Justin Haley, then with the Boston Red Sox, throws a pitch

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean forward Son Heung-min has scored his first league goal of the season in his club's 3-1 win over Chelsea.Son scored Tottenham's third goal against Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday (local time). With Spurs leading 2-0, Son scored a fantastic solo goal in the 54th minute. He took the pass from Dele Alli near the halfway line and dribbled past Jorginho and David Luiz before finishing with a neat left-footed strike past Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizaba

South Korean baseball club Nexen Heroes said Friday they've acquired a new American pitcher, Eric Jokisch, while retaining two of their foreign players for one more season.The Korea Baseball Organization team said Jokisch, a 29-year-old left-hander, agreed to a one-year deal worth $500,000, which includes an undisclosed signing bonus and performance-based incentives.The KBO has implemented a salary cap of $1 million on all first-year foreign players, starting this offseason. SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonh

Once a big spender in South Korean baseball's free agency, the Kia Tigers will stay away from the open market this winter, their general manager said Friday.Cho Kye-hyun said his Korea Baseball Organization club will not go after any free agents during this offseason and added, "We felt we'd be better off trying to develop our own assets." In this file photo from July 25, 2018, Ryu Seung-hyun of the Kia Tiger hits a two-run double against the Hanwha Eagles in the top of the seventh inning of a K

Voting for this year's S. Korean pro football awards began Thursday, with four players listed as MVP candidates.Voting for the 2018 K League Awards kicked off at 9 a.m. Thursday and will run until 8 p.m. Dec. 2. This photo provided by the K League shows Gyeongnam FC striker Marcao celebrating his goal against Pohang Steelers in a K League 1 match in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, on Aug. 18, 2018. (Yonhap)The K League, the operator of the pro football league, already announced MVP nominees f

South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles said Wednesday they'll bring back outfielder Jared Hoying for one more season.The Korea Baseball Organization team said Hoying, 29, will return on a new one-year deal worth $1.4 million, with $800,000 in salary, $300,000 in signing bonus and another $300,000 in option. Hoying made $400,000 in 2018 with a signing bonus of $300,000.The KBO has put a salary cap of $1 million on new foreign players coming to the league, and it doesn't apply to returnees. In t

South Korean baseball club LG Twins announced on Wednesday their signing of former major league pitcher Casey Kelly.The Korea Baseball Organization team said Kelly has agreed to a one-year deal worth $1 million, which includes a $300,000 signing bonus.Starting this offseason, the KBO put a $1 million salary cap on foreign players who sign their first contracts here. In this Associated Press file photo from Sept. 26, 2018, Casey Kelly, then of the San Francisco Giants, pitches against the San Die

South Korea extended their unbeaten streak under new head coach Paulo Bento by beating Uzbekistan 4-0 in a friendly football match on Tuesday.Four South Korean players scored a goal apiece at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Nathan, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia, earning their team their first win on the road since Bento took over the helm in August. Bento now has three wins and three draws with South Korea, the longest unbeaten start for a national football team head coach. Jo Bon

By accepting the Los Angeles Dodgers' one-year qualifying offer last week instead of testing the open market, South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin rolled the dice and gambled that he will have a strong 2019 season and his value will rise even higher next winter.And Ryu said Tuesday he was confident things will work out just fine."Considering how I feel physically, I thought I could be in an even better position next year," Ryu told reporters at Incheon International Airport after returning home to

In this Getty Images file photo from Sept. 23, 2017, Raul Alcantara, then with the Oakland Athletics, pitches against the Texas Rangers during the first inning of a Major League Baseball regular season game at Oakland Alameda Coliseum in Oakland, California. Alcantara signed with the South Korean club KT Wiz on Nov. 19, 2018. (Yonhap)South Korean baseball club KT Wiz said Monday they've signed former big league pitcher Raul Alcantara.The Korea Baseball Organization team signed the Dominican righ

South Korea will try to wrap up their 2018 campaign on an unbeaten streak when they take on Uzbekistan in a friendly football match this week.South Korea will face Uzbekistan at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Nathan, about 10 kilometers south of Brisbane, on Tuesday. The match will kick off at 8 p.m. local time, or 7 p.m. Korean time.  South Korea national football team players encourage each other after playing to a 1-1 draw with Australia in a friendly football match at Suncorp S

Controversy over athletes' false community service as an alternative to active military duty has escalated Monday as a local cable news channel reported judoka An Ba-ul, an Olympic silver medalist, also fabricated his records.Winners of any Olympic medals and Asian Games gold medals are exempted from mandatory military service and required to conduct 544 hours of sports-related community service over 34 months.Earlier this month, football player Jang Hyun-soo was permanently banned from the nati

In this Penta Press file photo from April 6, 2016, Jeremy Hazelbaker (R), then with the St. Louis Cardinals, celebrates a home run with teammate Grag Garcia during the top of the sixth inning of a Major League Baseball regular season game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. South Korean ball club Kia Tigers said on Nov. 19, 2018, that they`re nearing a deal with Hazelbaker. (Yonhap)South Korean baseball club Kia Tigers said Monday they're nearing a deal with f