The Korea Herald

All-Star catcher signs mega free agent deal with new club

Dec 11, 2018

All-Star catcher Yang Eui-ji, the most coveted asset in South Korean baseball's open market this winter, signed the second-largest free agent contract in league history on Tuesday. The 31-year-old a...
Former KBO pitcher signs with Diamondbacks: report

Dec 5, 2018

Former South Korean league pitcher Merrill Kelly has joined the Arizona Diamondbacks, a report claimed Wednesday. Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports said Kelly, the former ace for the SK Wyverns in the Kor...
LG Twins acquire ex-MLB 1B Joseph

Nov 28, 2018

South Korean baseball club LG Twins announced Wednesday they've signed former major league first baseman Tommy Joseph. The Korea Baseball Organization team signed Joseph, 27, to a one-year deal wort...
Samsung Lions sign ex-MLB pitcher Haley

Nov 27, 2018

South Korean baseball club Samsung Lions on Tuesday announced their acquisition of former big league pitcher Justin Haley. The Korea Baseball Organization team said Haley has agreed to a one-year de...
Nexen Heroes sign new pitcher, retain two foreign players

Nov 23, 2018

South Korean baseball club Nexen Heroes said Friday they've acquired a new American pitcher, Eric Jokisch, while retaining two of their foreign players for one more season. The Korea Baseball Organi...
For bounce back, baseball club to look inward

Nov 23, 2018

Once a big spender in South Korean baseball's free agency, the Kia Tigers will stay away from the open market this winter, their general manager said Friday. Cho Kye-hyun said his Korea Baseball Org...
Hanwha Eagles re-sign slugging outfielder Hoying

Nov 21, 2018

South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles said Wednesday they'll bring back outfielder Jared Hoying for one more season. The Korea Baseball Organization team said Hoying, 29, will return on a new one...
LG Twins sign ex-MLB pitcher Kelly

Nov 21, 2018

South Korean baseball club LG Twins announced on Wednesday their signing of former major league pitcher Casey Kelly. The Korea Baseball Organization team said Kelly has agreed to a one-year deal wor...
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin 'confident' with gamble on self

Nov 20, 2018

By accepting the Los Angeles Dodgers' one-year qualifying offer last week instead of testing the open market, South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin rolled the dice and gambled that he will have a strong ...
KT Wiz acquire ex-MLB pitcher Alcantara

Nov 20, 2018

In this Getty Images file photo from Sept. 23, 2017, Raul Alcantara, then with the Oakland Athletics, pitches against the Texas Rangers during the first inning of a Major League Baseball regular seas...
Kia Tigers close to acquiring ex-MLB outfielder Hazelbaker

Nov 19, 2018

In this Penta Press file photo from April 6, 2016, Jeremy Hazelbaker (R), then with the St. Louis Cardinals, celebrates a home run with teammate Grag Garcia during the top of the sixth inning of a Ma...
Nat'l baseball manger calls it quits

Nov 14, 2018

South Korean national baseball manager Sun Dong-yol offered to resign Wednesday following a controversy surrounding his Asian Games roster selection. "I think my time is up," Sun told Yonhap News Ag...
Ryu Hyun-jin to stay with Dodgers for 1 more year after

Nov 13, 2018

South Korean free agent pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has accepted the qualifying offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers, opting to stay with the club for one more year after six seasons together instead of testi...
Korean Series MVP flaunts flair for dramatic

Nov 13, 2018

SK Wyverns' slugger Han Dong-min surely has a flair for the dramatic, and he put it on full display on Monday to lift his Korea Baseball Organization club to the 2018 Korean Series championship. Han...
KBO championship ring perfect gift for departing American manager

Nov 13, 2018

Trey Hillman will leave the SK Wyverns better than he found it -- as the champions of South Korean baseball. The Wyverns won the 2018 Korean Series on Monday after beating the Doosan Bears 5-4 in 13...