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ESPN to broadcast S. Korean baseball games

May 5, 2020

The US sports cable giant ESPN will broadcast South Korean baseball games to its American audience, starting with the first day of the season on Tuesday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announ...
Baseball league to provide real-time feed of video review

May 4, 2020

Starting this season, when umpires in South Korean baseball put on their headsets to connect with the league replay center, fans will be able to watch the same feed as officials in the video room. T...
Baseball managers, players thank frontline medical staff for making season possible

May 4, 2020

Of the many signs that life in South Korea is returning to normal amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the start of a new baseball season may be among the clearest. After all, if it is safe for grow...
Another KBO manager voices displeasure with compressed season

Apr 28, 2020

The list of South Korean baseball managers unhappy with a compressed schedule for this season is growing. Son Hyuk of the Kiwoom Heroes has joined four other skippers in the Korea Baseball Organizat...
ESPN nearing deal to broadcast S. Korean baseball games: source

Apr 27, 2020

The US sports media giant ESPN is nearing a deal to broadcast South Korean baseball games to its American audience this season, an industry source told Yonhap News Agency on Monday. The source, who ...
[Photo News] Korea ready to play ball amid COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 22, 2020

The Korea Baseball Organization announced Tuesday that the 2020 regular season will kick off on May 5, which is also the Children’s Day holiday. The season was postponed from its regular start date ...
Baseball league opts for safety in determining new schedule

Apr 21, 2020

The number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea has been in decline for the past several days. But in setting the new schedule for the 2020 season, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) was not ta...
S. Korean baseball regular season to begin May 5

Apr 21, 2020

Baseball will be back in South Korea on May 5. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Tuesday that the 2020 regular season, postponed from its March 28 start date due to the coronavirus out...
S. Korean baseball to return with preseason action this week

Apr 20, 2020

It's time to play ball in South Korea -- some preseason ball, that is. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) will open a truncated exhibition season Tuesday, with its 10 clubs scheduled to play four...
Baseball league mulling shortening season over coronavirus

Mar 31, 2020

The South Korean baseball league is pondering shortening the 2020 regular season by as many as 36 games, with its start having been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak. The Korea Baseball Organizati...
S. Korean baseball season pushed further back to late April

Mar 24, 2020

The South Korean baseball league decided Tuesday to postpone the start of the 2020 season even further to late April, with its hope of beginning in the middle of next month dashed by the coronavirus ...
2 baseball clubs halt training over coronavirus concerns

Mar 24, 2020

Two South Korean baseball clubs halted their offseason training on Tuesday over coronavirus concerns. The Doosan Bears canceled their practice Tuesday after learning that a player had been in second...
Foreign players in S. Korean baseball set to rejoin teams this week

Mar 23, 2020

Just a few weeks ago, when Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) clubs were wrapping up their spring training in places like the United States, Japan and Taiwan, their foreign players, most of them Ameri...
KBO team cancels practice after player reports fever

Mar 23, 2020

A South Korean baseball club canceled its practice and closed its home stadium on Monday after a player reported a fever. The Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the unidentif...
Sick baseball player tests negative for coronavirus

Mar 17, 2020

The South Korean baseball league breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday after an ill minor leaguer tested negative for the novel coronavirus. The Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)...