Kiwoom Heroes infielder Im Ji-yeol has returned to the field after two months. Lim will start at third base as the No. 8 hitter in the first game of a doubleheader (DH) against the Hanwha Eagles at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on 9 July. It will be his […]
BY AVOIDING THE GREAT WALL, JANG WOO-JIN AND LIM JONG-HOON ARE AIMING TO “CLOSE THE GAP”
Despite failing to cross the ‘Great Wall of China’, Korean men’s table tennis ‘one-two punch’ Jang Woo-jin (27) and Lim Jong-hoon (26-Korea Exchange) are still ‘hopeful’.Jang Woo-jin and Lim Jong-hoon had to settle for bronze after losing 1-3 (11-6 5-11 8-11 7-11) to Marong-Wang Chuqin (China – unranked) in the […]
FIGURE VALERIYEVA DOPING HEARING TO BE HELD LATER THIS MONTH, COULD RESULT IN FOUR-YEAR BAN
A disciplinary hearing will be held later this month for Russian figure star Kamila Valyeva, 17, who was caught up in a doping scandal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced on 9 September that it will hold a closeddoor hearing on Valyeva […]
Liverpool, 7 MFs including Fabinho, Henderson, and Milner out → 4 new players in.
Liverpool have made a number of changes to their midfield this summer. Soccer statistics site TransferMarkt took to social media on Monday to reveal the Reds’ midfield signings. The Reds have sold seven midfielders this summer. Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, James Milner, Artur Melo, and Fabio Carvalho […]
LG’s 23-year-old left-hander’s Icheon summer camp, bottoming out and preparing to take the leap
“I was under a lot of stress…” LG left-hander Kim Yun-sik emerged as a homegrown ace in the second half of last year. It was enough to raise hopes that he could be the protagonist of the Kim Kwang-hyun, Yang Hyun-jong and Ahn Woo-jin that LG has been looking for […]
Man Rupo replaces Kang Baek-ho as ‘returning genius’…KT’s No. 2 shooter
‘Returned baseball genius’ Kang Baek-ho (24) hit his first grand slam of the season to shake off the jitters and give KT Wiz’s second best player a boost. Kang Baek-ho, who was sent down to the second team twice this season for various reasons, hit a pinch-hit grand slam in […]
The Athletic features Ha Sung Kim’s success story
American media outlet The Athletic published a feature article on the success story of Ha-Sung Kim (San Diego Padres) on Aug. 8 (KST). The article featured Park Chan-ho, the first Korean to play major league baseball in the United States, and wrote that Kim, like Park, is an inspiration to […]
Hong Gun-hee pitches 2 scoreless innings to set the stage for a comeback
The Doosan Bears produced a “miracle” on Friday night and extended their winning streak. A thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Samsung Lions kept their hopes alive for a top-five finish. Doosan won the 11th game of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League against Samsung 8-7 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium […]
Waiting for the sentence of the first trial of Seo Jun-won’s case
The criminal trial of former Lotte Giants pitcher Seo Joon-won, who shocked the professional baseball community earlier this year, is soon set to be ruled by the first trial. The Busan District Court will make its first ruling on Seo Joon-won, who was indicted on charges of violating the Act […]
Jang Won-chul, former president of the Korea Baseball Association, was appointed as an advisor to the Lotte R&D team
Starting on the 1st, Professor Jang Won-chul will serve as an advisor to the club’s R&D team for a year and will advise on the overall analysis of player data. Through this agreement, the club expects to enhance data analysis by sharing feedback and development directions on existing analysis results […]