The Kia Tigers are the champions of South Korean baseball in 2017.The Tigers defeated the Doosan Bears 7-6 on Monday to take the Korean Series in five games, collecting their first Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) championship since 2009 and their 11th overall.Kia Tigers celebrate their winning of the Korean Series title after defeating Doosan Bears on Monday. (Yonhap)The Tigers, based in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, are now undefeated in 11 Korean Series appearances.The Tigers lost

The Kia Tigers beat the Doosan Bears 5-1 on Sunday to reach the cusp of their first Korea Baseball Organization title in eight years.Roger Bernadina had three hits and knocked in two runs, and starter Im Gi-yeong tossed 5 2/3 shutout innings in his postseason debut as the Tigers claimed Game 4 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. The Tigers now lead the best-of-seven series three games to one.Game 5, the first elimination game of the series, is back at Jamsil Stadium at 6:30 p.m. Mon

Suzy threw the first pitch in Game Four between the Kia Tigers and Doosan Bears at the 2017 Korean Series, Sunday.The game took place at 2 p.m. at Seoul‘s Jamsil Baseball Stadium. The 25,000 tickets to the game in the championship series of the Korean Baseball Organization all sold out, according to the KBO. Kia eventually won by a score of 5 to 1, taking a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Suzy debuted in 2010 in girl group MissA. She released her first solo album, “Yes? No?” in January.The

The Kia Tigers defeated the Doosan Bears 6-3 on the road Saturday to move ahead in the Korean Series.The Tigers' offense cashed in on early opportunities to back solid start by left-hander Pat Dean at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, and now lead the best-of-seven Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) championship series two games to one.Then with the Tigers nursing a 4-3 lead in the top ninth, Na Ji-wan smacked a pinch-hit, two-run home run for some insurance.Tigers' Na Ji-wan celebrates after hitting a tw

Two American pitchers are set to duel in a crucial game in the ongoing South Korean baseball championship series this weekend.The Kia Tigers and the Doosan Bears are knotted at one game apiece in this best-of-seven championship final in the Korea Baseball Organization. The Bears took Wednesday's opener 5-3, and the Tigers responded with a 1-0 victory behind starter Yang Hyeon jong's complete game shutout.First-year left-hander Pat Dean will have a tough act to follow when he takes the mound for

GWANGJU -- The two-time defending South Korean baseball champions Doosan Bears boast such a deep lineup that Nick Evans, who has hit 51 homers over the past two regular seasons, has often found himself on the bench in the ongoing postseason.But the situation doesn't bother the slugger one bit, because the Bears are working on a four-game postseason winning streak."There's zero frustration on my part," Evans said Thursday before Game 2 of the Korean Series, the championship final in the Korea Bas

For Doosan Bears right-hander Dustin Nippert, postseason games in the Korea Baseball Organization are no different than regular season contests.Of course, there's a lot more at stake in October than in, say, May. But at least Nippert is telling himself that they're all the same, in hopes of keeping some pressure off his shoulders.The strategy just might have worked Wednesday in Game 1 of the Korean Series against the Kia Tigers. Nippert held the Tigers to three runs in six solid innings, as the

GWANGJU -- Ahead of South Korean baseball's championship series, managers and players for the two finalists threw down the gauntlet Tuesday.The 2017 Korean Series, the championship final for the Korea Baseball Organization, will open Wednesday as the Kia Tigers host the Doosan Bears at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju 330 kilometers south of Seoul.The Tigers were the regular season champions who earned the bye to the Korean Series. The Bears, who finished in second place, knocked out the N

GWANGJU -- Two former major league pitchers will start the opening game of the South Korean baseball championship series this week.The Kia Tigers will host the Doosan Bears to open the Korean Series, the championship final in the Korea Baseball Organization, Wednesday at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, some 330 kilometers south of Seoul. To start the best-of-seven series, the Tigers will hand the ball to Dominican right-hander Hector Noesi, who went 20-5 with a 3.48 ERA in the regular se

The top two clubs from the regular season will clash for the 2017 South Korean baseball championship starting this week.The Kia Tigers and the Doosan Bears will duke it out in the best-of-seven Korean Series, the championship final in the Korea Baseball Organization. It opens Wednesday at the Tigers' home, Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul.The Tigers have the home field advantage after finishing with the best record in the regular season at 87-56-1 (wins-losse

In reaching their third straight championship final in the Korea Baseball Organization, the Doosan Bears flexed some serious muscles.The Bears slugged past the NC Dinos 14-5 on Saturday at Masan Stadium in Changwon, 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, and claimed their best-of-five second round postseason series in four games.First baseman Oh Jae-il had a historic game, becoming the first player to hit four home runs in a KBO postseason game. He knocked in nine runs, also a postseason record.Clea

The Doosan Bears beat up on the NC Dinos 17-7 to even their Korea Baseball Organization postseason series at one game apiece on Wednesday, prevailing in a slugfest for the ages.Doosan's designated hitter Choi Joo-hwan pounded a go-ahead grand slam in the eight-run sixth inning at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, and cleanup Kim Jae-hwan crushed a pair of three-run jacks in the wild affair.The Bears exacted revenge after getting beat up 13-5 on Tuesday. Game 3 is 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Dinos' home, Masa

A day after getting robbed of two hits in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason, Doosan Bears' outfielder Min Byung-hun was effusive of the man responsible for the great defensive plays.NC Dinos' center fielder Kim Jun-wan, 26, made two spectacular diving grabs -- one by accident -- in Tuesday's Game 1 of the clubs' second round series at Seoul's Jamsil Stadium. Both balls came off the bat of Min, the Bears' leadoff man.The first one came with two outs in the bottom fourth. The Bears were l

After an up-and-down regular season marred by shoulder issues, Doosan Bears' right-hander Michael Bowden said Tuesday he's confident of a bounceback in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason.The Bears, two-time defending champions, are scheduled to take on the NC Dinos in the best-of-five second round series starting Tuesday at home, Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.Bowden is slated to start Friday's Game 3, which could potentially be a series-clinching contest or even an elimination game for the Bea

The Doosan Bears and the NC Dinos are colliding in their third straight Korea Baseball Organization postseason this week, but it isn't just the two ball clubs that will be renewing their rivalry.Managers for the respective clubs, Kim Tae-hyung for the Bears and Kim Kyung-moon for the Dinos, will also be going toe-to-toe for the third straight fall. Game 1 of their second round series, a best-of-five affair, is Tuesday.But the two skippers actually go further back.The two former catchers were tea