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Reigning KBO MVP Ariel Miranda likely out for 1st week of season with shoulder issues

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The reigning South Korean baseball MVP Ariel Miranda is expected to miss the early part of the regular season with some shoulder discomfort, his manager said Thursday.Doosan Bears' skipper Kim Tae-hyoung s
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Pro baseball's popularity in steady decline: poll

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- The popularity of professional baseball in South Korea is in decline, especially among people in their 20s, the exact demographic that teams are trying to attract, a national poll showed Wednesday.Gallup Korea
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Back from MLB, Landers' pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun is all smiles

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Back home after two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), SSG Landers pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun just wants to have fun.Pitching pro ball for 15 years has apparently provided the 33-year-old with a fresh persp
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Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin to make spring training debut on 35th birthday

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Toronto Blue Jays' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin will make his first spring training appearance on his 35th birthday in Florida this week.The Blue Jays have announced Ryu as their starter against the D
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Rookie sensation homers off 2 ex-MLB pitchers, steals thunder in star's return

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, March 22 (Yonhap) -- With his lightning-quick swing of the bat, LG Twins' rookie phenom Song Chan-eui stole a former major league pitcher's thunder in his much-anticipated return to the South Korean league Tuesday.Song&#
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(LEAD) Ex-MLB pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun marks solid return to KBO in preseason

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout; CHANGES photos)By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, March 22 (Yonhap) -- Former major league pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun made his highly anticipated return to South Korean baseball Tuesday in preseason action, striking out four in two in
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Ex-MLB pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun marks solid return to KBO in preseason

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, March 22 (Yonhap) -- Former major league pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun made his highly anticipated return to South Korean baseball Tuesday in preseason action, striking out four in two innings while pitching around a home run by a rook
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KBO's on-base machine looking to stay course after banner year

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, March 22 (Yonhap) -- Based on the kind of season he enjoyed in South Korean baseball last year, LG Twins' outfielder Hong Chang-ki clearly didn't have anything broken about his game.That is why he is not going to fix any
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KBO club manager to slumping slugger: 'trust yourself'

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, March 22 (Yonhap) -- When the SSG Landers signed former major league infielder Kevin Cron in December, they probably didn't think he'd be hitting below the Mendoza Line about halfway through the preseason.With the start
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Heroes defend signing of troubled player, deny influence from ex-owner

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- The Kiwoom Heroes defended their decision to bring back troubled former franchise star Kang Jung-ho on Friday, saying the veteran infielder deserved a fresh opportunity a few years after off-field problems dro
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KBO club Heroes make head-scratching decision to sign controversial player

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- When it comes to personnel moves, the Kiwoom Heroes haven't always made the smartest or wisest of choices. They have signed players with shady, troubled pasts and sacked a first-year manager with a winning
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(LEAD) Embattled ex-MLB player Kang Jung-ho rejoins KBO club Heroes

(ATTN: ADDS details from para 6, photos; CLARIFIES para 5)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- Former major leaguer Kang Jung-ho, whose once promising career was derailed by a series of off-field problems, is returning to baseball.The Kiwoom Hero
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Embattled ex-MLB player Kang Jung-ho rejoins KBO club Heroes

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- Former major leaguer Kang Jung-ho, whose once promising career was derailed by a series of off-field problems, is returning to baseball.The Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Frid
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Infielder growing into new spot in lineup for Heroes

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- Over his past five seasons for the Kiwoom Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), Song Sung-mun often found himself playing around the infield and batting in several different spots in the lineup. His
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(2nd LD) Aces in solid form 2 weeks before new KBO season

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 18-19)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- Two aces expected to take their clubs to great heights this year in South Korean baseball showed fine form in their preseason outings Thursday.Kiwoom Heroes' starter Eri
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(LEAD) Aces in solid form 2 weeks before new KBO season

(ATTN: ADDS final score in para 4) By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- Two aces expected to take their clubs to great heights this year in South Korean baseball showed fine form in their preseason outings on Thursday.Kiwoom Heroes' starter E
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Aces in solid form 2 weeks before new KBO season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- Two aces expected to take their clubs to great heights this year in South Korean baseball showed fine form in their preseason outings on Thursday.Kiwoom Heroes' starter Eric Jokisch held the SSG Landers to
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Landers' Kim Kwang-hyun to make preseason debut next week in relief

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun will make his much-anticipated return to the South Korean league in a preseason game next week, his manager said Thursday.SSG Landers' skipper Kim Won-hyon
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Heroes' manager not yet concerned about Yasiel Puig, on and off the field

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- As one of the biggest names to sign with a South Korean baseball club, former National League All-Star Yasiel Puig is off to a slow start in his first preseason for the Kiwoom Heroes while also causing minor c
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Ex-Cardinal Kim Kwang-hyun appreciative of teammates, lessons learned in MLB

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, March 16 (Yonhap) -- As rookie seasons go, South Korean pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun couldn't have picked a worse year than 2020 to make his major league debut.Not that anyone could have predicted the onset of the COVID-19 pandemi