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Rays' Choi Ji-man lands on injured list with elbow issues

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Tampa Bay Rays' South Korean first baseman Choi Ji-man has landed on the 10-day injured list (IL) with right elbow problems, with his red-hot start to the 2022 campaign coming to a screeching halt.The Rays ma
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(LEAD) KBO declines to approve contract for embattled ex-MLB player Kang Jung-ho

(ATTN: ADDS team's reaction in paras 14-15)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Disgraced former major leaguer Kang Jung-ho, whose once-promising career was derailed by off-field problems, will not be able to return to the South Korean league
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KBO declines to approve contract for embattled ex-MLB player Kang Jung-ho

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Disgraced former major leaguer Kang Jung-ho, whose once-promising career was derailed by off-field problems, will not be able to return to the South Korean league after all.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO
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Padres' Kim Ha-seong sets career high with 3-hit game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- San Diego Padres' South Korean infielder Kim Ha-seong has established his major league career high with a three-hit performance.Kim went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, helping the Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds
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With some luck, Kim Kwang-hyun takes ERA lead in 1st season back from MLB

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- In his first season back in South Korea after two years in the big leagues, SSG Landers' starter Kim Kwang-hyun has seized the early ERA lead.After tossing six innings of two-hit ball while allowing one un
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Suspended veterans swinging hot bats in minors ahead of KBO return

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Three of the four suspended players for the NC Dinos have been putting up strong numbers against minor league pitching in recent days, with their reinstatement for the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) less th
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KBO club ace climbs up strikeout rankings, eyes another record

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- In the latest feather to his cap, the Kia Tigers ace Yang Hyeon-jong has climbed to third place on the career strikeouts list in South Korean baseball history.And the 34-year-old left-hander isn't done cha
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KBO outfielder thrives with newfound confidence

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Confidence can be fleeting for athletes, but once they grab hold of it, it can do some wonderful things.Just ask Kim In-tae, the Doosan Bears outfielder who is finally blossoming into the dangerous hitter that
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(LEAD) Stock outperforms Rucinski in KBO pitching matchup that fizzled

(ATTN: ADDS comments at bottom)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- One American ace prevailed over the other in a highly-anticipated pitching matchup that didn't live up to the hype Tuesday.Robert Stock pitched the Doosan Bears to an 8-4 vic
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Stock outperforms Rucinski in KBO pitching matchup that fizzled

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- One American ace prevailed over the other in a highly-anticipated pitching matchup that didn't live up to the hype Tuesday.Robert Stock pitched the Doosan Bears to an 8-4 victory over the NC Dinos at Jamsi
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NC Dinos' early season woes continue with loss to Doosan Bears

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- As a microcosm of how poorly their season in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has gone so far, the NC Dinos lost to the Doosan Bears 8-4 on Tuesday with their best pitcher on the mound.The Dinos came into
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Manager for last-place KBO team scrambling to keep rotation afloat

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- The NC Dinos boast the early season ERA leader in South Korean baseball in Drew Rucinski, who has a miniscule 0.33 ERA after four starts. But collectively, the Dinos have the worst team ERA at 4.28.That tells
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KBO club manager praises starter for holding down fort amid injuries

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- When the Doosan Bears signed former major league pitcher Robert Stock in January, there were concerns about the right-hander's ability to pitch deep into games as a starter.Stock had mostly been a reliever
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Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin set for live BP in move toward return from injury

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- The Toronto Blue Jays' South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin will throw a live batting practice in the coming days, as he inches closer to a return from a left forearm injury.Blue Jays general manager Ross Atk
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S. Korean high school pitcher throws no-hitter

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Choongang High School right-hander Kim Jae-hyun threw a no-hitter over the weekend, becoming the first South Korean high school pitcher to toss a no-no in five years, the national amateur baseball federation s
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KT Wiz lose slugger Henry Ramos to broken toe

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- The defending South Korean baseball champions KT Wiz have lost their second slugger to a toe injury this season, with the first-year import Henry Ramos getting his right pinky toe broken by a pitch over the we
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Reigning KBO MVP demoted to minors following shaky outings

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Over the course of a Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, teams send players down to the minors all the time, either to have them rehab injuries or to help them get their acts together.Even established na
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KBO attendance spikes on 1st weekend with cheering allowed

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Attendance in the South Korean baseball league spiked over the weekend, with vocal cheering permitted for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic.Beginning with Friday's games, the Korea Baseball Organ
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Pirates' Park Hoy-jun optioned to Triple-A

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Pittsburgh Pirates' South Korean player Park Hoy-jun has been sent down to the minor leagues.The Pirates optioned Park to Triple-A Indianapolis while in Chicago on Friday (local time) to take on the Cubs a
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(LEAD) Vocal cheering to be allowed again at KBO, K League games

(ATTN: CHANGES slug, headline, lead; UPDATES with K League's decision throughout; ADDS last 2 photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Starting this weekend, fans attending South Korean professional baseball games and football games will b