Organized by the KBO and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Sports Promotion Organization, the 2023 KBO Coaches Academy will kick off at the YBM Training Center in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do. The KBO Coaches Academy, which was first launched in 2020, is now in its fourth year and will provide […]
LG Twins’ Oh Ji-hwan, 33, has added another trophy to his collection after a hot 2023. Oh won the top honor, the Grand Prize, at the 2023 Joa Pharmaceutical Baseball Grand Prix (co-organized by Joa Pharmaceutical and Korea Daily Sports) on Thursday at the Elena Hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The prize is worth 10 million […]
Two years ago, Charlie Barnes, 28, of the Lotte Giants, was a promising pitcher who could be a major leaguer again. Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round of the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft, Barnes worked his way up through the minor leagues to reach the major leagues in 2021. In nine […]
9-10-10-10-9th place. This is the ranking of the Hanwha Eagles over the last five years. The potential of Moon Dong-ju and Roh Si-hwan has exploded, pushing them up the rankings. Will they be able to go to fall baseball next year when Ahn Chi-hong joins as a free agent? The 19-year-old said, “I can go”. […]
KBO will hold its first umpire committee winter training from April 4-8 at Doosan Bears Bears Park in Icheon, South Korea. The training will focus on adapting to the new pitch clock and ABS operations that will be introduced in the 2024 KBO League. The pitch clock adaptation training will include situational timer measurement and […]
Hulk Foundation Chairman Lee Man-soo, an original member of the Samsung Lions and a perennial favorite, cheered on his team, saying, “The experience of playing for the Samsung Lions as a young man is still the most colorful memory of my life that I will never forget.” “The Samsung Lions have always been close to […]
The KIA Tigers are currently in the midst of negotiations with infielder Kim Sun-bin, an internal free agent. A 2008 high school rookie out of Hwasun High School, Kim was drafted by KIA in the sixth round (43rd overall) of the second round and is one of the team’s “franchise stars. He has already played […]
Lee Jung-hoo’s major league challenge begins in earnest. On the 4th, the Kiwoom Heroes announced that Lee Jung-hoo’s Major League posting notice will be made on the 5th Korean time and 4th US Eastern time. Accordingly, from the day after the posting notice, the team will enter into full-scale negotiations for 30 days with 30 […]
“I’ll do it if you want me to, but it’s difficult right now. I don’t know the team atmosphere and the players’ personalities. It would be good to try it for a year or so.” These were the words of Hanwha Eagles’ main batsman Chae Eun-sung, 33, in an interview with Sports Chosun last December. […]
Lotte Giants’ Young Gun Choi (22) has made up his mind. He gave up his dream of becoming a hitter and focused on pitching again. Choi appeared in 47 games this year, pitching 47⅔ innings and posting a 2-3 record with 14 saves. He was plagued by injuries and slumps in the first half of […]