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Padres' Kim Ha-seong hits 1st career walkoff homer

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- Early in the third season of his major league career, San Diego Padres infielder Kim Ha-seong finally has a walkoff home run to his name.Kim smacked a solo home run with nobody out in the bottom of the ninth ag
Golf

S. Korea secures 2nd seed at LPGA int'l team competition

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has grabbed the second seed in an eight-country match play competition in women's golf set for May.The LPGA Tour unveiled the final standings of the eight countries that qualified for the 2023 I
Baseball

KBO clubs lose key players to injuries over opening weekend

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- Only two games into the 2023 season, South Korean baseball clubs have already lost key players to injuries, setting them up for a tough early stretch.The Kia Tigers, already down some players, lost third basema
Golf

S. Korean Im Sung-jae trying to realize dream of winning Masters

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfer Im Sung-jae grew up dreaming of winning the Masters and donning the iconic green jacket. With two top-10 finishes in three career appearances at Augusta National Golf Club, Im is hoping that
Baseball

(Yonhap Interview) Outfielder turns down chance to return to U.S. to chase KBO championship

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- After playing for about three months last year for his first go-around in South Korea, Lotte Giants outfielder Zach Reks couldn't resist the pull.He had a chance to return to his native United States last w
Football

K League's 2 giants moving in opposite directions early in new season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The two best teams in South Korean football over the past four years are traveling in opposite directions in the early going of the 2023 season, with one club having won the first five matches of the season and
Baseball

(LEAD) Bears walk off on Giants on KBO Opening Day

(ATTN: ADDS comments in para 27)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- First-year import Jose Rojas blasted a three-run walkoff home run in the bottom of the 11th inning, as the Doosan Bears defeated the Lotte Giants 12-10 on Saturday in a wild affa
Baseball

'Exhausted' KBO legend rejoices over 1st win as manager

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- After his team emerged victorious from a four-hour marathon of a game Saturday evening, Doosan Bears rookie manager Lee Seung-yuop was totally drained."I don't think the word 'exhausted' even
Baseball

Bears walk off on Giants on KBO Opening Day

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- First-year import Jose Rojas blasted a three-run walkoff home run in the bottom of the 11th inning, as the Doosan Bears defeated the Lotte Giants 12-10 on Saturday in a wild affair to start the 2023 South Korea
Baseball

All 5 games sell out on KBO's Opening Day

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- All five games on the first day of the new South Korean baseball season were played before packed houses on Saturday.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced the five games on Opening Days all sold out,
Baseball

President Yoon throws out ceremonial 1st pitch at KBO Opening Day game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game Saturday to mark the start of a new season.Yoon had the honor before a Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) Opening Day game between
Baseball

KBO club managers determined to prove doubters wrong

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- Lee Seung-yuop, the greatest slugger in South Korean baseball history, will make his managerial debut for a team coming off a down season, with pundits not giving his squad much of a chance to compete in 2023.A
Football

Women's nat'l football coach Bell's contract extended to 2024

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean football federation announced Saturday that Colin Bell, head coach of the women's national team, has agreed to a contract extension that runs through the end of next year.The Korea Football
Baseball

(Yonhap Interview) Addison Russell back in KBO to handle 'unfinished business'

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Back in South Korea for his second tour of duty with the Kiwoom Heroes after an abbreviated stint three years ago, former National League All-Star Addison Russell wants to see just how good he can be in a full
Baseball

Reigning KBO MVP eyes championship in likely final season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- The reigning South Korean baseball MVP Lee Jung-hoo is heading into what could be his final season at home, and he'd like nothing more than a championship ring as a parting gift before potentially taking h
Baseball

Veteran catcher Yang Eui-ji retires from int'l play

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- Veteran South Korean catcher Yang Eui-ji announced his retirement from international play Thursday, saying he will give way to younger backstops and will now focus on his club, Doosan Bears.Yang played for Sou
Baseball

Captain of KBO title contender believes championship drought can end in 2023

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins have one of the most loyal fan bases in South Korean baseball, and also one of the league's longest championship droughts.Can the Twins win their first Korean Series title since 1994 and quenc
Baseball

Manager for defending KBO champion wants to experience thrill of championship again

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- When the SSG Landers won the South Korean baseball championship last fall, manager Kim Won-hyong enjoyed the kind of thrill that he hadn't experienced before.Kim said Thursday he wants to taste it again in
Baseball

KBO's ERA champion gets second straight Opening Day nod

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- The reigning ERA and strikeout king will take the mound to open the 2023 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season Saturday.Managers of the 10 KBO clubs unveiled their Opening Day starting pitchers during the a
Baseball

New speed-up rules, modified schedule among changes in KBO in 2023

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- The elimination of late-season two-game sets and amended pace-of-play rules are among notable changes in the South Korean baseball league this year.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has decided to scrap tw