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KBO club Twins part ways with manager after postseason failures

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club LG Twins announced Friday they will not bring back manager Ryu Ji-hyun after two consecutive seasons of early postseason elimination.Ryu's two-year deal with the Korea Baseball
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Korean Series contestants getting mixed results from cleanup hitters

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- This is a tale of two cleanup hitters battling for the South Korean baseball title who couldn't be more different from each other, be it their physical build or their style of play.On one hand, the SSG Lande
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Struggling left-handers to take mound in pivotal Korean Series game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- As the South Korean baseball championship round shifts to a new city, two pitchers who have not looked particularly sharp of late will toe the rubber in a pivotal game Friday.The SSG Landers and the Kiwoom Heroe
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(LEAD) Outfielder atones for sloppy defense with home run, backs starter in Korean Series win

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Before making his Korean Series debut Tuesday night, SSG Landers center fielder Choi Ji-hoon had sounded like a confident veteran, saying he wasn't nervous at all and he was
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(LEAD) Landers cruise past Heroes to even Korean Series

(ATTN: ADDS comments, details in paras 15-20, 22)By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The SSG Landers defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 6-1 to draw even in the Korean Series on Wednesday, shaking off an extra-inning loss from 24 hours earlier in the Sou
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Outfielder atones for sloppy defense with home run, backs starter in Korean Series win

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Before making his Korean Series debut Tuesday night, SSG Landers center fielder Choi Ji-hoon had sounded like a confident veteran, saying he wasn't nervous at all and he was ready to have some fun.Under th
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Landers cruise past Heroes to even Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The SSG Landers defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 6-1 to draw even in the Korean Series on Wednesday, shaking off an extra-inning loss from 24 hours earlier in the South Korean baseball championship round.No. 2 hitte
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Ex-MLB veteran Choo Shin-soo willing to play hurt in 1st KBO postseason

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Long known for his tireless work ethic, dating back to his days in Major League Baseball (MLB), SSG Landers veteran Choo Shin-soo was the first in the batting cage Wednesday. He stepped in about four hours bef
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Padres shortstop Kim Ha-seong seeking improvement at plate after Gold Glove-worthy sophomore season

INCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Having displayed much-improved defensive skills in his second season with the San Diego Padres, South Korean shortstop Kim Ha-seong will now shift his focus on hitting.Kim returned home early Wednesday following the end of
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Backup infielder emerges as unlikely hero in Korean Series win

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- In a nailbiting championship series game that featured 20 hits and 13 runs, a most unlikely figure was responsible for the biggest runs for the winning side on Tuesday.The Kiwoom Heroes edged out the SSG Lande
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(LEAD) Heroes rally past Landers in extras to take Korean Series opener

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments at bottom)By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Kiwoom Heroes staged an exhilarating extra-inning comeback to defeat the SSG Landers 7-6 to open the Korean Series on Tuesday, emerging victorious from a strange aff
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Heroes rally past Landers in extras to take Korean Series opener

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Kiwoom Heroes staged an exhilarating extra-inning comeback to defeat the SSG Landers 7-6 to open the Korean Series on Tuesday, emerging victorious from a strange affair that featured five lead changes, mul
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Heroes' second baseman looking for better experience in 2nd Korean Series trip

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Kiwoom Heroes second baseman Kim Hye-seong is playing in the South Korean baseball postseason for the fifth straight year. And the 23-year-old has been improving at the plate with each passing series.He is now
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Heroes' shortstop looking for better experience in 2nd Korean Series trip

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Kiwoom Heroes shortstop Kim Hye-seong is playing in the South Korean baseball postseason for the fifth straight year. And the 23-year-old has been improving at the plate with each passing series.He is now hopi
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KBO postseason rookie trying to keep calm, rake at plate

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- As a collegiate ball player four years ago, SSG Landers outfielder Choi Ji-hoon was watching the Korean Series at a bar with friends, watching the team that would draft him the next fall win the Korea Baseball
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Players make big talk on eve of Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- SSG Landers third baseman Choi Jeong has played in seven Korean Series during his 18-year career, and won the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) titles in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2018.Choi is now gearing up for his
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(LEAD) Battle of homegrown aces set in Korean Series opener

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Two of the best homegrown pitchers in South Korean baseball this season will go head-to-head to open the championship series Tuesday.The SSG Landers will host the Kiwoom Heroes i
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(LEAD) Landers looking to go wire-to-wire for Korean Series title over Heroes

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout, photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- After running the table in the South Korean baseball regular season, the SSG Landers will now try to cap off the historic journey by winning the championship series starti
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Battle of homegrown aces set in Korean Series opener

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Two of the best homegrown pitchers in South Korean baseball this season will go head-to-head to open the championship series Tuesday.The SSG Landers will host the Kiwoom Heroes in Game 1 of the Korean Series at
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KBO to tone down festive mood in Korean Series out of respect for Itaewon tragedy

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball league announced Monday it will do away with the festive mood during its championship series starting this week, out of respect for the lives lost in the recent tragedy in Seoul.The Ko