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KBO to hold All-Star fan voting despite not playing midsummer game

Jul 28, 2020

The South Korean baseball league said Tuesday it will hold fan voting to select All-Stars despite not organizing the annual midsummer festivities. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said voting t...
Look who's back: Fans return to KBO games during pandemic

Jul 26, 2020

Nearly three months after the start of the season, South Korean baseball teams finally welcomed fans into stadiums on Sunday. Three of the five stadiums opened their gates in the Korea Baseball Orga...
Cardinals' Kim Kwang-hyun walks tightrope for 1st MLB save

Jul 25, 2020

He didn't have a regular season save in 13 years in South Korea. And after one day in his first Major League Baseball season, St. Louis Cardinals' South Korean closer Kim Kwang-hyun has a save. The ...
Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin gets no-decision on Opening Day

Jul 25, 2020

Undone by a shaky fifth inning, Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays came up an out shy of qualifying for a victory in his second straight Opening Day assignment. The South Korean left-hander was c...
KBO slugger's season-long slump an elephant in the room for manager

Jul 22, 2020

Kiwoom Heroes' manager Son Hyuk is one of the most articulate skippers in South Korean baseball, and he often speaks with refreshing candor during his pregame media sessions, acknowledging his shortc...
Blue Jays name S. Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin Opening Day starter

Jul 20, 2020

The Toronto Blue Jays have made official what had been a foregone conclusion: Ryu Hyun-jin will start Opening Day. The Blue Jays announced Sunday (local time) that the South Korean left-hander will ...
KBO's emerging slugger surprised with own power surge

Jul 15, 2020

It wasn't supposed to come this early. No, when Kiwoom Heroes' outfielder Lee Jung-hoo got to work with his team trainers during the offseason, the idea was to put on muscle so he could start hittin...
Heavy workload taking toll on Kiwoom Heroes' bullpen

Jul 14, 2020

By many measures, the Kiwoom Heroes have had one of the best bullpens in South Korean baseball so far this season. But there's more to that story: Their bullpen has also been the most overworked, ne...
KBO's top club looking to extend lead in midweek series vs. No. 2 team

Jul 13, 2020

The two best clubs in South Korean baseball so far this season will square off this week, with the first-place NC Dinos looking to put some distance between themselves and the second-seed Kiwoom Hero...
Kiwoom Heroes take rubber match vs. Samsung Lions in KBO midweek series

Jul 9, 2020

The Kiwoom Heroes staged their second come-from-behind victory over the Samsung Lions on Thursday, prevailing 4-2 in the rubber match of their three-game midweek series at home. The Heroes took care...
KBO's batting average leader to miss 3 weeks with leg injuries

Jul 6, 2020

The batting average leader in South Korean baseball has been ruled out for up to three weeks with injuries to both legs. The Kia Tigers said their second baseman Kim Sun-bin will miss time with a br...
Kiwoom Heroes' Park Byung-ho hits 300th career KBO home run

Jul 5, 2020

Kiwoom Heroes' slugger Park Byung-ho blasted his 300th career home run in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Sunday. Park became the 14th player, and fifth active hitter, to reach that milesto...
Football league targeting July 10 for return of fans

Jun 30, 2020

The South Korean football league is hoping to have fans back in the stands by July 10 at the earliest, a league official said Tuesday. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) said the matc...
KBO considering QR code registration for fans when stadiums reopen during pandemic

Jun 30, 2020

As it prepares to reopen ballparks to fans during the coronavirus pandemic, the South Korean baseball league is contemplating installing an electronic entry registration system at stadiums based on q...
Baseball fans required to sit apart, no outside food permitted when stadiums open

Jun 30, 2020

When fans return to baseball stadiums sometime in July, they will be asked to sit apart from one another to maintain a safe distance. And they'll not be allowed to bring in any outside food. This wi...