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Upstart contender to take on proven winner in S. Korean baseball championship series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- In their continued evolution from a downtrodden club into a legitimate contender, the KT Wiz will play in the Korean Series, the South Korean baseball championship final, for the first time in their seventh sea
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(LEAD) With 4-hit postseason game, Fernandez epitomizes Bears' ruthless efficiency

(ATTN: ADDS comments at bottom)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- Giving up one hit after another, the Samsung Lions died a slow death in the South Korean baseball postseason against the Doosan Bears in Seoul on Wednesday night.And no Doosan pla
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Even as underdog, Bears' manager still feels pressure to win Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' manager Kim Tae-hyoung will be at the helm for his seventh consecutive Korean Series starting Sunday, with his pesky and overachieving club taking on the regular season champs KT Wiz.Though hi
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(LEAD) Bears knock off Lions to reach 7th consecutive Korean Series

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- With a relentless offense and a tireless bullpen, the Doosan Bears have made history in the South Korean baseball postseason.The Bears will play for the South Korean baseball champ
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(LEAD) Held back by frigid bats, shaky pitching, Lions' return to KBO postseason short-lived

(ATTN: FIXES number in lead; ADDS photo, comments at bottom)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- After spending five years on the outside looking in, the Samsung Lions made a long-awaited return to the South Korean baseball postseason this year.Bu
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Held back by frigid bats, shaky pitching, Lions' return to KBO postseason short-lived

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- After spending six years on the outside looking in, the Samsung Lions made a long-awaited return to the South Korean baseball postseason this year.But the party only lasted two games, as the Lions got swept by
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With 4-hit postseason game, Fernandez epitomizes Bears' ruthless efficiency

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- Giving up one hit after another, the Samsung Lions died a slow death in the South Korean baseball postseason against the Doosan Bears in Seoul on Wednesday night.And no Doosan player better epitomized the club&
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Bears knock off Lions to reach 7th consecutive Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- With a relentless offense and a tireless bullpen, the Doosan Bears have made history in the South Korean baseball postseason.The Bears will play for the South Korean baseball championship for a record seventh c
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Veteran pitcher feels blessed to be part of sustained postseason success

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- At age 38 and in his 16th year in professional baseball, Doosan Bears' reliever Lee Hyun-seung has pretty much seen it all and done it all.But he isn't quite sure if he has ever been on a team quite as
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With club on verge, Bears' manager planning ahead for Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- Some say the worst thing you can do in sports is looking past the immediate task at hand. But don't tell that to Kim Tae-hyoung, manager of the Doosan Bears whose club sits on the verge of reaching the cham
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Dancer Honey J, winner of 'Street Woman Fighter, to pitch first ball ahead of Doosan-LG game

SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- Honey J, leader of Holy Bang from “Street Woman Fighter,” will climb the Jamsil Baseball Stadium mound. “Honey J will throw first pitch ahead of 2nd round of the KBO Playoff
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(LEAD) Reliever puts in workmanlike effort for postseason victory

(ATTN: ADDS photo, details, comments)DAEGU, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' right-hander Hong Geon-hui entered Tuesday's postseason game against the Samsung Lions in one of the most stressful situations imaginable for a reliever.The Lions ha
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(LEAD) Bears rally past Lions to take opening game of KBO postseason series

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments, details throughout)DAEGU, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Riding relentless bats and a rock solid bullpen, the Doosan Bears defeated the Samsung Lions 6-4 on Tuesday to claim the opening game of the penultimate series in the South Kor
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Reliever puts in workmanlike effort for postseason victory

DAEGU, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' right-hander Hong Geon-hui entered Tuesday's postseason game against the Samsung Lions in one of the most stressful situations imaginable for a reliever.The Lions had the bases loaded with one out in th
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Bears rally past Lions to take opening game of KBO postseason series

DAEGU, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Riding relentless bats and a rock solid bullpen, the Doosan Bears defeated the Samsung Lions 6-4 on Tuesday to claim the opening game of the penultimate series in the South Korean baseball postseason.Hong Geon-hui threw thre
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Infielder attributes success vs. ex-team to luck

DAEGU, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Utility infielder Park Gye-beom switched clubs last winter, leaving the Samsung Lions, the team that drafted him in 2013, for the Doosan Bears as a compensation pick following the Lions' signing of ex-Bear slugger Oh Jae
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Postseason neophyte wary veteran counterpart in KBO series

DAEGU, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- The second round of the ongoing South Korean baseball postseason presents an ultimate managerial mismatch.One on end is Kim Tae-hyoung of the Doosan Bears, who has been in the postseason every year since taking the helm in 2
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Bears' ace Miranda voted KBO's top player for Oct.

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' left-hander Ariel Miranda has been named South Korean baseball's top player for October, the month in which he also set an all-time strikeout record for a season.The Korea Baseball Organiza
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Infielders set to play key roles vs. ex-teams in KBO postseason series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- After nine seasons with the Doosan Bears, first baseman Oh Jae-il signed with the Samsung Lions as a free agent last December. And as compensation for losing Oh, the Bears were allowed to pick a player off the L
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Old rivals set for 1st KBO postseason clash in 6 years

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Two old rivals in South Korean baseball will reacquaint themselves with each other in the penultimate stage of the postseason starting Tuesday.The Samsung Lions will host the Doosan Bears in Game 1 of the best-o