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Choo Shin-soo gets first two hits, scores winning run for Texas

Apr 2, 2014

ARLINGTON, Texas (Yonhap) ― Choo Shin-soo picked up his first two hits as a member of the Texas Rangers and scored the game-winning run in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, a day after going hitless in his debut with the American League West club.The South Korean outfielder went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, including the walk-off run in the bottom of the ninth, as the Rangers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2. Choo also drew a walk and was hit by a pitch, reaching base four times in five plate ap
Better days ahead

Apr 1, 2014

Choo Shin-soo goes hitless in Texas Rangers debut
Choo Shin-soo goes hitless in Texas Rangers debut

Apr 1, 2014

South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo went hitless in his debut with the Texas Rangers on Monday at home in Arlington.The 31-year-old went 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout as the leadoff man, and the Rangers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 14-10 in their season opener.The Rangers were outhit 17-14 in the slugfest.Facing left-handed starter Cliff Lee, Choo flied out to center in his first time up in the bottom first. In the bottom second, with Josh Wilson at second with one out, Choo grounde
Ryu gets no-decision despite solid outing

Mar 31, 2014

Korean tosses seven scoreless innings but Dodgers fall apart late
New foreign hitters make quick impact in KBO

Mar 31, 2014

New bats in the top South Korean baseball league made a quick impact over the opening weekend of the season, providing a glimpse into what could be an exciting offensive season.The Korea Baseball Organization clubs are now allowed to sign an extra foreign player starting this season. Eight of the nine teams can now have up to three foreigner players, while the expansion NC Dinos, which came into the league last year, can have up to four on their roster for their first two seasons.At least one of
KBO season leaves no clear-cut title favorite

Mar 28, 2014

As the baseball cliche goes, hope springs eternal before the start of a new season. Everyone is on the starting blocks with the same blank slate, and there are all kinds of interesting possibilities over six-plus months of the regular season.More often than not, though, reality kicks in soon enough, as contenders begin to put some distance between themselves and pretenders.The 2014 Korea Baseball Organization season, which gets underway on Saturday, may well be a rare exception. The competition
Lim to open KBO season in minors

Mar 27, 2014

GYEONGSAN (Yonhap) ― Lim Chang-yong, a former big league reliever who recently joined the Samsung Lions, will begin the 2014 Korea Baseball Organization season in the minor leagues, the club’s manager said Thursday.Lim signed a one-year deal with his former KBO club on Wednesday, only days after getting released by the Chicago Cubs.Though he claimed he was ready to pitch immediately, Lions manager Ryu Joong-il said he wanted to ease the veteran back into action.“I’d like to give him seven to 10
Ryu finds KBO success with lessons learned in U.S.

Mar 27, 2014

When right-handed pitcher Ryu Jae-kuk signed with the Chicago Cubs out of a Seoul high school in 2001 and received $1.6 million in signing bonus, it seemed like the hard-throwing teenager was headed for a successful career in Major League Baseball.It didn’t quite pan out that way, though. Ryu spent five years in the Cubs’ minor league system before making his big league debut in 2006, but made only 10 appearances there. He was dealt to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2007, but slowed by elbow problems, he
Lim signs with KBO’s Samsung

Mar 26, 2014

SEOUL/GYEONGSAN (Yonhap) ― Free agent right-hander Lim Chang-yong rejoined his former South Korean club Samsung Lions on Wednesday, only days after getting released by the Chicago Cubs, officials here said.The Lions said Lim, 37, agreed to a one-year deal worth 500 million won ($465,000) after holding talks at the team’s minor league training ground in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, about 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul. The Korea Baseball Organization club and the player have agreed no
SK captain Park Jin-man set to lead

Mar 26, 2014

Though he is entering his 19th season in the Korea Baseball Organization, Park Jin-man, shortstop of the SK Wyverns, said he still gets nervous ahead of the start of a new season.“Every year, opening day puts a lot of pressure on me,” Park said on the sidelines of the annual KBO media day in Seoul. The 2014 KBO season will begin on Saturday. “It’s probably more so this year because I know I don’t have a lot of baseball left in me.”Park will don the captain’s “C” on his uniform this year. This wi
The big league way

Mar 25, 2014

Yoon Suk-min adjusting well to life with Orioles
S. Korean pitcher Lim Chang-yong released by Chicago Cubs

Mar 25, 2014

South Korean pitcher Lim Chang-yong has been released by the Chicago Cubs, the Major League Baseball team announced Tuesday.The Cubs' official website stated that Lim was "granted his unconditional release" on Monday local time. The 37-year-old is now a free agent.The right-hander with a sidearm delivery made his MLB debut last September, after a call-up from the minors. He had Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ligament in his pitching elbow in July 2012 and spent the first half of 2013 in reh
New faces change KBO landscape

Mar 24, 2014

The preseason in the top South Korean baseball league ended on Sunday with crosstown rivals at the top of the standings, while an unlikely offensive hero led major statistical categories.The Doosan Bears finished the Korea Baseball Organization preseason with the best winning percentage of .667, with four wins, two losses and five draws. Their Seoul rivals, the LG Twins, ended in second place after winning five, losing four and tying one, for a winning percentage of .556.The NC Dinos ended up wi
Season of uncertainty ...looms in KBO

Mar 24, 2014

As the top South Korean professional baseball league prepares for the 2014 season, its nine clubs are bracing themselves for what promises to be a season full of changes and uncertainty.The Korea Baseball Organization will begin its 33rd season on Saturday with eight of the nine teams in action. The Samsung Lions, as the three-time defending champions, will open their season at home against the Kia Tigers in Daegu, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul. Teams will each play 128 games.The Lions
Feeling Dodger blue

Mar 23, 2014

Ryu Hyun-jin goes 5 strong innings as the Dodgers sweep D-backs in Australia