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(LEAD) LG Twins sign free agent outfielder Park Hae-min

(ATTN: ADDS photo details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins announced their signing of free agent outfielder Park Hae-min on Tuesday, as the first big domino in South Korean baseball's offseason market fell
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LG Twins sign free agent outfielder Park Hae-min

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins announced their signing of free agent outfielder Park Hae-min on Tuesday, as the first big domino in South Korean baseball's offseason market fell with a bang.The Twins said Park, who'd spe
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LG Twins bring back starter Casey Kelly for 4th KBO season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club LG Twins announced Sunday they will bring back right-hander Casey Kelly for his fourth season.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) team signed the 32-year-old American to a new o
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KBO's Giants add ex-MLB catcher Laird to coaching staff

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Lotte Giants hired former major league backstop Gerald Laird as their new catching coach on Sunday.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) team said Laird, 42, will be replacing Han
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Veteran KBO sluggers collect 7th Golden Glove

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- A pair of veteran sluggers picked up their seventh Golden Glove in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Friday, with one of them doing so at a new position.SSG Landers third baseman Choi Jeong was named the
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KBO's Twins sign ex-MLB pitcher Adam Plutko

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Friday they have signed a former major league pitcher, Adam Plutko.The 30-year-old American right-hander will pitch on a one-year deal worth up to US$8
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KBO's Eagles sign ex-MLB outfielder Mike Tauchman, bring back 2 American starters

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles announced Friday they've acquired a former major league outfielder, Mike Tauchman.The Eagles are also bringing back their two American starters from this past se
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KBO's Giants sign ex-MLB player DJ Peters

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Lotte Giants said Thursday they've signed a former major league outfielder DJ Peters.Peters has agreed to a one-year deal worth up to US$680,000 -- $600,000 in guaranteed salar
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(LEAD) Ex-MLB All-Star Yasiel Puig signs with KBO's Kiwoom Heroes

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with club's official announcement; ADDS details, photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- Yasiel Puig, a former major league All-Star nicknamed "Wild Horse," is coming to South Korea.The Kiwoom Heroes of
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Ex-MLB All-Star Yasiel Puig signs with KBO's Kiwoom Heroes: source

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- Yasiel Puig, a former major league All-Star nicknamed "Wild Horse," is coming to South Korea.The Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) have signed the 31-year-old Cuban outfielder to a one-year d
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KBO's Heroes admit to interest in Yasiel Puig, deny being close to deal

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Kiwoom Heroes acknowledged Wednesday they're interested in former major league All-Star Yasiel Puig, though they insisted the two sides aren't close to a deal.The Heroes were responding
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First year in Big League, Kim Ha-seong "Every day felt like 'first' day"

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- “Every day felt like ‘first’ day,” said Kim Ha-seong (26) of San Diego Padres looking back on 2021. Even to the South Korea’s representative infieldman, the first year of the
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Ryu Hyun-jin "Disappointing ERA...Want to play over 30 games next year as well"

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hyun-jin of Toronto Blue Jays is standing on the line between success and failure of 2021. Since joining the big league, he has personally recorded the most wins but mark
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KBO's Lions sign ex-MLB pitcher Albert Suarez

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Samsung Lions announced Tuesday they've signed former major league pitcher Albert Suarez.The 32-year-old from Venezuela agreed to a one-year deal worth up to US$1 million, the
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Kia Tigers' new manager wants team to run more

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- As a former stolen base king himself, new Kia Tigers manager Kim Jong-kook would like to see more thieveries from his players going forward.Kim, having been a coach with the Tigers for a decade before being name
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Coach Kim Jong-kook tapped as new manager of Kia Tigers

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Kia Tigers announced coach Kim Jong-kook will be the new manager of the South Korean baseball club Sunday.Kim signed a three-year contract for the post for a signing bonus of 300 million won (US$253,000) and an annual sa
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KBO's Landers sign ex-MLB hitter Kevin Cron

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club SSG Landers announced Saturday they've acquired a former major league infielder Kevin Cron.Cron has agreed to a one-year deal worth up to US$1 million, the maximum amount allow
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KBO's Bears shore up bullpen with 2 acquisitions

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- The 2021 Korean Series runners-up Doosan Bears announced Friday they've acquired a pair of veteran relievers to shore up their bullpen.The Bears signed former NC Dinos closer Lim Chang-min and one-time LG Tw
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KBO regular season MVP nominated for Golden Glove

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' ace Ariel Miranda, recently voted the regular season MVP in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), was among the nominees for the Golden Glove awards announced Wednesday.The KBO unveiled dozens
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Choi Ji-man to stay with Rays on new one-year deal

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean big league first baseman Choi Ji-man has signed a new one-year contract to stay with the Tampa Bay Rays.MLB.com reported that Choi agreed to a US$3.2 million deal Tuesday (U.S. time), avoiding salar