The Minnesota Twins' Park Byung-ho homered for his second straight spring game on Tuesday in Florida.The four-time South Korean home run king blasted a solo shot off Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Gavin Floyd in the second inning of their Grapefruit League game in Dunedin, Florida.It was Park's second home run in as many games. He launched a grand slam on Sunday and had a day off Monday before returning to action against the Jays.Park's home run cut the Twins' deficit to 5-1, but Minnesota went

Lee Dae-ho of the Seattle Mariners belted his first home run in the United States in preseason action on Monday.Lee hit a solo shot off Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Matt Reynolds in the bottom eighth of their Cactus League game in Peoria, Arizona.Lee replaced Adam Lind at first base to start the sixth inning and took Lind's fifth spot in the order. Then in his lone at bat, Lee took a 1-2 offering from Reynolds over the left field wall to cut the Mariners' deficit to 10-7.He turned a double p

The Minnesota Twins' Park Byung-ho hit a grand slam for his first home run in the United States on Sunday.Batting sixth, the Korean slugger crushed one off Tampa Bay Ray's right-hander Jake Odorizzi in the first inning of their preseason game in Port Charlotte, Florida. The Twins won the game 5-4.It was the first long ball of the spring for Park, who joined the Twins on a four-year, $12 million deal after they won the posting bid for him with a $12.85 million bid. Park had been one of the most f

Park Byung-ho of the Minnesota Twins picked up his first preseason hit and RBI in Florida on Thursday.Park singled home a run in the bottom of the second inning against the Boston Red Sox starter Rick Porcello. It was Park's second preseason start in as many days.Park went hitless in his next two plate appearances and ended the game 1-for-3. The Twins lost the game 6-5 in Fort Myers.On Wednesday, Park, who signed with the Twins in the offseason, went 0-for-3 against the Red Sox, striking out thr

The Minnesota Twins' Park Byung-ho struck out three times in three at-bats in his first preseason appearance in Major League Baseball in Florida on Wednesday.Elsewhere in the Sunshine State, St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Oh Seung-hwan, another South Korean readying for his first big league season, tossed one perfect inning in his U.S. debut.Park, who joined the Twins via posting in December, made his first start for the Twins as a designated hitter batting sixth against the Boston Red Sox in

After facing live pitching for the first time since joining the Minnesota Twins, South Korean slugger Park Byung-ho said Saturday he didn't see anything straight at the plate.The Twins had their first full workout here in Florida, and Park, who signed with the Twins earlier in the offseason after getting posted by his South Korean club Nexen Heroes, faced actual pitching for the first time since competing at the Premier 12 tournament in November.And his impression: There was "nothing clean.""I a

Having thrown live batting practice for the first time with the St. Louis Cardinals, South Korean reliever Oh Seung-hwan said Thursday he will mostly stick to his tried and tested arsenal in the majors.Oh faced hitters for the first time Wednesday to solid reviews. Infielder Greg Garcia said Oh's ball "was jumping" and the right-hander didn't offer up anything straight.Oh, a lights-out closer in both South Korea and Japan for a decade before joining the Cards this offseason, built his career mos

Recovering from a May shoulder operation that ended his 2015 season before it began, Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin said Thursday he was pleased with breaking pitches that he threw in his long toss.At Camelback Ranch, the site of the Dodgers' spring training in Arizona, Ryu said he mixed in curves, changeups and sliders with his fastball."The spins weren't too bad," Ryu said with a smile in the club house while icing down the surgically repaired left shoulder.Ryu, who didn't throw

In South Korea, Kim Hyun-soo is called "Hitting Machine" for his consistent high-level performance in batting. The Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball (MLB), which Kim recently joined under a two-year contract worth $7 million, now also introduce the 28-year-old outfielder with the nickname "Machine" on their website. Kim, who posted his best power numbers at 28 home runs and 121 RBIs with the Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) last year, said Wednesday he wants to keep

By most accounts, South Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho had a successful rookie year with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015.The first position player to jump from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to Major League Baseball (MLB), Kang batted.287/.355/.461 with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs, en route to finishing third in the National League Rookie of the Year voting. Had it not been for a season-ending leg injury in September, Kang, the NL Rookie of the Month for July, surely would have put up better n

It wasn't all that long ago that Choo Shin-soo, a veteran entering his ninth full season in the majors, was the only South Korean on baseball's ultimate stage.Things have changed dramatically over the past few years. And in 2016, aside from the Texas Rangers' outfielder, there could be as many as seven other South Koreans on big league rosters at the start of the season.As the Rangers' position players reported to spring training here in Arizona on Tuesday, Choo said he was proud to see so many

Having signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners, South Korean slugger Lee Dae-ho has an option to return to Asia -- where he built an All-Star career -- if his U.S. stint doesn't pan out.The 33-year-old first baseman/designated hitter said Monday, however, he is only focused on winning a big league job."I am only thinking about making the 25-man roster," Lee said after his practice here in Arizona, where the Mariners will have their first full workout Thursday. "I don't want to have

Four South Koreans with All-Star resumes in Asia will look to win their first Major League Baseball jobs as spring training gets underway this week.The 30 big league clubs have different reporting dates, with pitchers and catchers reporting a few days before position players.They will all have their first full workouts later this week.It was a hectic offseason for South Korean stars who made their jumps from the domestic Korea Baseball Organization or the Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.Fo

Though he has been a closer for the majority of his career, South Korean reliever Oh Seung-hwan said Thursday's he will embrace a setup role with his new major league club.Oh left home Thursday to join the St. Louis Cardinals in their spring training in Jupiter, Florida. Pitchers and catchers are to report next Wednesday.Oh, who signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals on Jan. 11, has been a lights-out closer in both South Korea and Japan. He's the all-time saves leader in the Korea Baseball Or