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(Yonhap Interview) Kiwoom Heroes' ace Eric Jokisch wants to make young sons proud

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Eric Jokisch is a self-motivated athlete. The left-handed starter for the Kiwoom Heroes doesn't need much in the way of external sources for inspiration.But having a young family to go home to never hurts.Jo
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Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin to return from injury on weekend

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The Toronto Blue Jays' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin is scheduled to return to the mound after missing the past few weeks with left arm problems.Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo told reporters in New York
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Bears' right-hander stays hot with best start of 2022

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- On the heels of a strong performance from last week, the Doosan Bears' right-hander Lee Young-ha stayed hot on Tuesday with his finest start of the season -- and his best in nearly two years.Lee tossed seven
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Bears blank Heroes behind stout pitching, opportunistic bats

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- This was a productive day at work for the starting battery of the Doosan Bears.Starting pitcher Lee Young-ha tossed seven shutout innings and struck out a season-high seven batters, and his catcher Park Sei-hyok
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'This feels strange': dugouts open back up for media across KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- For players who made their debuts in the top South Korean baseball league within the past two years, the sight of people not in team uniform or gear standing in the dugouts on Tuesday might have seemed a tad str
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Star outfielder shrugs off Asian Games postponement, looks forward to WBC

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jung-hoo, the reigning batting champion in South Korean baseball, cherishes every chance he has to represent the country in international events. The 19th Asian Games in September would have been one of thos
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Giants' slugger Han Dong-hui named KBO's top player for April

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- The Lotte Giants' emerging slugger Han Dong-hui has been named South Korean baseball's top player for April.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Monday that Han, 22, won the voting for the Play
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Rays' Choi Ji-man strikes out 3 times in return from injury

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- The Tampa Bay Rays' South Korean first baseman Choi Ji-man is back from injury, though not in any fashion that he would have liked.Choi struck out three times while going 0-for-4 at the plate against the Seat
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Rays' Choi Ji-man nears return from injury with rehab game on horizon

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- Sidelined with an elbow injury, the Tampa Bay Rays' South Korean first baseman Choi Ji-man is nearing a return with a minor league rehab game in the offing.Choi is scheduled to play first base in the Rays'
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Veteran KBO catcher takes pride in speed

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of baseball catchers? It could be a lot of things, but speed is probably not one of them.But Yoo Kang-nam, a veteran backstop for the LG Twins in
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Veteran reliever rides signature pitch to 1st win with new KBO club

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Unceremoniously released last year by the only team he'd pitched for his entire career, reliever Kim Jin-sung got his second chance from the LG Twins, which took a gamble on the 37-year-old righty that many t
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Twins win seesaw match over Bears to snap 3-game skid in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- They went back and forth all night long, and in the end, the LG Twins defeated the Doosan Bears 4-3 to snap their season-worst losing streak at three games on Tuesday.Two sacrifice flies in the bottom of the eigh
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(3rd LD) Baseball club's coach detained after allegedly beating up fellow coach in bar

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS comments in paras 8-13, 20-22)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- A coach of the South Korean baseball club NC Dinos has been taken into police custody on charges of assaulting his fellow coach in a bar during the earl
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Bears skipper praises backup outfielder for pouncing on opportunity

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- With one veteran dealing with a wonky knee and another sidelined with a hamstring injury, Doosan Bears' backup outfielder An Gweon-su finally has a window of opportunity toward regular playing time.HIs manage
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Twins manager sets no timetable for return for demoted ex-MLB player Ruiz

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Rio Ruiz, the first-year third baseman for the LG Twins, became the first foreign hitter to be sent down to the minor league Monday. And to hear his manager Ryu Ji-hyun tell it Tuesday, it could be a while before
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(2nd LD) Baseball club's coach detained after beating up fellow coach in bar

(ATTN: UPDATES with club's statement in paras 3-5)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- A coach of the South Korean baseball club NC Dinos has been taken into police custody on charges of assaulting his fellow coach in a bar during the early hour
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(LEAD) Baseball club's coach detained after beating up fellow coach in bar

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with details)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- A coach of the South Korean baseball club NC Dinos has been taken into police custody on charges of assaulting his fellow coach in a bar during the e
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Two NC Dinos coaches to face police investigation after bar fight

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Two coaches of the South Korean baseball club NC Dinos will face police questioning after getting into a bar fight in the early hours of Tuesday, an official with the team said.According to the official, the two
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As only active S. Korean big leaguer, Padres' Kim Ha-seong showing life at plate

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Four South Korean players were on Opening Day rosters for their respective clubs in April. But with the first month of the 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) season in the books, only one of them is active in the b
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LG Twins demote ex-MLB player Ruiz to minors

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins sent the slumping ex-major leaguer Rio Ruiz to the minor league Monday, making him the first foreign hitter to be demoted in South Korean baseball this year.Ruiz, who has 315 major league games under