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Fri, October 18, 2019 | 20:04

Baseball rivals set for postseason rematch, one year after memorable battle

So they meet again. A year after trading blows in a playoff battle for the ages, the SK Wyverns and the Kiwoom Heroes will clash once again in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason starting Monday. The Wyverns will have the home field advantage in this best-of-five second round action. Game 1 is 6:30 p.m. Monday at SK Happy Dream Park in Incheon, 40 kilometers west...

2019-10-13 17:09

Rays' Choi Ji-man blasts 1st career postseason home run

Tampa Bay Rays' South Korean infielder Choi Ji-man has gone deep for the first time in his postseason career.Choi belted a solo shot off Zack Greinke of the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the American League Division Series (ALDS) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Monday (local time). Choi's home run over the right field in the bottom of the third inning gave the...

2019-10-08 17:41

Rays' Choi Ji-man hitless in 1st postseason start

The South Korean first baseman went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts against the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the American League Division Series (ALDS) at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Friday (local time). The Astros won the first game of the best-of-five series 6-2.

2019-10-05 12:02

Seoul rivals set for rematch in Korean baseball postseason

Two Seoul-based clubs will renew their crosstown rivalry in the South Korean baseball postseason this weekend.The Kiwoom Heroes will host the LG Twins at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul to open the first-round playoff series in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Sunday. The first pitch is set for 2 p.m.

2019-10-04 17:32

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin gets closer to Cy Young Award with ERA crown

The Los Angeles Dodgers' South Korean starter wrapped up his first career ERA crown with a 2-0 win over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Saturday (local time). Ryu tossed seven shutout innings to finish the season with a 2.32 ERA, the lowest in all of baseball.

2019-09-29 14:49

Once-proud Lions sets team record for postseason drought

The Samsung Lions once played in six consecutive Korean Series, winning four of them consecutively starting in 2011.But times have changed for the once-proud Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) franchise. Over the Chuseok holiday last week, the Lions were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention for the fourth straight year. This is the longest playoff drought in cl...

2019-09-17 15:12

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin unable to regain control of Cy Young race

The stage was set for Ryu Hyun-jin to re-emerge as a leading contender for the Cy Young Award in the National League (NL).

2019-09-05 17:33

Ex-US minor leaguers ready to play anywhere on field in KBO

Beggars can't be choosers.Imagine yourself in the shoes of Son Ho-young or Moon Chan-jong, two former minor league players who were selected in the draft for the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Monday. They spent some time away from organized baseball after getting cut by their U.S. clubs. Now they have a chance to resume their professional careers at home in their mid- ...

2019-08-27 17:17

Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin roughed up by Yankees, loses 2nd straight game

Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin seems to be losing his grip on the Cy Young Award. The South Korean left-hander got rocked by the New York Yankees to the tune of three homers and seven earned runs in 4 1/3 innings at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday (local time). The Dodgers lost 10-2 as Ryu suffered his second straight loss and dropped to 12-4 for the season. He had...

2019-08-24 15:22

Ryu Jae-kuk, ex-MLB pitcher in KBO, announces retirement

Ryu Jae-kuk, former major league pitcher who's been plying his trade in the South Korean league for six years, has announced his retirement.Ryu's Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club, the LG Twins, said Friday that the 36-year-old right-hander will call it quits because of his nagging back injury.The Twins said Ryu had told the team about his plan to retire Thursday, and th...

2019-08-23 17:03

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