The Korea Herald

Baseball’s “odd couple” gets Korea talking

Oct 8, 2013

It’s hard to imagine two players more in contrast: Ryu Hyun-jin is a South Korean rookie pitcher with a boyish face and Juan Uribe is a burly veteran infielder from the Dominican Republic.Yet a strong tie has been formed between the two members of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 26-year-old Ryu’s first season in Major League Baseball.“It’s like the Odd Couple, him and Uribe get along so well,” Dodgers’ manager Don Mattingly told MLB.com. It is not like Ryu and the 34-year-old Uribe have a ton of comm
Dodgers beat Braves 4-3 to win NLDS on Uribe homer

Oct 8, 2013

The Dodgers advanced to their first National League championship series since 2009 after Juan Uribe hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning for a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday.Yasiel Puig doubled down the right-field line leading off the eighth against losing pitcher David Carpenter. The rookie charged into second base and pumped his right fist in the air in celebration. Fans were on their feet chanting “Let's go Dodgers!” when Uribe fouled off two bunt attempts, then
Lee Dae-ho wraps up successful season in Japan

Oct 8, 2013

South Korean slugger Lee Dae-ho has wrapped up his second successful season in Japan, with his immediate future hanging in the balance.The Orix Buffaloes first baseman played his last game of the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) season at home on Monday. The Buffaloes have three road games remaining against the Rakuten Golden Eagles, but already well out of the postseason contention, 14 games back of the Pacific League-leading Rakuten, they allowed Lee to leave the team early.Lee, 31, has
A-Rod's lawsuit against MLB moved to federal court

Oct 8, 2013

Alex Rodriguez's lawsuit claiming Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig went on a “witch hunt” to force him from the sport has been moved from state to federal court.Major League Baseball filed a notice of removal Monday, saying claims by the New York Yankees third baseman are governed by federal law.The lawsuit, originally filed Thursday in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, was assigned to U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield, who joined the bench in December, and U.S. Magistrat
Ryu Hyun-jin gets no-decision in first big league postseason start

Oct 7, 2013

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers got a no-decision in his first Major League Baseball (MLB) playoff start here on Sunday.Facing the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Division Series (NLDS) at Dodger Stadium, Ryu was yanked out of the game with two outs in the third inning for pinch hitter Michael Young, with the Dodgers ahead 6-4.Ryu allowed four earned runs on six hits and a walk in three innings for his shortest outing of the year, including the regular season. Ryu became
Pirates edge Cardinals 5-3, take 2-1 lead in NLDS

Oct 7, 2013

Pedro Alvarez hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in best-of-five NL division series.Alvarez pulled a grounder into right field that scored pinch-runner Josh Harrison from second base. Russell Martin followed with a sharp RBI single against reliever Kevin Siegrist, who took over after Carlos Martinez (0-1) faltered.The go-ahead single was the latest big hit by Alvarez. He homered in the first two ga
KBO's 'Subway Series' to pit Nexen against Doosan

Oct 7, 2013

In the domestic equivalent of the "Subway Series," two Seoul-based clubs will go toe-to-toe in the opening round of the South Korean professional baseball playoffs starting on Tuesday.The Nexen Heroes will host the Doosan Bears to start the best-of-five first round of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) playoff series at Mokdong Stadium in western Seoul at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. It will be the first-ever postseason clash between the two clubs.The Heroes, who finished third in the regular season, w
Ortiz belts two homers ...as Sox win

Oct 6, 2013

BOSTON (AP) ― David Ortiz homered twice, the second shot chasing David Price in the eighth inning on Saturday night, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the AL division series.It was the first two-homer postseason game for the Red Sox designated hitter, who was a star for the 2004 Boston team that won the franchise’s first World Series title in 86 years and is the only player remaining from that club.“When he hits two home runs, things are going to revolve ar
KBO set for October baseball

Oct 6, 2013

The 2013 regular season in South Korean baseball ended with a familiar face at the top, joined in the playoffs by three clubs from the nation’s capital. Two playoff fixtures in recent seasons will be on the outside looking in, while the league’s most decorated franchise suffered the ignominy of finishing with a worse record than an expansion team.The Samsung Lions won the Korea Baseball Organization pennant for the third straight season at 75-51-2. They’re the first team in the league’s 31-year
Japan-based slugger Lee Dae-ho approached by Scott Boras' agency: officials

Oct 4, 2013

Japan-based South Korean baseball player Lee Dae-ho has been approached by the management company of uber-agent Scott Boras, officials said Thursday, hinting that the slugger could soon sign with a big league club.Lee Cha-ho, a sports agent and an older brother of the Orix Buffaloes player in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), told Yonhap News Agency that Al Chun, the director of Asian operations at the Boras Corporation, has met the player "a few times in Japan."An earlier South Korean news re
Cobb helps Rays roll over Indians

Oct 3, 2013

CLEVELAND (AP) ― The Tampa Bay Rays’ road show rolls on. Next stop: Boston.Alex Cobb dodged trouble for nearly seven innings and the Rays pitched their way to another must-have win on the road, beating the Cleveland Indians 4-0 Wednesday night in the AL wild-card game.Cobb, who missed a chunk of the regular season after he was hit in the head by a line drive, quieted a thundering Cleveland crowd and ended the Indians’ unexpected season.Delmon Young homered in the third inning off rookie Danny Sa
S. Korea's pension fund ups stake in key Samsung unit

Oct 3, 2013

The Samsung Lions have become the first club to win the South Korean baseball pennant in three consecutive seasons.The Lions clinched first place in the 2013 regular season in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) with a 9-2 win on the road over the Lotte Giants in Busan Wednesday night.The win improved the Lions' record to 75 wins, 50 losses and two ties, with one game remaining in 2013. They hold a three-game lead over the Nexen Heroes.The Lions are the first club in the KBO's 31-year history
Bucs romp at raucous PNC

Oct 2, 2013

Choo’s home run not enough as Reds eliminated from postseason
Reds' Choo Shin-soo homers in team's loss to Pittsburgh in Wild Card Game

Oct 2, 2013

PITTSBURGH -- Choo Shin-soo of the Cincinnati Reds went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the team's 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League (NL) Wild Card Game here on Tuesday.Choo belted a solo shot off Pirates reliever Tony Watson in the top of the eighth in his first career Major League Baseball playoff game, but it wasn't nearly enough for the Reds, who bowed out in the one-and-done affair on the road at PNC Park. Choo finished the game 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs score
Rays rumble into playoffs

Oct 1, 2013

David Price tosses fourth complete game of the season