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Padres shortstop Kim Ha-seong attends KBO championship game to cheer on old teammates

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- San Diego Padres shortstop Kim Ha-seong attended a South Korean baseball championship game on Friday to root for his former teammates on his old stomping grounds.Kim visited with players and coaches of the Kiwoo
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Landers outfielder trying not to let mistake affect defense

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Playing in the Korean Series for the second time, SSG Landers outfielder Han Yoo-seom has the baseball cliche down pat: he wants to take it one play at a time and make sure he doesn't try to force the issue.
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With blister healing, Heroes' ace itching for return in Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- With a nagging blister on his finger healing, Kiwoom Heroes ace An Woo-jin said Friday he can't wait to get back on the mound.An started Game 1 of the Korean Series against the SSG Landers on Tuesday, but wa
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Football federation scraps World Cup street cheering plans in light of Itaewon tragedy

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean football governing announced Friday it will cancel plans to organize cheering on streets during the upcoming FIFA World Cup, out of respect for a recent tragedy in the capital city.The Korea Foo
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KBO club Twins part ways with manager after postseason failures

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club LG Twins announced Friday they will not bring back manager Ryu Ji-hyun after two consecutive seasons of early postseason elimination.Ryu's two-year deal with the Korea Baseball
$Son Heung-min suffered 4 fractures to eye socket, surgery pushed up to Friday: report$

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Son Heung-min suffered 4 fractures to eye socket, surgery pushed up to Friday: report

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min's surgery on his facial injury has been pushed up to Friday, as the South Korean captain tries to keep alive his hopes of competing at the upcoming FIFA World Cup, a report out of London said.T
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(LEAD) S. Korea dealt devastating World Cup blow with Son Heung-min surgery

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments in paras 12-13, 15-16)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chances of reaching the knockouts at this year's World Cup, slim as they already may have been, were dealt a massive blow Thursday mornin
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(LEAD) S. Korea captain Son Heung-min to undergo facial surgery, World Cup status in doubt

(ATTN: ADDS comments from S. Korean football body in paras 7-9)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Tottenham Hotspur forward and South Korea captain Son Heung-min will undergo surgery after suffering a fracture around his left eye, his Premier Lea
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Korean Series contestants getting mixed results from cleanup hitters

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- This is a tale of two cleanup hitters battling for the South Korean baseball title who couldn't be more different from each other, be it their physical build or their style of play.On one hand, the SSG Lande
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Struggling left-handers to take mound in pivotal Korean Series game

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- As the South Korean baseball championship round shifts to a new city, two pitchers who have not looked particularly sharp of late will toe the rubber in a pivotal game Friday.The SSG Landers and the Kiwoom Heroe
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S. Korea dealt devastating World Cup blow with Son Heung-min surgery

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chances of reaching the knockouts at this year's World Cup, slim as they already may have been, were dealt a massive blow Thursday morning, when the news of surgery for their best player ar
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S. Korea captain Son Heung-min to undergo facial surgery, World Cup status in doubt

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Tottenham Hotspur forward and South Korea captain Son Heung-min will undergo surgery after suffering a fracture around his lefty eye, his Premier League club has announced, throwing the star's status for the
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(LEAD) Outfielder atones for sloppy defense with home run, backs starter in Korean Series win

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Before making his Korean Series debut Tuesday night, SSG Landers center fielder Choi Ji-hoon had sounded like a confident veteran, saying he wasn't nervous at all and he was
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(LEAD) Landers cruise past Heroes to even Korean Series

(ATTN: ADDS comments, details in paras 15-20, 22)By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The SSG Landers defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 6-1 to draw even in the Korean Series on Wednesday, shaking off an extra-inning loss from 24 hours earlier in the Sou
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Outfielder atones for sloppy defense with home run, backs starter in Korean Series win

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Before making his Korean Series debut Tuesday night, SSG Landers center fielder Choi Ji-hoon had sounded like a confident veteran, saying he wasn't nervous at all and he was ready to have some fun.Under th
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Landers cruise past Heroes to even Korean Series

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The SSG Landers defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 6-1 to draw even in the Korean Series on Wednesday, shaking off an extra-inning loss from 24 hours earlier in the South Korean baseball championship round.No. 2 hitte
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(2nd LD) Tottenham's Son Heung-min leaves Champions League match early after collision

(ATTN: ADDS players' comments in last 4 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur was forced to leave his club's latest UEFA Champions League match early following a collision with an opposing defender.So
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Ex-MLB veteran Choo Shin-soo willing to play hurt in 1st KBO postseason

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Long known for his tireless work ethic, dating back to his days in Major League Baseball (MLB), SSG Landers veteran Choo Shin-soo was the first in the batting cage Wednesday. He stepped in about four hours bef
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Padres shortstop Kim Ha-seong seeking improvement at plate after Gold Glove-worthy sophomore season

INCHEON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Having displayed much-improved defensive skills in his second season with the San Diego Padres, South Korean shortstop Kim Ha-seong will now shift his focus on hitting.Kim returned home early Wednesday following the end of
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(LEAD) Tottenham's Son Heung-min leaves Champions League match early after collision

(ATTN: ADDS comments, details in paras 5-7)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur has been forced to leave a UEFA Champions League match early following a collision with an opposing defender.Son was subbed out in th