A Puerto Rican baseball agent with an apparent tie to a South Korean player said Thursday he had “no comment” on the player’s denial of any connection with him.Melvin Roman, president and CEO of Puerto Rico-based MDR Sports Management, told Yonhap News Agency in a phone interview that he would not comment on the situation between himself and Korean third baseman Choi Jeong.Earlier this week, CBSSports.com, in an article detailing Choi’s interest in playing in Major League Baseball next year, ide

A South Korean baseball umpire was assaulted on the field in midgame by an inebriated fan on Wednesday night, an unsavory incident adding a new twist to an ongoing controversy surrounding questionable officiating in the nation's top competition.During a Korea Baseball Organization game between the Kia Tigers and the SK  Wyverns at the Tigers' home in Gwangju, about 330 kilometers south of Seoul, a male fan ran onto the field and jumped the first base umpire Park Keun-young from behind. The incid

South Korean baseball All-Star Choi Jeong has denied hiring an agent to sign with a big-league club for next season.Ahead of his SK Wyverns’ road game against the Kia Tigers in Gwangju, about 330 kilometers south of Seoul, on Tuesday, Choi was tightlipped about a recent report from the United States that he has signed on with an international agent and will try to play in Major League Baseball next year.Earlier, CBSSports.com reported that Choi, a versatile third baseman who becomes a free agent

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ― Sonny Gray came off the mound and into the Oakland dugout after the eighth inning purposely trying to avoid contact with manager Bob Melvin.Gray, clearly the best pitcher on this night in a matchup against Rangers ace Yu Darvish, wanted to finish what he started.“I normally talk to him, share a laugh, make something up,” Gray said. “I put my head down and he goes, ‘How are you feeling?’ I just yelled ‘Great!’ and kept walking. ... Yeah, I wanted to go back out there.” The

The Chicago Cubs have signed a little-known South Korean college dropout to a minor league deal, a team official told Yonhap on Tuesday, saying the team hopes the player will realize his potential in a new environment.Baseball America, which covers young prospects in and outside the United States, announced on its website over the weekend that the Cubs had signed shortstop Son Ho-young. Sung Min-kyu, a Pacific Rim scout for the Cubs, confirmed the transaction Tuesday.Son, 19, played parts of the

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers picked up his third win of the young Major League Baseball season on Thursday after tossing seven shutout innings against the San Francisco Giants in his club's 2-1 victory on the road.The South Korean left-hander held the National League West division rivals to four singles and one walk over seven frames while striking out three. He is now 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA and 25 strikeouts over 28 innings.This was his fourth scoreless outing out of five this year. He