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Thu, March 4, 2021 | 20:41

KBO skipper to Choo Shin-soo: 'Just be yourself'

KBO skipper to Choo Shin-soo: 'Just be yourself'

Even before managing his first regular season game, SK Wyverns' new skipper Kim Won-hyong has already gone through a dizzying roller-coaster ride. For one, his team will no longer be called the SK Wyverns after this week. Shinsegae Group's E-Mart purchased the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club from SK Telecom, and the new name is expected to be unveiled Friday. The abrup...

2021-03-04 14:08

Choo Shin-soo's arrival gives KBO club 2 baseball magnets

Choo Shin-soo's arrival gives KBO club 2 baseball magnets

When former Texas Rangers All-Star Choo Shin-soo joins the new South Korean club recently sold to Shinsegae Group this season, the team will have two baseball magnets near the top of its lineup. Choo, who signed with soon-to-be-renamed SK Wyverns on Tuesday, was a veritable on-base machine during his 16 years in Major League Baseball (MLB). He had a career .377 on-base percen...

2021-02-28 10:11

Signing Choo Shin-soo 14 years in the making for KBO club executive

Signing Choo Shin-soo 14 years in the making for KBO club executive

Signing Choo Shin-soo 14 years in the making for KBO club executive

Signing former Texas Rangers All-Star Choo Shin-soo was a major coup for the SK Wyverns, soon to be renamed after its sale to Shinsegae Group.

2021-02-27 11:41

Choo Shin-soo's arrival gives KBO club 2 baseball magnets

Expectations high as Choo Shin-soo becomes latest Korean big leaguer to come home

Expectations high as Choo Shin-soo becomes latest Korean big leaguer to come home

The most successful South Korean hitter in major league history is bringing his talent back to his homeland, amid soaring expectations for gaudy numbers. Choo Shin-soo, a former All-Star outfielder for the Texas Rangers, signed a 2.7 billion (US$2.4 million) contract to play for the SK Wyverns, which will soon be taken over by the retailer Shinsegae Group.

2021-02-24 09:14

10 years after pitching in KBO, well-traveled MLB coach still misses Korea

10 years after pitching in KBO, well-traveled MLB coach still misses Korea

Doug Mathis may have left South Korea, but South Korea hasn't left him. Mathis, a pitching coach with the Texas Rangers, spent part of the 2011 season with the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). It was a brief stop in a journeyman career that began in the Minor League in Spokane, Washington, saw him pitch in the big leagues for the Rangers from 2008 to 20...

2021-02-20 13:16

Korean pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong signs minor league deal with Texas Rangers

Korean pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong signs minor league deal with Texas Rangers

South Korean pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong has signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers, while also getting a shot at making his major league dream come true.

2021-02-13 12:56

KBO's Heroes sign ex-MLB hitter David Freitas

KBO's Heroes sign ex-MLB hitter David Freitas

South Korea's Kiwoom Heroes baseball club announced Friday that it had signed a deal with former major league hitter David Freitas.

2021-02-06 17:02

Choi Ji-man confident Rays remain contenders despite offseason departures

Choi Ji-man confident Rays remain contenders despite offseason departures

Tampa Bay Rays' South Korean first baseman Choi Ji-man got his first taste of the World Series last year, with his club bowing out to the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. Although the Rays have since lost some key pieces, via trades and free agency, Choi believes his club still has what it takes to contend for a championship in 2021.

2021-02-05 19:24

Defending KBO champions Dinos set to lose 4 players to military

Defending KBO champions Dinos set to lose 4 players to military

It's rare for championship-winning teams in sports to simply ride star players to the title. They have to get production from role players, too, and teams invest time and money into acquiring depth pieces. One quick glance at the roster of the NC Dinos would tell you the 2020 Korean Series champions are mostly intact. Outfielder Na Sung-bum attempted to land a major league co...

2021-02-04 17:50

Blue Jays' pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin heads back to US for spring training

Blue Jays' pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin heads back to US for spring training

Toronto Blue Jays' South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin left home for the United States on Wednesday, about two weeks prior to the start of the big league club's spring training in Florida. Ryu, entering his second season with the Blue Jays, returned to South Korea in October, soon after the team's postseason elimination, and has been working out here since.

2021-02-03 17:58

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