By Lee Sang-cheol = The Los Angeles Angels, who retained Shohei Ohtani (29) to help them reach the postseason for the first time in nine years in 2014, are looking to bolster their batting lineup. The Angels announced on Jan. 31 (KST) that they have completed a two-for-two trade with the Colorado Rockies. The Angels […]

Kiwoom is in the midst of mound maintenance. The Kiwoom announced the first-team expungement of pitchers Ha Young-min (28) and Oh Sang-won (19) through the KBO on March 31. The team lost key starter Choi Won-tae to LG on the 30th and received infielder Lee Ju-hyung and pitcher Kim Dong-gyu. They haven’t given up on […]

The LG Twins have acquired “trade-maximum” pitcher Choi Won-tae, shoring up their homegrown starting pitching weaknesses in one fell swoop. Could the SSG Landers, who are in contention with LG for the championship, also make a big trade deadline deal, which is looking very unlikely at this point. The defending champions have 50 wins, 1 […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. (26-Atlanta Braves) has reached the coveted 50-steal plateau for the season. Acuna Jr. started in right field and went 3-for-4 with one home run, one walk, two runs scored and two RBIs in an 11-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday at Truiste Park in Georgia, USA. He is batting .333 […]

Children from three countries – South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan – gained valuable experience playing tee ball together in Boyeon, Chungcheongbuk-do. The KBO hosted the 2023 KBO Youth Tee Ball Festival Elementary Sports Club Tee Ball Competition at the KBO Baseball Center in Boyeon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, from March 29 to 31. In addition to 50 elementary […]

On his first day on the mound in a striped uniform, LG Twins pitcher Choi Won-tae impressed fans with a near-perfect performance. LG cruised to a 10-0 victory over the Doosan Bears in the 10th game of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Tuesday, completing a three-game […]

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider has expressed his confidence in returning pitcher Hyun-jin Ryu, 35. The Toronto Blue Jays announced on Monday (June 29) that Ryu Hyun-jin will make his major league debut after undergoing elbow ligament reconstruction surgery last June. Ryu, who last went under the knife on June 2 against the Chicago […]

Even though foreign pitcher Raul Alcantara failed to fulfill his role as a “streak stopper,” Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop still showed his faith in the ace. Alcantara started the eighth game of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League against the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Monday, giving up six […]

The LG Twins have solved their homegrown pitching woes with a 66-win pitcher in the KBO. Manager Yoon Kyung-yeop smiled like a child as he said, “The blockage has been cleared.” LG manager Yeom Kyung-yup met with reporters ahead of the ninth game of the season against Doosan at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the […]

Ryu Hyun-jin (36, Toronto Blue Jays), who is set to return to the big leagues after a one-year absence, has expressed satisfaction with his rehabilitation process. Canadian media outlet Sportsnet reported an interview with Ryu on Aug. 28 (KST). After undergoing elbow ligament reconstruction surgery in June last year, Ryu recently completed four successful rehabilitation […]