“(Jung) Hoon-yi, do you want to play third base?” Seven consecutive Korean Series appearances and three championships. These are the words that follow manager Kim Tae-hyung. It’s an unrivaled career. Although the Lotte Giants are hovering around the bottom of the standings, they have won 11 games despite injuries to key players and career slumps, …
Can a big man be born to carry the team for the next decade or more? That’s what the Samsung Lions are hoping for with Kim Young-woong (21). The Mulgeum-go native was Samsung’s top pick in the 2022 rookie draft. Along with his teammate Lee Jae-hyun (21), Kim Ji-chan (23), and Kim Hyun-joon (22), he …
Baseball’s Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop has won back-to-back games in the Jamsil Rivalry with his ‘venomous baseball’. Despite using substitute starters in the fourth and fifth spots, the Bears won two straight games against the champions LG. They recovered from a 5-to-1 favorite. It will be interesting to see if they can improve their …
KT Wiz’s Kang Baek-ho is back to his “genius hitter” self. After recovering from injuries and slumps over the past two years, Kang has been on a tear this season, leading the league in home runs, RBIs, and runs batted in. On April 4, he started at No. 2 in the lineup against Kiwoom at …
The Samsung Lions’ “Blue Moment” event is changing the paradigm of fan service in baseball. The structure of Daegu Samsung Lions Park makes it virtually impossible for fans to get autographs from players. It’s also impossible to change the structure of the baseball stadium. So Samsung marketing and the stadium management team put their heads …
Park Min-woo, Who is Amazing Among his Juniors, “I Made a Mistake and it Ended up on the Front Page of the Newspaper” Except for Park Min-woo, NC’s young infielders are all as strong as this year’s first PS veterans… Leading the team to victory with great rain every day NC Dinos’ infield is young. …
Park Young-Hyun and Son Dong-Hyun, No Runs… The Key to KT’s Rebound From 2 Losses is ‘Bullpen’ Professional baseball KT Wiz finisher Kim Jae-yoon did not pitch in the first and second games of the playoffs (PO) against the NC Dinos. As they were pushed back early in the first and second games held in …
The battle for the top spot begins in earnest. It will be kicked off by Suwon Samsung and Busan IPark. The two teams will meet in the fourth round of the Hana Bank K League 2 2024 at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 4:30 p.m. on the 31st. Pride is on the line. The two …
KIA Coach Lee Beom-ho Inauguration Ceremony… On the 12th, Against Ryu Hyun-jin’s Hanwha Beom-ho Lee (42), head coach of the KIA Tigers, finally made his ‘official appearance’. The professional baseball KIA Tigers held an inauguration ceremony for coach Beom-ho Lee at the Gwangju Auditorium at Kia Auto Land in Seo-gu, Gwangju on the 8th. At …
Lee Jeong-hoo, Ground Ball Against a Left-Handed Pitcher for the First Time… Due to Rain, the Record of the Hit was also Deleted One at-bat and cancelled… Maintained batting average of 0.432 in exhibition games Lee Jeong-hoo (25), the San Francisco Giants’ starting center fielder, faced a left-handed pitcher for the first time since entering …