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Wiz manager stresses importance of bullpen swingman

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- Thanks to enviable depth in his rotation, KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul had the luxury of turning one of his five starters into a key relief option for the Korean Series.Ko Young-pyo, a right-handed sidearmer wh
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Young slugger values team success over individual glory

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- KT Wiz slugger Kang Baek-ho spent most of the regular season in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) atop several hitting categories, but ultimately didn't end up winning any. Most notably, he was flirting
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Defense, relief pitching betray Bears in opening Korean Series loss

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- Errors aren't always the most accurate measure of defense in baseball, but untimely miscues on the field can come bite a team when they least expect them.Just ask the Doosan Bears, whose defense failed them
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(LEAD) Wiz beat Bears to open Korean Series

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 14-16, 21-22, 24-25, additional photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Starter William Cuevas tossed 7 2/3 strong innings and No. 7 hitter Bae Jung-dae smacked a tie-breaking solo shot in the seventh, as the KT Wi
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(LEAD) Venezuelan ace burnishes big-game reputation with Korean Series win

(ATTN: ADDS comments, more details in last 8 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- With his latest gem in a high-pressure game, KT Wiz ace William Cuevas burnished his growing reputation as a big-game pitcher on Sunday.Cuevas held the Doosan
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Homegrown starters set to duel in Game 2 of Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Sophomore starter So Hyeong-jun will try to give the KT Wiz a 2-0 lead over the Doosan Bears in the Korean Series when the South Korean baseball championship final continues on Monday.The Wiz drew first blood o
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Venezuelan ace burnishes big-game reputation with Korean Series win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- With his latest gem in a high-pressure game, KT Wiz ace William Cuevas burnished his growing reputation as a big-game pitcher on Sunday.Cuevas held the Doosan Bears to one run over 7 2/3 innings in Game 1 of th
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Wiz beat Bears to open Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Starter William Cuevas tossed 7 2/3 strong innings and No. 7 hitter Bae Jung-dae smacked a tie-breaking solo shot in the seventh, as the KT Wiz defeated the Doosan Bears 4-2 to open the Korean Series on Sunday.
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KT Wiz manager trying to stick to guns in 1st Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- If there's anything that KT Wiz skipper Lee Kang-chul learned last year managing in his first postseason, it's that he shouldn't mess with what got him there in the first place.The Wiz got knocked o
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Revenge not on mind of sophomore starter in Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Though he will be facing the same opponents that eliminated his team from the postseason last year, KT Wiz right-hander So Hyeong-jun won't be out to get his revenge."All I am thinking about is winnin
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Fully healed from injury, Cuban ace ready to chase 3rd championship ring

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- As he was watching his Doosan Bears teammates battle through postseason games this month, the competitor in the team's Cuban ace Ariel Miranda was itching to get going and join them on the field.Miranda mis
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(LEAD) KT Wiz manager boldly predicts Korean Series sweep over Doosan Bears

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz will be playing in the South Korean baseball championship series for the first time starting Sunday, and their manager Lee Kang-chul believes it could be a short series in
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KT Wiz manager boldly predicts Korean Series sweep over Doosan Bears

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz will be playing in the South Korean baseball championship series for the first time starting Sunday, and their manager Lee Kang-chul believes it could be a short series in his club's favor agains
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Venezuelan ace goes up against young right-hander to open Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- It has been two weeks since William Cuevas pitched the KT Wiz to the Korean Series. The Venezuelan right-hander will now try to give his club their first win in the South Korean baseball championship series.Cue
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"이러다 다 죽어" 오징어게임 오일남, 한국시리즈 1차전 시구

(서울=연합뉴스) 김경윤 기자 = 세계적으로 인기를 얻은 넷플릭스 오리지널 시리즈 '오징어게임' 출연 배우 오영수(77) 씨가 2021 신한은행 SOL KBO 한국시리즈(KS) 1차전 시구자로 나선다.한국야구위원회(KBO)는 13일 "오영수 씨가 14일 오후 2시 서울 고척스카이돔에서 열리는 kt wiz와 두산 베어스의 KS 1차전
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Bears' ace Miranda wins top S. Korean pitching prize

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' left-hander Ariel Miranda was named the recipient of the 2021 Choi Dong-won Award on Friday as the best pitcher in South Korean baseball.The Cuban ace led the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)
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(Yonhap Interview) KT Wiz slugger feels due for breakout in Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- After joining the KT Wiz in the middle of the 2021 South Korean baseball season, outfielder Jared Hoying picked up 52 RBIs in 68 games. That put him in second place in that category for the second half of the K
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Sophomore starter looking to maintain edge over Korean Series foes

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- KT Wiz starter So Hyeong-jun experienced a bit of a sophomore slump during the 2021 regular season in South Korean baseball, but he just happened to put up his best numbers against the very team that the Wiz wi
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KBO club rejects report of Choo Shin-soo's potential return to MLB

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club SSG Landers shot down a report of their veteran outfielder Choo Shin-soo's possible return to Major League Baseball (MLB) on Thursday, saying the 2018 American League All-Star remains unde
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Cuba to be well presented in S. Korean baseball championship series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- When the Korean Series begins Sunday, Cuba will be represented by three players from both sides, all of them key members who can swing the momentum in their team's favor in the South Korean baseball champio