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(Yonhap Interview) U.S.-bound catching prospect not afraid of new challenges

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Just like many young baseball players, Um Hyung-chan has long dreamed of playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) someday.The 18-year-old catcher for Gyeonggi Commerce High School in Seoul took an important step t
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S. Korean catching prospect signs with Kansas City Royals: source

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean high school catcher Um Hyung-chan has signed with the Kansas City Royals, an informed source said Monday, as the teenager follows in the footsteps of his father in taking his talent to America.Um
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Tigers starter Yang Hyeon-jong tops KBO All-Star voting

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- Kia Tigers left-hander Yang Hyeon-jong has topped the All-Star voting in South Korean baseball, in his first season back home from a short stint in the majors.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Monday anno
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Key player's injury adds intrigue to battle for KBO postseason spots

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- An unfortunate injury to one of the best hitters in South Korean baseball is expected to turn an already compelling battle for postseason berths into an even more intriguing affair.The Kia Tigers have lost outfi
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(LEAD) Rays' Choi Ji-man, Padres' Kim Ha-seong homer in victories

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS photos; UPDATES throughout with Kim's home run)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- For the first time in Major League Baseball this season, two South Korean players have homered on the same day.Choi Ji-man o
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Rays' Choi Ji-man homers as part of 3-hit game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- Choi Ji-man of the Tampa Bay Rays has gone deep for the first time in 15 days, carrying his team to their third straight victory in the process.The South Korean first baseman batted 3-for-5 with a home run and a
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With back-to-back jacks, Park Byung-ho climbs to 4th on KBO career home run list

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- After going homerless in the first seven games of June, KT Wiz slugger Park Byung-ho went deep in the final five games of the month.The 35-year-old capped off that streak with two long balls against the Samsung
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(LEAD) KBO's hardest-throwing starter working on new pitch

(ATTN: ADDS manager's comments at bottom)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- What do you do when the fastest-throwing starter in your league offers you a pitch that looks just like a fastball but falls off the table at the last second?You jus
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KBO's hardest-throwing starter working on new pitch

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- What do you do when the fastest-throwing starter in your league offers you a pitch that looks just like a fastball but falls off the table at the last second?You just shake your head on your way back to the dug
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Changes in offing for foreign players in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Just about halfway through the 2022 season, six foreign players have been replaced in the South Korean baseball league, with a few more likely to follow in the coming weeks, if not days.Former major league left
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(2nd LD) Ex-MLB pitcher Pannone set to join Kia Tigers in KBO

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with club's announcement)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Former major league pitcher Thomas Pannone is on his way to South Korea.The Kia Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Tuesday they have
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(LEAD) Ex-MLB pitcher Pannone set to join Kia Tigers in KBO

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 8-9)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Former major league pitcher Thomas Pannone is on his way to South Korea.Pannone announced on his Instagram page Tuesday morning (Korean time) that he will be pitching for the Ki
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Ex-MLB pitcher Pannone set to join Kia Tigers in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Former major league pitcher Thomas Pannone is on his way to South Korea.Pannone announced on his Instagram page Tuesday morning (Korean time) that he will be pitching for the Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Or
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Bears ready to cut bait on reigning KBO MVP

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Nearing the halfway point in the 2022 South Korean baseball season, the Doosan Bears still find themselves out of the postseason picture. They snapped a three-game slide on Sunday but remained in seventh place
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Blue Jays' CEO recounts 'great meeting' with KBO commissioner

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Mark Shapiro, president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays, and Heo Koo-youn, commissioner of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), go back a few years. When Shapiro was general manager for the Cleveland Indians
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Star-crossed outfielder, downtrodden club stuck in long futility streak

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Records are made to be broken in sports, even some dubious ones.In the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) this season, a particularly hard-luck hitter is closing in on a futility record, while a perennial punchi
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KBO, MLB commissioners agree on need for stronger partnership through games

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Heads of professional baseball in South Korea and the United States both see the need for growing the sport through international events, including holding games on each other's turf, the South Korean leagu
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KBO bans player for 10 games after meltdown

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball league on Tuesday handed down a 10-game ban on a player who lost his temper while arguing balls and strikes in a recent contest.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) also fined Hanwha
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Defending KBO champions KT Wiz creep into postseason picture

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz haven't looked like the defending champions in South Korean baseball for much of the season, but since the start of June, they have shown signs of a turnaround that has pushed them into a playoff
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Pirates' Park Hoy-jun hits 1st home run of season in win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates' South Korean infielder Park Hoy-jun has gone deep for the first time this season.Park smacked a solo home run against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the third inning of a