The Korean baseball club Lotte Giants have acquired a new American outfielder.The Korea Baseball Organization team on Wednesday announced the signing of Justin Maxwell to a $280,000 contract for the remainder of the season. The 32-year-old replaces Jim Adduci, who was waived last week after failing a doping test.  (Lotte Giants)Maxwell has 441 major league games to his credit but has been playing for the Boston Red Sox's Triple-A affiliate Pawtucket, hitting .219 with five home runs and 25 RBIs

Two days before making his season debut, Los Angeles Dodgers' Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin said Tuesday he will likely be as nervous as he had been before his first major league start.The left-hander, who underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder in May last year, is scheduled to start against the San Diego Padres at home on Thursday. (Yonhap)It will be Ryu's first major league appearance since Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals

Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers isn't wasting much time these days putting his club on the board.The Korean outfielder belted a leadoff home run against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday (local time). It was Choo's fourth home run to start a game this season, and 20th of his career.Choo jumped on the first pitch fastball by Boston starter David Price and sent it over the center field wall for his seventh home run of 2016. It was Choo's second leadoff homer off the left-hand

Kang Jung-ho, Korean infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, is being investigated over a sexual assault allegation that emerged in Chicago, a U.S. newspaper said.Citing a police spokesman, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday (local time) that Kang faces the probe over an incident that allegedly took place when the Pirates were visiting the Chicago Cubs last month. Kang hasn't been charged with a crime.The Pirates said they are aware of the allegation and vowed full cooperation with the authoriti

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin will return to the big leagues this week after recovering from shoulder surgery, his manager announced Monday.Before the Dodgers opened a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles at Dodger Stadium, Dave Roberts told reporters the South Korean left-hander will start against the San Diego Padres at home Thursday.It will be a 7:10 p.m. start local time. That's 11:10 a.m. Friday in Korea.Ryu went under the knife to repair a torn labrum in his pitching

A Korean baseball club was fined Monday following a positive drug test by its former player.The Korea Baseball Organization fined the Lotte Giants 10 million won (US$8,730) for their inadequate player management, after outfielder Jim Adduci flunked a doping test. (Yonhap)Adduci, a one-time Texas Ranger, was suspended by the Korea Anti-Doping Agency for 36 games last Friday after testing positive for oxycodone, a synthetic opiate. The Giants promptly waived him.Adduci told the KADA in an earlier

Oh Seung-hwan of the St. Louis Cardinals gave up an unearned run while committing an error in his latest relief appearance.The Korean right-hander barely avoided picking up his first major league loss in St. Louis on Wednesday (local time), after giving up a run and two walks in the top of the 10th inning against the Kansas City Royals.Oh took the mound in the 10th with the score tied at 1-1. He walked the first batter, Cheslor Cuthbert, and settled down to strike out Brett Eibner.With Jarrod Dy

Kim Hyun-soo of the Baltimore Orioles hit his second home run of the season, the first time he's gone deep in a month.The Korean outfielder launched a two-run shot to right field off Erik Johnson of the San Diego Padres in the top of the fifth at Petco Park in San Diego, Tuesday (local time). The home run staked the Orioles to a 4-1 lead, and they went on to win 11-7.Kim's last home run had come on May 29 against the Cleveland Indians.The left fielder batted eighth in the interleague affair, dow

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers had his minor league rehab start in Oklahoma on Tuesday (local time) interrupted by rain. Pitching for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers against the Iowa Cubs, the left-hander pitched only 1 2/3 innings before the game was called due to rain. Ryu allowed two hits and one unearned run, while striking out two. He threw 26 pitches, 20 of which were strikes.  (Yonhap)In the top of the first at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark Ryu struck out John Andreoli and reti

Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers enjoyed his first three-hit game of the season.The Korean outfielder went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, as the Rangers defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-2 at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Sunday (local time). It was his first three-hit effort since September last year. (Yonhap)The productive night raised Choo's batting average to .270. The right fielder has missed a big chunk of the season in the early going with hamstring and calf injuries. This was only his 18t

Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles said Friday they've asked the league office to place former big leaguer pitcher Esmil Rogers on waivers in the aftermath of a fiasco surrounding his injury status.Once the Korea Baseball Organization accepts the Eagles' request, it will put an end to a bizarre saga of Rogers' ailing elbow.(Yonhap)Rogers, who joined the Eagles last summer with 210 major league games under his belt, hasn't pitched since June 4 with an elbow injury. The Eagles had been preparing t

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers got roughed up in his latest minor league rehab start.Pitching for Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers against the Round Rock Express, the left-hander was touched for eight runs -- five earned -- on 10 hits in four innings in Oklahoma City on Thursday (local time). The Korean also allowed two home runs while striking out four. (Yonhap)Ryu underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder in May last year and missed the entire 2015 season. This

Park Byung-ho of the Minnesota Twins fell to the dreaded Mendoza Line, after his second straight hitless day at the plate.Park went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts against the Philadelphia Phillies in Minneapolis on Thursday (local time), as his batting average slipped to .200. The Twins lost the game 7-3. (Yonhap)The South Korean infielder is batting only .161 (9-for-56) in June, with three home runs and six RBIs, while striking out 20 times. The big league rookie has fallen on hard times, after be