The first monthly ranking in 11 years (April) and the best May winning percentage in 24 years (0.630). It was a glorious start to 2024 for the Lotte Giants. However, the fall began in June, and the fall baseball season was a failure. Despite the growth of rookie hitters such as Kim Min-seok and Yoon […]
Doosan jumped into the lead race with a 5-1 record in their six games last week. After 10 days, they are in third place with 37 points (28 wins, 2 losses, 2 draws). They are 1.5 games behind leader LG (38 W, 26 L, 2 D) and one game behind second-place KIA (37 W, 26 […]
Doosan Bears ace Kwak-Bin Kwak has been named the May MVP of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League. The KBO announced on May 11 that Kwak-Bin was selected as the MVP for May. Doosan Kwak-bin, who received 24 out of 30 votes (80%) from journalists and 76,251 out of 415,366 votes (18.1%) from fans […]
This is the story of SSG Landers’ substitute foreign player Keisho Shirakawa (23). For a Japanese independent league player to suddenly become a foreign player in the KBO and earn his first win in his first appearance in the first team, it took quick action and help from many people. On May 18, the Tokushima […]
“I hope the other players come back soon, but I think of (Park) Ji-hwan.” SSG Landers high school rookie Park Ji-hwan, 19, returned to the first team roster on April 8 after a 39-day absence. He was hit in the back of his left hand by a 142-kilometer fastball thrown by Hanwha’s Jang Ji-soo in […]
Song Sung-moon, 28, of the KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes, has stepped up this season and is leading the team’s batting lineup. After joining Nexen (now Kiwoom) in the fifth round (49th overall) of the 2015 Rookie Draft, Song is batting .266 with 43 home runs, 302 RBI, 248 runs scored, six doubles, and a .713 OPS […]
SSG Han Yu-seom 1st team return… “I’ve had enough rest, now I have to do my job.” The SSG Landers left-handed slugger Han Yu-seom (34) returned to the first team after 10 days. SSG coach Lee Soong-yong included Han Yu-seom in the first-team lineup ahead of the professional baseball home game against the Samsung Lions […]
Kim Ha-seong, hit by a 152 km/h ball, “I was scared at first, but it got a lot better.” The back of my left hand was hit by a pitch and replaced… X-ray test was negative. Kim Ha-seong (28, San Diego Padres), who was hit on the back of his left hand by a ball […]
‘Lee Jong-beom, Uehara, etc. participating’ Korea-Japan Baseball Dream Players held in July On July 22nd, the legendary Korean and Japanese national teams led by coaches Kim In-sik and Hara face off at Escon Field in Japan. Legendary players who represented Korean and Japanese baseball, such as Lee Jong-beom and Koji Uehara, will play a friendly […]
Professional Baseball NC, Coach Park Seok-min’s Retirement Ceremony held at Samsung Game on the 11th Park Seok-min takes leadership classes at Yomiuri, a Japanese professional baseball league, this year after retirement. Professional baseball NC Dinos will hold a retirement ceremony for coach Park Seok-min (38), who contributed to the team’s first win since its founding, […]