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Gold Glove finalist 'comfortable' next to Gold Glove winner for S. Korean WBC team

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will have a dream middle infield at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) starting next week, with two of the top defenders in Major League Baseball (MLB) patrolling on either side of the second base bag
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With a little help from teammates, half-Korean big leaguer Edman fitting into S. Korean nat'l team

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- It has been a whirlwind of a week for St. Louis Cardinals infielder Tommy Edman. After starting the week in Florida for spring training with his major league club, the half-Korean star found himself in Seoul on
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S. Korea holds 1st full squad workout ahead of World Baseball Classic

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- A week before its first game at the World Baseball Classic (WBC), South Korea held its first workout with the entire team on hand in Seoul on Thursday.Managed by Lee Kang-chul, South Korea had a two-week camp i
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S. Korean outfielder Lee Jung-hoo pleased with new swing

INCHEON, March 1 (Yonhap) -- In an attempt to ensure better timing against big league fastball, South Korean star outfielder Lee Jung-hoo, a potential future major leaguer, has been working on a new swing this spring.The process started before spring
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S. Korean infielder Kim Ha-seong hoping for knockout meeting vs. Padres teammates at WBC

INCHEON, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean infielder Kim Ha-seong will be one of 10 members of the San Diego Padres competing at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) this month. He is hoping he can meet a few of them in the final.Kim arrived home Wednesda
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S. Korean baseball team completes winding journey home from WBC camp in U.S.

INCHEON, March 1 (Yonhap) -- After a 12-hour delay caused by aircraft defects, key members of the South Korean baseball team finally made their way back home Wednesday evening from their U.S. training camp for the World Baseball Classic (WBC).Managed
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Half-Korean big leaguer Tommy Edman eager to showcase versatility in WBC debut

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, March 1 (Yonhap) -- St. Louis Cardinals star Tommy Edman will make his World Baseball Classic (WBC) debut next week for South Korea, the country of his mother's birth, an opportunity he calls "a huge blessing and honor
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(LEAD) S. Korean baseball team's return home delayed after U.S. camp for WBC

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with latest itinerary)LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- Several members of the South Korean national baseball team, including manager Lee Kang-chul, were grounded in the United States on Monday night d
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S. Korean baseball team stranded in U.S. due to airplane defects

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Several members of the South Korean national baseball team, including manager Lee Kang-chul, were grounded in the United States on Monday night due to airplane defects.The team was scheduled to fly out of Tucson, Ariz
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Veteran slugger 'confident against anybody' at WBC

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- When his South Korean team faces Australia to start the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Tokyo next week, third baseman Choi Jeong may see a familiar face on the mound -- someone whose bid at history Choi foi
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S. Korea manager pleased with injury-free training camp for WBC

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Wrapping up a two-week training camp in Arizona ahead of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), South Korea manager Lee Kang-chul said Monday he was pleased to head home with his entire squad healthy.South Korea
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Nat'l team catchers believe pitchers will come around for WBC

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Ask coaches on the South Korean national team for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) about their pitchers, and they will invariably put a worried look on their faces and talk about the slow progress for those
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S. Korea's final WBC tuneup in Arizona wiped out by rain

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's last training camp game in Arizona for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) was canceled by rain Sunday, costing the team a precious opportunity to test itself ahead of the big tournament.South
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(LEAD) S. Korea wins 3rd straight scrimmage in WBC training camp

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 11-18, photo)TUCSON, United States, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea won its third straight scrimmage in its World Baseball Classic (WBC) training camp in Tuscon, Arizona, on Thursday, with key batters staying in midseaso
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S. Korea wins 3rd straight scrimmage in WBC training camp

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea won its third straight scrimmage in its World Baseball Classic (WBC) training camp in Tuscon, Arizona, on Thursday, with key batters staying in midseason form and pitchers putting on solid perfor
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Backup infielder prepared to step in on short notice at WBC

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Of South Korea's 15 position players at the World Baseball Classic (WBC), infielder Kim Hye-seong may be the least likely to find himself in the starting lineup.That's because Kim sits behind two maj
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S. Korean pre-WBC scrimmage canceled by severe winds

TUCSON, United States, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's third scrimmage ahead of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) was canceled Wednesday due to severe winds in Arizona.The national team was set to face the KT Wiz of the Korea Baseball Organizati
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(LEAD) Big leaguers Kim, Edman to join S. Korea earlier than expected for WBC

(ATTN: ADDS comments from paras 9-12)PEORIA, United States, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- The only two major leaguers for South Korea at the World Baseball Classic (WBC), Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres and Tommy Edman of the St. Louis Cardinals, will joi
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Big leaguers Kim, Edman to join S. Korea earlier than expected for WBC

PEORIA, United States, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- The only two major leaguers for South Korea at the World Baseball Classic (WBC), Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres and Tommy Edman of the St. Louis Cardinals, will join the national team earlier than expe
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(Yonhap Interview) 'Resilient' Australia hoping to do missing teammate proud at WBC: manager

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- Chicago White Sox All-Star closer Liam Hendriks sent shockwaves through the baseball world last month when he announced he had been diagnosed with the Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and he would begin treatment immediate