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Eyeing call-up, Korean slugger Park Byung-ho belts 3 homers in minors

Jul 29, 2016

South Korean slugger Park Byung-ho is putting together quite a campaign to get his major league job back.Park belted three home runs in a minor league game for the Minnesota Twins' Triple-A affiliate, Rochester Red Wings, against the Pawtucket Red Sox on Thursday (local time) in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.Batting fifth as the designated hitter, Park went 3-for-5 with five RBIs. He is batting .286 with nine home runs and 16 RBIs in 21 games in Triple-A, along with an on-base plus slugging percentage
Baseball pitcher voluntarily reports match-fixing scheme

Jul 24, 2016

A South Korean baseball pitcher voluntarily reported that he had engaged in match-fixing schemes in 2014, the governing body of the country's professional baseball said Sunday.Yoo Chang-sik, a left-handed pitcher for the Kia Tigers, confessed to his team on Saturday that he had deliberately walked a batter in a game on April 1, 2014, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said. Yoo, 24, was then pitching for another KBO club, the Hanwha Eagles, and he walked the Samsung Lions No. 3 hitter, Park S
Match-fixing scandal latest blow to baseball

Jul 21, 2016

From DUI to lewd conduct in public to match fixing, baseball, by far the nation's most popular sport, has taken a beating this year.The attendance figures in the Korea Baseball Organization may be gaudy -- just under 5 million through Wednesday and on pace to surpass the single-season record of 7.36 million from last season -- but if the players keep getting into trouble, even the most generous of fans may turn their backs on the sport.On Thursday, NC Dinos' pitcher Lee Tae-yang was indicted on
Baseball pitcher indicted in match-fixing scandal

Jul 21, 2016

A Korean baseball pitcher has been indicted on charges of engaging in match-fixing schemes.Prosecutors in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, some 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, said Thursday that Lee Tae-yang, pitcher for the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization, has been indicted without physical detention for allegedly fixing games. Another baseball player, outfielder Moon Woo-ram, has also come under investigation for similar charges, but his case has been handed over to the mili
Rangers' Choo Shin-soo headed to DL for 3rd time in '16

Jul 21, 2016

The Texas Rangers' Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo is headed to the disabled list for the third time this season.The Rangers placed Choo on the 15-day DL on Wednesday (local time) with inflammation in his lower back. The club said he had an anti-inflammatory injection and is expected to miss up to 14 days.Choo was out from April 9 to May 19 with a right calf injury.He played one game and then went back on the DL with a left hamstring injury, missing action from May 21 to June 12.He had missed th
Cardinals' Oh Seung-hwan earns 3rd save of season

Jul 21, 2016

Oh Seung-hwan of the St. Louis Cardinals picked up two saves in one day with two perfect innings of work.The Korean reliever shut down the San Diego Padres in both games of the doubleheader at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Wednesday (local time). The right-hander became the first Cardinals pitcher since Jason Isringhausen in August 2004 to save two games in one day. (Yonhap)Oh, a former star closer in South Korea and Japan, is now 4-for-4 in save opportunities since taking over from struggling f
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin headed back to DL after one start

Jul 20, 2016

Los Angeles Dodgers' Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is headed back to the disabled list after one start.The Dodgers on Tuesday (local time) placed the left-hander on the 15-day DL with left elbow tendinitis, retroactive to July 9.Ryu had been scheduled to start against the Washington Nationals on the road on Wednesday.Ryu made just one start after returning from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder. On July 7 against the San Diego Padres, Ryu was touched for six runs on eight hi
Angels' Choi Ji-man belts first major league home run

Jul 19, 2016

Choi Ji-man of the Los Angeles Angels has finally gone deep in the majors.Choi hit his first career big league home run off the Texas Rangers starter A.J. Griffin at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Monday (local time).The Korean first baseman led off the bottom of the fifth with the Angels down 4-2, and crushed Griffin's first-pitch fastball over the right field wall to make it a one-run game.The home run came in Choi's 34th at-bat.It was also Choi's only hit of the game. He was 1-for-4 and is now b
Manager for defending baseball champions gets contract extension

Jul 18, 2016

The manager of the defending Korean baseball champions received a contract extension on Monday.The Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization said they and Kim Tae-hyung have agreed in principle to a three-year contract extension, which will take the 48-year-old through the 2019 season.The financial details will be negotiated after the end of this season. Kim took over the Bears before the 2015 season on a two-year deal.The extension comes as no surprise, as Kim guided the Bears to their fi
Angels' Choi Ji-man picks up 1st big league RBI, steal in win

Jul 18, 2016

Choi Ji-man of the Los Angeles Angels picked up his first major league RBI and steal in a victory.Batting fifth, the Korean first baseman went 1-for-3 with an RBI, a steal and a run scored, as the Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-1 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday (local time).Choi, who was called up from the minors just before the All-Star break, also extended his hitting streak to four games. The long-time minor leaguer, who made the Angels' Opening Day roster but was demoted after
With rivals gone, American slugger eyes 1st home run title

Jul 15, 2016

The rivals that kept from winning the South Korean home run title the past two seasons are all gone now, and Eric Thames of the NC Dinos is halfway to getting that elusive crown in 2016.Entering the Korea Baseball Organization All-Star break, Thames is tops with 25 home runs in 72 games. He's three ahead of three players: Kim Jae-hwan of the Doosan Bears, Wilin Rosario of the Hanwha Eagles and Luis Jimenez of the LG Twins. Of the four, Thames has played the fewest games.In his first KBO season i
Defending champions at top of baseball standing entering All-Star break

Jul 15, 2016

After winning their first South Korean baseball title in 14 years last year, the Doosan Bears have picked up right where they left off.The Bears have wrapped up the first half in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season in first place with 55 wins, 27 losses and one tie. They dropped their final two games before the All-Star break but they still have a 4.5-game lead over the NC Dinos.The Bears are the only KBO team with at least 50 wins. In three of the past four seasons, the team that reach
KT Wiz sign new American pitcher

Jul 7, 2016

Korean baseball club KT Wiz signed a new foreign pitcher on Thursday.The Korea Baseball Organization club inked American right-hander Josh Lowey to a $220,000 deal, which includes a $50,000 signing bonus, for the rest of the season. (KT Wiz)The career minor leaguer has been pitching for the Acereros de Monclova in the Mexican League in 2016. He was the league leader with 13 wins, 1.65 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 103 2/3 innings, across 16 starts.The Wiz said Lowey's fastball sits around low 90s in
Mariners' Lee Dae-ho belts 12th homer of season

Jul 7, 2016

Lee Dae-ho of the Seattle Mariners has hit his 12th home run of the season against the Houston Astros.Lee belted a solo shot off the Astros starter Mike Fiers in the top of the fourth at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Wednesday (local time). It was part of the Mariners' four-run inning, cutting the deficit to 5-4.Lee, batting sixth and playing first base, also extended his hitting streak to six games.He is tied with Park Byung-ho of the Minnesota Twins for most home runs by a South Korean player
Baseball club owner placed under travel ban in fraud investigation

Jul 6, 2016

A Korean baseball club owner has been placed under a travel ban in an ongoing fraud investigation.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said Wednesday that Lee Jang-seok, who owns the Korea Baseball Organization club Nexen Heroes, was barred from leaving the country on June 20.Lee is facing fraud charges, after another business executive claimed that he didn't get his stake of the ball club that Lee had promised him.Hong Sung-eun, chairman of the Atlanta-based real estate developer Rain