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2nd-generation hitting machine wins 1st KBO batting title, 37 yrs after father

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- The apple didn't fall far from the tree, as the second-generation hitting machine Lee Jung-hoo captured his first career South Korean baseball batting title, nearly 40 years after his father did the same.Le
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With 1st place at stake, Lions and Wiz to clash in KBO tiebreaker game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Even 144 games weren't enough to determine the best regular season team in South Korean baseball this year. So the KT Wiz and the Samsung Lions will go at it for one last time on Sunday.Following the conclu
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Increase in crowd capacity arrives at opportune moment for baseball, football leagues

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- As South Korea tries to take baby steps back to normal life during the coronavirus pandemic, fan experience in baseball and football, two of the country's biggest sports, is about to change for the better,
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KBO to fully reopen stadiums for postseason

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- In a long-awaited decision, the South Korean baseball league announced Friday it will fully reopen stadiums for vaccinated fans for the postseason starting in November.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) also
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KBO postseason seeding to be determined on final day of regular season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- In one of the most chaotic finishes in South Korean baseball history, all five playoff positions will be determined on the last day of the regular season Saturday.Through Thursday night's action, the KT Wiz
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Defending KBO champions Dinos eliminated from postseason contention

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Hampered by a damaging off-field incident involving key players, the NC Dinos will not have a chance to defend their South Korean baseball title this year.The Dinos, the 2020 Korean Series champions, were elimi
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KBO postseason to begin Nov. 1; Korean Series set at neutral venue

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean baseball's postseason will begin next Monday, two days after the end of the regular season.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced its postseason schedule Thursday.It will begin with th
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(LEAD) Record-breaking pitcher building MVP case in KBO

(ATTN: UPDATES with injury status in paras 3-5)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- A record-breaking ace is putting together a solid case for the most valuable player (MVP) award in South Korean baseball this year, with a handful of other contend
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Record-breaking pitcher building MVP case in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- A record-breaking ace is putting together a solid case for the most valuable player (MVP) award in South Korean baseball this year, with a handful of other contenders looking to make a last-minute push in the f
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키움 이정후, 데뷔 첫 사이클링히트…4안타 6타점 대폭발

(서울=연합뉴스) 신창용 기자 = 프로야구 키움 히어로즈의 외야수 이정후(23)가 데뷔 후 처음이자 KBO리그 역대 29번째 사이클링 히트를 달성했다.이정후는 25일 대전 한화생명 이글스파크에서 열린 2021 신한은행 SOL KBO리그 한화 이글스와의 방문 경기에 3번 타자 중견수로 선발 출전, 1회초 단타, 5회초 홈런, 6회초 2루타, 8회초 3루타를
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Jockeying for KBO postseason positions headed for dramatic finish

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- As the regular season in the South Korean baseball league enters its final week, there is no more clarity on playoff seeding than this time a week ago.If anything, the picture may have gotten even murkier.The S
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(LEAD) Bears' ace Ariel Miranda breaks KBO single-season strikeout record

(ATTN: ADDS photos, final results)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' left-hander Ariel Miranda is the new single-season strikeout king in South Korean baseball.Miranda got his 224th strikeout of the 2021 Korea Baseball Organiza
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Bears' ace Ariel Miranda breaks KBO single-season strikeout record

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' left-hander Ariel Miranda is the new single-season strikeout king in South Korean baseball.Miranda got his 224th strikeout of the 2021 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season Sunday against t
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From one slugger to another: 'Break my record'

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- As the career home run leader in South Korean baseball, retired slugger Lee Seung-yuop understands records are made to be broken.Of the numerous batting records Lee holds in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), few are as
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Ex-closer thriving in setup role for KBO postseason hopeful

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Cho Sang-woo isn't going to lie.The right-hander still wishes he were the closer for the Kiwoom Heroes, racking up saves for his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club.And yet, with his club in an intense b
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Close games create 3-way tie for wild card spot in topsy-turvy KBO postseason race

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- The playoff picture in South Korean baseball was murky enough entering Tuesday. And with four games of the day in the books, it isn't any clearer.The Kiwoom Heroes stayed in the wild card hunt as the fifth
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(LEAD) Landers' slugger Choi Jeong becomes 2nd KBO player with 400 home runs

(ATTN: ADDS photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- SSG Landers' third baseman Choi Jeong has become the second player in South Korean baseball history to hit 400 career home runs.Choi reached the milestone Tuesday against the Kia Tigers s
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Landers' slugger Choi Jeong becomes 2nd KBO player with 400 home runs

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- SSG Landers' third baseman Choi Jeong has become the second player in South Korean baseball history to hit 400 career home runs.Choi reached the milestone Tuesday against the Kia Tigers starter Bo Takahashi
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(LEAD) Back where they belong: KBO fans return to stadium for reg. season stretch drive

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Namgung Ho-seung hadn't been to a ball game since May. Back then, all clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) were playing in front of fans, albeit at limited numbers. But
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Back where they belong: KBO fans return to stadium for reg. season stretch drive

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Namgung Ho-seung hadn't been to a ball game since May. Back then, all clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) were playing in front of fans, albeit at limited numbers. But once the fourth wave of the