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(LEAD) Heroes rally past Dinos on home turf

(ATTN: ADDS comments, details)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The NC Dinos did something Tuesday that no other team in South Korean baseball had done before in 2023: scoring twice off Kiwoom Heroes ace An Woo-jin in the first inning.And they s
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Once given up for dead, veteran hitter counts blessings each day

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- In October 2021, Kim Jun-wan thought his professional baseball career was over at age 29. The NC Dinos had not tendered him a new contract, after Kim batted only .167 in 13 games that season.The Kiwoom Heroes th
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Heroes rally past Dinos on home turf

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The NC Dinos did something Tuesday that no other team in South Korean baseball had done before in 2023: scoring twice off Kiwoom Heroes ace An Woo-jin in the first inning.And they still lost the game.The Heroes
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(LEAD) KBO club manager demotes veteran to minors for detrimental conduct

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 6-8)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- With his club in danger of falling out of midseason postseason contention, NC Dinos manager Kang In-kwon has demoted a healthy veteran to the minors for conduct detrimental to
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KBO club manager demotes veteran to minors for detrimental conduct

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- With his club in danger of falling out of midseason postseason contention, NC Dinos manager Kang In-kwon has demoted a healthy veteran to the minors for conduct detrimental to the team.Before facing the Kiwoom H
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KBO club manager gives teen catcher mental breather

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- After logging 57 games and nearly 300 innings behind the plate, Kiwoom Heroes rookie catcher Kim Dong-heon is finally getting a breather.Manager Hong Won-ki said Tuesday he has taken Kim off the active roster, t
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KBO ERA leader among All-Star reserves; veteran catcher earns 14th selection

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- NC Dinos pitcher Erick Fedde, the current ERA leader in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), was named as an All-Star reserve Tuesday.The right-hander is one of 13 reserves for the "Nanum" team, fe
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Kia Tigers release pitcher Medina

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The slumping South Korean baseball club Kia Tigers announced Tuesday they've released pitcher Adonis Medina.The Tigers asked the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to place the Dominican right-hander on waive
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Middle of KBO standings gets crowded as 1st half winds down

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- With the top two dogs running away in South Korean baseball, the middle of the standings has become quite crowded as the first half of the season winds down.Through Sunday's action, the LG Twins were leading
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Padres' Kim Ha-seong smacks 10th homer of season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has reached double figures in home runs for the second straight season.Kim smoked his 10th home run of the 2023 season against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park
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Pirates' Bae Ji-hwan placed on injured list with sprained ankle

by Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Bae Ji-hwan of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left ankle sprain, bringing his first half of the season to a premature conclusion.The Pirates made the move Sunday (local
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Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin to pitch in minor league game in injury rehab

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- In a major development in his recovery from last year's elbow surgery, Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays will pitch in a minor league game next week.The Blue Jays announced Friday (Toronto time) that Ryu
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Padres' Kim Ha-seong belts solo shot; Bae Ji-hwan, Pirates sweep series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has won the battle but lost the war to a fellow South Korean player.Kim smacked a solo home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Thursday (local t
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(2nd LD) KBO faces potential doubleheaders, Monday games as monsoon season arrives

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest cancellations in paras 2, 9-12)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- With most of the country drenched by heavy rainfall at the onset of the monsoon season this week, South Korean baseball clubs have begun discussing ways
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(LEAD) KBO faces potential doubleheaders, Monday games as monsoon season arrives

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest cancellations in paras 2, 9)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- With most of the country drenched by heavy rainfall at the onset of the monsoon season this week, South Korean baseball clubs have begun discussing ways to
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(LEAD) Red-hot Hanwha Eagles eye longest winning streak in 18 yrs

(ATTN: UPDATES with cancellation, more detail in last 2 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- Taking down opponents at a rate that evokes their golden age, the Hanwha Eagles, perennial doormats in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), have m
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Red-hot Hanwha Eagles eye longest winning streak in 18 yrs

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- Taking down opponents at a rate that evokes their golden age, the Hanwha Eagles, perennial doormats in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), have matched their longest winning streak in four years.The Eagles b
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KBO faces potential doubleheaders, Monday games as monsoon season arrives

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- With most of the country drenched by heavy rainfall at the onset of the monsoon season this week, South Korean baseball clubs have begun discussing ways to squeeze canceled games into a tight window.Through Wed
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Kiwoom Heroes sign veteran infielder to 1st multiyear deal in team history

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- The Kiwoom Heroes said Wednesday they have signed veteran infielder Lee Won-seok to the first multiyear contract in franchise history.Lee, 36, agreed to a new two-year contract, plus a vesting option for a thir
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Minor league pitcher tosses no-hitter

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean minor league pitcher tossed a no-hitter Wednesday.Jung Yi-hwang, pitching for the Futures League affiliate of the Hanwha Eagles, held the SSG Landers' minor league squad without a hit in seve