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

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

South Korean national baseball manager Sun Dong-yol offered to resign Wednesday following a controversy surrounding his Asian Games roster selection. "I think my time is up," Sun told Yonhap News Agency on the phone. Sun later held a press conference explaining his decision after meeting with Chung Un-chan, commissioner of the Korea Baseball Organization. But he only spoke about one and a half minutes, saying that what he wants to say is all contained in a written statement. This file photo take

South Korean free agent pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has accepted the qualifying offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers, opting to stay with the club for one more year after six seasons together instead of testing the open market.The Major League Baseball Players Association said Monday (local time) that Ryu decided to accept the one-year offer worth US$17.9 million -- the mean salary of the 125 highest-paid players. The deadline to accept or reject the offer fell at 5 p.m. (Yonhap)(Eastern Standard Time) M

SK Wyverns' slugger Han Dong-min surely has a flair for the dramatic, and he put it on full display on Monday to lift his Korea Baseball Organization club to the 2018 Korean Series championship.Han belted a go-ahead solo homer in the top of the 13th inning for the Wyverns' 5-4 victory over the Doosan Bears in Game 6 of the series at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. (Yonhap)Han was voted the MVP of the series for his effort. Though he only batted 4-for-21, two of the four hits were home runs and he knock

Trey Hillman will leave the SK Wyverns better than he found it -- as the champions of South Korean baseball.The Wyverns won the 2018 Korean Series on Monday after beating the Doosan Bears 5-4 in 13 innings in Game 6. And during his two-year stint, the American manager transformed the Wyverns into the Korea Baseball Organization champions, their days of being an underachieving team already a distant memory. (Yonhap)But Hillman won't be around to take a crack at a second straight title. He announc

These are the words that have not been written, uttered or heard since 2010: The SK Wyverns are the champions of South Korean baseball.The Wyverns captured the 2018 Korean Series over the Doosan Bears, thanks to a 5-4 victory in 13 innings in Game 6 on Monday at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.(Yonhap)Korean Series MVP Han Dong-min delivered the game-winning solo home run in the top of the 13th inning, and No. 1 starter Kim Kwang-hyun came on in the bottom 13th to close out the victory on two days' rest

With the 2018 Korean Series nearing the end, the Doosan Bears find themselves in a position that many pundits didn't think they'd be in -- trailing the SK Wyverns 3-2 and one loss away from their second straight runner-up finish.The Bears had the best record during the Korea Baseball Organization regular season at 93-51, tying their own record for most victories in a season and finishing 14.5 games ahead of the Wyverns. This is their fourth straight Korean Series appearance, but all of their reg

INCHEON - The Doosan Bears defeated the SK Wyverns 2-1 to knot the Korean Series at two games apiece on Friday.Jung Soo-bin launched a go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning at SK Happy Dream Park in Incheon, west of Seoul, and starter Josh Lindblom struck out 10 in seven dominant innings for the Bears. Doosan players (Yonhap)Game 5 of the best-of-seven Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) championship series is back at SK Happy Dream Park at 2 p.m. Saturday.The Bears are going

The South Korean professional baseball league has decided not to bring changes to its free agency this year, officials said Thursday.The Korea Baseball Organization said it will retain its current free agency system and shelve discussions on putting a cap on the length and value of free agent contracts, among other proposed changes.The KBO made some proposals to the Korea Professional Baseball Players Association in September. The KBO told the players' interest group that it would push forward w

Doosan Bears' Seth Frankoff has been tapped to start Game 2 of the Korean Series -- the championship final in South Korean baseball -- against the SK Wyverns later Monday in what will be one of the biggest games of his career.But the 30-year-old won't put any added pressure on himself, saying it will be "just another game." (Yonhap)"Being in the Korean Series, there's more on the line. But you have to treat it like any other game and go about your business the same way," Frankoff told Yonhap New

The SK Wyverns defeated the Doosan Bears 7-3 on the road to open the Korean Series on Sunday, flexing their muscles with two home runs.Former Korean Series MVP Park Jung-kwon blasted a go-ahead two-run shot in the sixth inning at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, after Han Dong-min opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the first. The Wyverns' pitching survived after issuing nine free passes.Game 2 of the best-of-seven affair is back at Jamsil at 6:30 p.m. Monday.The team that won the first game has

Trey Hillman, American manager for the South Korean baseball club SK Wyverns, said Sunday he will relish the opportunity to play for the championship in the Korean Series.The Wyverns will face the Doosan Bears in the best-of-seven Korean Series starting later Sunday. Hillman is the first foreign skipper in Korea Baseball Organization history to manage in the Korean Series.He won the Japanese league title with Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in 2006 and has previously managed the Kansas City Royals.

South Korean free agent left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin has received a qualifying offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving him a choice to either stay with the club for one more year or explore the open market.The Dodgers made the one-year offer worth $17.9 million -- the mean salary of the 125 highest-paid players -- on Friday (local time). Ryu Hyun-jin (Yonhap)Ryu has 10 days to accept or reject the qualifying offer. If the player declines the deal, he will be free to negotiate with any team, inclu

The Nexen Heroes have forced a deciding Game 5 in the penultimate postseason round in South Korean baseball, defeating the SK Wyverns 4-2 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Wednesday. The victory knotted the teams' Korea Baseball Organization playoff series at two games apiece.American slugger Jerry Sands blasted a two-run homer as part of his 4-for-4 day, and the Heroes' stout bullpen backed a scoreless start by 19-year-old rookie Lee Seung-ho. An Woo-jin, another 19-year-old freshman, was credite