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How sweep it is: KT Wiz defeat Doosan Bears in 4 straight for 1st Korean Series title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- This must be magic: the KT Wiz are champions of South Korean baseball for the first time in their seven-year history.The Wiz defeated the Doosan Bears 8-4 to complete a four-game sweep of the Korean Series at G
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(LEAD) On verge of Korean Series title, Wiz manager not wanting to jinx team

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 9-13)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- With his club sitting a win away from winning the South Korean baseball championship, KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul said Thursday he won't do anything that might jinx the t
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On verge of Korean Series title, Wiz manager not wanting to jinx team

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- With his club sitting a win away from winning the South Korean baseball championship, KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul said Thursday he won't do anything that might jinx the team.The Wiz lead the Doosan Bears 3
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Wiz's Korean Series hero to miss rest of season with calf injury

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- Veteran second baseman Park Kyung-su, who has taken the KT Wiz to the verge of their first Korean Series title with an inspired performance, will miss the rest of the season with a leg injury.The Wiz announced
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(LEAD) KT Wiz's Cuban ace Despaigne outduels countryman for 1st career Korean Series win

(ATTN: ADDS comments at bottom)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- In the first all-Cuban starting pitching matchup in South Korean postseason baseball history, Odrisamer Despaigne of the KT Wiz outdueled Ariel Miranda of the Doosan Bears for a 3
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Homegrown right-hander to try to pitch Wiz to maiden Korean Series title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Right-hander Bae Je-seong will look to pitch the KT Wiz to the very first Korean Series title in franchise history on Thursday.The Wiz defeated the Doosan Bears 3-1 on Wednesday at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul and
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(LEAD) Wiz defeat Bears to move within one win of Korean Series title

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz are now a win away from winning their first Korean Series title.The Wiz defeated the Bears 3-1 in Game 3 of the best-of-seven South Korean baseball championsh
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KT Wiz's Cuban ace Despaigne outduels countryman for 1st career Korean Series win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- In the first all-Cuban starting pitching matchup in South Korean postseason baseball history, Odrisamer Despaigne of the KT Wiz outdueled Ariel Miranda of the Doosan Bears for a 3-1 win in Game 3 of the Korean
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Wiz defeat Bears to move within one win of Korean Series title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz are now a win away from winning their first Korean Series title.The Wiz defeated the Bears 3-1 in Game 3 of the best-of-seven South Korean baseball championship series on Wednesday, taking a commandi
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Red-hot hitter finds nothing unusual about teammates' Korean Series woes

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Through two games of the Korean Series, designated hitter Jose Miguel Fernandez has been the one-man wrecking crew for the Doosan Bears, the only dangerous bat in an otherwise feeble lineup.The Cuban hitting ma
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Bears' manager blames early Korean Series deficit on mental toll

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- With his club having dropped the first two games of the South Korean baseball championship series, Doosan Bears' manager Kim Tae-hyoung thinks competing in high stakes games has taken its toll on his player
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(LEAD) Choo Shin-soo re-signs for 1 more year with KBO club Landers

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Former major league All-Star Choo Shin-soo will be back in the South Korean league for his second season in 2022.The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organizati
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Choo Shin-soo re-signs for 1 more year with KBO club Landers

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Former major league All-Star Choo Shin-soo will be back in the South Korean league for his second season in 2022.The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said on Tuesday that Choo has agreed to
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Much riding on ace's shoulders as Bears try to rally in Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Having dug themselves into an early hole in the Korean Series, the Doosan Bears will now turn to their best starter from the regular season.The Bears have dropped the first two games of the best-of-seven set ag
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What nerves? KT Wiz's Korean Series debutants playing like veterans

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Entering this year's Korean Series against the Doosan Bears, the KT Wiz only carried two players with prior experience in the South Korean baseball championship stage.One was 40-year-old designated hitter Y
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(LEAD) Title-hungry veterans lift Wiz closer to Korean Series championship

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- A trio of veterans chasing their first South Korean baseball championship ring pushed the KT Wiz a step closer to the title on Monday, leaving their mark on a key victory with th
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(LEAD) With hot bats, airtight defense, Wiz take 2-0 Korean Series lead over Bears

(ATTN: ADDS photo, details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz defeated the Doosan Beas 6-1 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the Korean Series, moving a step closer to their inaugural South Korean baseball champions
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Battle of Cuban starters in pivotal Game 3 of Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- The crucial third game of the South Korean baseball championship series will pit one Cuban hurler against another on Wednesday.The KT Wiz have opened up a 2-0 lead in the Korean Series over the Doosan Bears, ta
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Title-hungry veterans lift Wiz closer to Korean Series championship

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- A trio of veterans chasing their first South Korean baseball championship ring pushed the KT Wiz a step closer to the title on Monday, leaving their mark on a key victory with their glove, bat and, in one insta
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With hot bats, airtight defense, Wiz take 2-0 Korean Series lead over Bears

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz defeated the Doosan Beas 6-1 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the Korean Series, moving a step closer to their inaugural South Korean baseball championship.Captain Hwang Jae-gyun homered and helped tu