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Aggressive approach paying off for hot-swinging outfielder

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- A year after losing his aggressive edge at the plate, LG Twins outfielder Hong Chang-ki feels like he's back to being himself in 2023 -- swinging early in the count and putting a ton of balls in play.Hong
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Twins beat Giants to open highly-anticipated KBO series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- In a hyped-up game that featured multiple fielding errors and baserunning miscues, the top club in South Korean baseball this season emerged victorious over its rival Tuesday.The LG Twins defeated the Lotte Gian
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Veteran catcher experiences 'weird feelings' before 1st meeting vs. ex-team

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- Try as he might, Lotte Giants catcher Yoo Kang-nam couldn't help some "weird" sensations that he was feeling Tuesday morning.Yoo was gearing up for his first meeting against his former team in th
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Skipper for popular KBO club appreciative of 'electric' fan support on the road

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- While enjoying a better-than-expected start to the 2023 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, the Lotte Giants have also been enjoying success at the ticket office -- and not just at their home in Busan, eit
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Manager for KBO's best team picks unlikely ace as MVP for May

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- Powered by top-notch performances from an unlikely ace and a slugging catcher, the LG Twins have surged to the top of the standings in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).And their manager Youm Kyoung-youb is
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(Yonhap Interview) Pitching for defending KBO champions fueling Cuban veteran's competitive fire

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Well over a decade into his professional baseball career, Cuban pitcher Roenis Elias had recently started entertaining the notion of pitching in Asia, when the South Korean club SSG Landers came calling this y
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Padres' Kim Ha-seong suffers bruised knee after fouling off pitch, may avoid IL stint

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has suffered a bruised left knee after fouling off a pitch, though he will likely avoid a trip to the injured list (IL).Kim exited the Padres' 8-6 victory over the Washi
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Self-belief leads to turnaround for KBO pitcher

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, May 26 (Yonhap) -- After an uncharacteristically shaky month of April, LG Twins ace Casey Kelly is back to being his usual, effective self on the mound.Kelly improved to 4-0 for May after helping the Twins beat the SSG Landers 8
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Hot-hitting catcher hoping to get last laugh in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, May 25 (Yonhap) -- There are a lot of smiles about these days for Park Dong-won, the slugging catcher for the LG Twins who leads the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) with 12 home runs this season.Park blasted a pair of dingers
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Twins prevail over Landers in battle for KBO supremacy

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, May 25 (Yonhap) -- For the past two days, the two best teams in South Korean baseball traded punches.Then on Thursday, the LG Twins landed a big blow on the SSG Landers with an 8-3 victory to reclaim first place in the Korea Bas
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(LEAD) Defending KBO champions Landers trade for veteran outfielder

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 13-14, photo; FIXES info in para 6)By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Trying to add some right-handed pop to their left-heavy lineup, the SSG Landers acquired veteran outfielder Kang Jin-sung in a trade with the Do
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Young KBO slugger suffers another injury setback

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, May 25 (Yonhap) -- For the second time this season, the LG Twins have lost up-and-coming slugger Lee Jae-won to an injury.Citing Lee's left thigh injury, the Twins took the 23-year-old off their active roster Thursday, prior
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Defending KBO champions Landers trade for veteran outfielder

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Trying to add some right-handed pop to their left-heavy lineup, the SSG Landers acquired veteran outfielder Kang Jin-sung in a trade with the Doosan Bears on Thursday.The Landers, the 2022 Korean Series champi
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(LEAD) Padres' Kim Ha-seong hits 5th homer of season, scores 100th career run

(ATTN: UPDATES with final score at bottom; ADDS photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has homered for the fifth time this season, reaching a career milestone in the process.Kim hit a solo home run to lead
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Padres' Kim Ha-seong hits 5th homer of season, scores 100th career run

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has homered for the fifth time this season, reaching a career milestone in the process.Kim hit a solo home run to lead off the top of the fifth inning against the Washington
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On road to recovery from elbow surgery, Blue Jays pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin throws bullpen session

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Trying to return from elbow surgery to join his team in the second half of the season, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is back throwing on the mound.The South Korean left-hander tossed a bullpen session a
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Veteran pitcher earns 1st win in 5 yrs in gutsy outing

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Veteran pitcher Jang Won-jun needed 15 days to go from career win No. 128 to No. 129 in 2018. It then took the Doosan Bears left-hander five years to get to his 130th victory in the Korea Baseball Organization (
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Teams tied at top of KBO standings set for midweek clash

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Through Sunday's action in South Korean baseball, the SSG Landers and the LG Twins shared first place with identical records.Something will have to give this week, when the two best teams in the Korea Baseba
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KBO's reigning strikeout king on pace for league record

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The reigning strikeout leader in South Korean baseball is on pace to topple his total from 2022 and set a new single-season record.An Woo-jin of the Kiwoom Heroes padded his strikeout lead in the Korea Baseball
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Veteran reliever reclaims closer job at KBO club

DAEGU, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Having shaken off some early-season woes, Samsung Lions reliever Oh Seung-hwan will return to his familiar spot as the club's closer.Lions manager Park Jin-man told reporters Wednesday that Oh, the all-time saves leader