Samsung Lions catcher Kang Min-ho is just two games away from breaking former LG Park Yong-taek’s KBO record of 2,237 games played in the league. Kang Min-ho joined Lotte in 2004 and made his debut on September 19 of that year against Sajik Hyundai. From 2005 onward, he began to receive regular playing time and…
Kim Hye-sung’s path to the U.S. is blocked after a bleak start for Kiwoom. For Kim Hye-sung of the Kiwoom Heroes, the 2024 season is a big one for her baseball career. After last season, she decided to try out for the American Major League Baseball. If she finishes this season well, she will be…
Samsung Lions pitcher Won Tae-in is taking the mound with a secret weapon. Won Tae-in will start the game against the LG Twins on Sunday at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. Won had a meaningful experience before the start. He was selected by Ryu Jung-il’s national team, Team Korea, to participate in the MLB World Tour…
“He’s got better depth”. The 2024 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) Futures League kicked off on April 26. The Kia Tigers Futures Team (second team) opened the season against the Samsung Lions at Hampyeong-Kia Challengers Field. In Gwangju, the first team played the Lotte Giants. Before the game, first-team catcher Kim Tae-gun shot coffee tea on…
The “Home Run King” Noh Si-hwan (24-Hanhwa Eagles) also started. Noh went 1-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, and one run scored in the Eagles’ 3-2 win over the SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on June 26, batting fourth and playing third base. After joining Hanwha in the second round (third…
“I think it’s very good for a rookie to be that good.” That’s what Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyung said about rookie pitcher Jeon Mir (19). Jeon made his KBO debut on April 24 against the Incheon SSG Landers. Entering the game with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning with his…
Women’s Volleyball Coach Cesar “At his Lowest Point Ever” As Team rises to No. 5 South Korea’s women’s volleyball team has to worry about its lowest-ever Asian Games performance. The Korean women’s volleyball team lost to China 0-3 (12-25 21-25 16-25) in straight sets on Thursday in their first match of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian…
‘Jung Woo-young Multi-Goal’ Men’s Soccer Defeats Uzbekistan… Korea-Japan Final on Sunday Korea is one step away from a third straight Asian Games title. South Korea’s men’s soccer team won its Asian Games men’s soccer semifinal against Uzbekistan 2-1 on Thursday behind multiple goals from Jung Woo-young (24) at the Huanglong Sports Center in Hangzhou, China….
Kim Hee-seung and Seong Ki-ra Both Won Silver Medals Potential for Jiu-Jitsu to Become a New Sport Korean jiu-jitsu has proven its potential as a new sport in the Asian Games. On the last day of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Jiu-Jitsu held at the Linfu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 7th,…
Jiu-jitsu Star Seong Seong-ra Advances to the Women’s 63kg Finals Challenge for Second Consecutive Victory in the Competition Seong Seong-ra (Seoul Jiu-jitsu Association), a leading figure in Korean jiu-jitsu, advanced to the finals of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games jiu-jitsu women’s under 63 kg division and cruised to her second consecutive victory in the competition….