GWANGJU, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — When former major league pitcher Eric Lauer made his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) debut with the Kia Tigers on Aug. 11, he got his rude “Welcome to South Korea” moment against the Samsung Lions. Lauer, who won 36 games over six seasons with the San Diego Padres and the [...]
GWANGJU, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Korean Series between the Kia Tigers and the Samsung Lions is a clash of two titans in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), bitter foes whose four-decade rivalry transcended the sport. The Tigers are based in Gwangju, the heart of the liberal Honam region, and the Lions represent [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — At the tender age of 19, Doosan Bears closer Kim Taek-yeon mowed down hitters and helpless hitters with shocking ease in 2024, establishing himself as the front-runner for the Rookie of the Year award in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). But the right-hander isn’t one to gloat over his [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Lions pitcher Hwang Dong-jae and LG Twins pitcher Im Chan-kyu are both playing for teams they cheered for growing up, living out their childhood dreams of wearing the uniforms of their favorite clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). On Thursday in Seoul, the two will start opposite [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first two games of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason series between the home team Samsung Lions and the LG Twins this week, Daegu Samsung Lions Park turned out to be everything it was cracked up to be: a bandbox that favors hitters. The 8-year-old stadium, located [...]
DAEGU, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven years after his debut in the Korea Baseball Organization, LG Twins left-hander Son Ju-young is finally playing in his first postseason in 2024. And the 25-year-old has been having a ton of fun — so much that he may be making up for lost time. And if you’ve [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With a ticket to the next round in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason at stake, a pair of homegrown right-handers will square off in a rematch Friday evening. In Game 5 of the best-of-five first round, the home team LG Twins will start Im Chan-kyu at Jamsil Baseball [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A loss away from having their 2024 season ended, the KT Wiz shuffled their lineup deck once again Wednesday against the LG Twins. The Wiz are down 2-1 in the best-of-five opening round of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason, following a 6-5 loss at KT Wiz Park in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — After homering off LG Twins closer You Young-chan in a Korea Baseball Organization postseason game Tuesday night, KT Wiz center fielder Bae Jung-dae had mixed feelings about the moment. Bae was obviously excited that his two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning cut his team’s deficit to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Having lost his father during the 2021 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, LG Twins pitcher Im Chan-kyu thinks he knows what his grieving teammate, You Young-chan, is going through. And that makes Im appreciate the fellow pitcher that much more for what he was able to do Sunday. You, [...]