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Struggling reliever Oh Seung-hwan to make 1st career start this week

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- For the first time in his illustrious career as a reliever, Samsung Lions right-hander Oh Seung-hwan will start a game this week, his manager said Tuesday, as desperate times called for desperate measures.To help
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Padres' Kim Ha-seong hits 3rd homer of season, tops 100 career RBIs

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has ended his homerless drought at 18 games.Kim belted a three-run home run to help the Padres past the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 at Petco Park in San Diego on Monday (local time).K
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Red-hot Giants soar to top of KBO standings

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Don't look now, but here come the Lotte Giants, for the second straight spring.After getting virtually no love from pundits in preseason prognostications, the Giants are sitting pretty atop the Korea Baseball
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(Yonhap Interview) KBO veteran leans on ex-big leaguer father for comfort, advice

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- As he labors through an uncharacteristically uneven stretch in the early part of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, LG Twins starter Casey Kelly has been able to stay even-keeled.Having a father who ha
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(Yonhap Interview) 'It's pretty wild': how Mississippi high school rivals ended up in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- They say it's a small world out there in professional baseball. And Kirk McCarty, first-year American pitcher for the SSG Landers in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), has seen firsthand just how small
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Outfielder shakes off early slump with carefree approach

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- With his second three-hit performance of the season Thursday, LG Twins outfielder Park Hae-min extended his hitting streak to nine games in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).By now, Park's slow start t
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Twins beat Landers to climb to top of KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins opened their three-game series against the SSG Landers on Tuesday in second place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).When the series ended Thursday night, they were on top of the league.No.
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LG Twins manager pushing struggling reliever to keep evolving

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Once a struggling reserve with questionable work ethic himself, LG Twins manager Youm Kyoung-youb knows firsthand what can happen to players if they get too complacent.He doesn't want that to happen to one
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Pirates' Bae Ji-hwan swipes career-high 3 bags

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- In his first full season in the majors, Bae Ji-hwan of the Pittsburgh Pirates is mastering the art of base thievery.The South Korean utility man stole a career-best three bases in the Pirates' 8-1 victory
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Samsung Lions trade for veteran reliever to address bullpen woes

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- To address their bullpen issues in the early going, the Samsung Lions acquired veteran reliever Kim Tae-hoon from the Kiwoom Heroes in exchange for infielder Lee won-seok and a draft pick on Thursday.Kim, 31,
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KBO surpasses 1 mln in attendance

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball league said Thursday it has topped 1 million in attendance after 101 games this season, the fifth-fastest rate in the current 10-team setting.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) ann
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(Yonhap Interview) Hot-hitting outfielder trying to learn something new every day in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Judging by the numbers in the early going of his second season in South Korea, it may seem as if KT Wiz outfielder Anthony Alford has it all figured out at the plate in this league.However, Alford himself thin
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(LEAD) He does it again: fireballer submits another dominant outing in KBO

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Tuesday was just another day at the office for Kiwoom Heroes starter An Woo-jin, which means he was thoroughly dominant on the mound yet again.The right-hander tossed seven inni
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He does it again: fireballer submits another dominant outing in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Tuesday was just another day at the office for Kiwoom Heroes starter An Woo-jin, which means he was thoroughly dominant on the mound yet again.The right-hander tossed seven innings of one-hit ball against the
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Heroes shut out Wiz to snap 3-game losing streak in KBO

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- With their best starter dealing on the mound, the Kiwoom Heroes probably knew they didn't need much offense to beat the KT Wiz on Tuesday night.And little offense is exactly what the Heroes ended up produc
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(LEAD) Spotlight on managers as KBO legend visits old park for 1st time

(ATTN: UPDATES with game's cancellation in para 3; ADDS comments in paras 8-11, 17-19)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- A midweek series between teams going in opposite directions in South Korean baseball will put the spotlight firmly on t
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Manager's belief in reigning KBO MVP not wavering despite woes

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- One of the most shocking developments in the early days of the 2023 South Korean baseball season has been the hitting slump of the Kiwoom Heroes outfielder Lee Jung-hoo, the reigning league MVP.The veritable h
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Spotlight on managers as KBO legend visits old park for 1st time

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- A midweek series between teams going in opposite directions in South Korean baseball will put the spotlight firmly on their skippers, with a franchise icon for one team paying his first visit to his old stadiu
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(LEAD) KBO's top 2 teams set for 1st clash of 2023

(ATTN: ADDS starting pitching matchups in paras 13-14, 20-22)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The two best teams in South Korean baseball will clash for the first time this season starting Tuesday, each looking to set an early tone in the rac
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KBO's top 2 teams set for 1st clash of 2023

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The two best teams in South Korean baseball will clash for the first time this season starting Tuesday, each looking to set an early tone in the race for the pennant.On the heels of a four-game winning streak,