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(LEAD) Bears' leadoff man impacts postseason win with bat, glove

(ATTN: ADDS comments, photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Having captured the 2015 Korean Series MVP and posted a higher career batting average in the postseason than in the regular season, Doosan Bears' outfielder Jung Soo-bin doesn'
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(LEAD) Bears rout Twins to advance in KBO postseason

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Hits came fast and furious, as the Doosan Bears hammered the LG Twins 10-3 on Sunday to advance to the next round in the South Korean baseball postseason.Leadoff Jung Soo-bin and No.
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Twins' KBO title drought extended another year after humiliating loss

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- This was supposed to be the year for the LG Twins, the year in which they would finally win their first South Korean baseball championship since 1994.But for the second straight postseason, they couldn't get
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Bears' leadoff man impacts postseason win with bat, glove

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Having captured the 2015 Korean Series MVP and posted a higher career batting average in the postseason than in the regular season, Doosan Bears' outfielder Jung Soo-bin doesn't have to prove his big-gam
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Bears rout Twins to advance in KBO postseason

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Hits came fast and furious, as the Doosan Bears hammered the LG Twins 10-3 on Sunday to advance to the next round in the South Korean baseball postseason.Leadoff Jung Soo-bin and No. 2 hitter Jose Miguel Fernand
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Late-round pick living out KBO postseason dream for Twins

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- At the 2017 rookie draft in South Korean baseball, Moon Sung-ju was selected 97th overall by the LG Twins, with only three players coming after him.Few would have given Moon any chance of even making it to the K
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All hands on deck for managers in do-or-die KBO postseason game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Managers of the two South Korean baseball clubs set up for a win-or-go-home postseason game Sunday said they will take an all-hands-on-deck approach to the final showdown.The LG Twins and the Doosan Bears are kn
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Landers' star Choo Shin-soo makes free agency pitch to ex-franchise icon

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- Before ex-major leaguer Choo Shin-soo signed with the SSG Landers this year and became an instant star in South Korean baseball, left-hander Kim Kwang-hyun had been the icon for the franchise once called the S
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Ex-MLB All-Star Choo Shin-soo undecided on future in KBO after one season

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- After spending two decades playing professional baseball in the United States, Choo Shin-soo finally felt at home in 2021, both literally and figuratively.For now, though, Choo isn't sure whether he'll
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KBO's Lotte Giants hire ex-Mets coach Meinhold

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) – The South Korean baseball club Lotte Giants announced Saturday they've hired former New York Mets assistant pitching coach Ricky Meinhold as their director of pitching.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) cl
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(LEAD) Veteran goes from goat to hero, starter stays perfect to keep Twins alive in KBO postseason

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Only 24 hours after going hitless in his team's postseason loss, LG Twins' veteran Kim Min-sung was a completely different player on Friday, as the club rode his scorching
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(LEAD) Bats come alive as Twins even KBO postseason series vs. Bears

(ATTN: ADDS comments, photo, details)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Wielding suddenly hot bats, the LG Twins beat the Doosan Bears 9-3 to even their South Korean baseball postseason series at one game apiece on Friday.Third baseman Kim Min-su
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Veteran goes from goat to hero, starter stays perfect to keep Twins alive in KBO postseason

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Only 24 hours after going hitless in his team's postseason loss, LG Twins' veteran Kim Min-sung was a completely different player on Friday, as the club rode his scorching bat to a season-saving victory.
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Bats come alive as Twins even KBO postseason series vs. Bears

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Wielding suddenly hot bats, the LG Twins beat the Doosan Bears 9-3 to even their South Korean baseball postseason series at one game apiece on Friday.Third baseman Kim Min-sung went 4-for-4 with three RBIs from
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(LEAD) With KBO postseason win in sight, manager counting on young starter

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments at bottom)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- With two of his team's top starters from the regular season out with injuries, Doosan Bears' manager Kim Tae-hyoung will lean on a young right-hander to close out a
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Veteran infielder downplays hot start to 8th postseason

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- No current position player for the Doosan Bears has appeared in as many postseason games as third baseman Heo Kyoung-min, who will play in his 67th playoff game Friday night.That experience has brought the 31-ye
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With KBO postseason win in sight, manager counting on young starter

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- With two of his team's top starters from the regular season out with injuries, Doosan Bears' manager Kim Tae-hyoung will lean on a young right-hander to close out a postseason series Friday.The Bears are
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MLB tenders status check on KBO player Na Sung-bum

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Major League Baseball (MLB) has checked on the availability of South Korean outfielder Na Sung-bum, league officials here said Friday, a move indicating interest in the slugger from North America.The Korea Baseb
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(LEAD) Opportunistic Bears draw 1st blood in KBO postseason vs. ice cold Twins

(ATTN: ADDS comments at bottom)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- One team kept pounding out hits with runners aboard. The other team kept frittering away chance after chance.That the former, Doosan Bears, beat the latter, LG Twins, by 5-1 in a S
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(LEAD) Bears defeat Twins to open KBO postseason series

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The Doosan Bears held off the LG Twins 5-1 to begin their South Korean baseball postseason round on Thursday, taking advantage of some timely hits and shaky defense by th