Month: March 2023

Masataka Yoshida (30, Boston Red Sox), who led the Japanese national team to the WBC championship, successfully debuted in the major leagues. On the 31st (hereafter Korean time), Yoshida started in left field 4 in the opening game against the 2023 Major League Baseball Baltimore Orioles held at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He went 4-for-2 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored. He showed why he signed a five-year, $90 million contract. The protagonist of…

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The most nominated candidates for the 2023 KBO League championship by coaches were LG and KT. SSG, which won the ‘Wire-to-Wire’ combined championship last year, was turned away with only (?) 2 votes.  At the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Media Day held at the Grand Ballroom of Grand Hyatt Seoul on the 30th, managers of 10 clubs received a common question: “Please pick two teams that you are likely to meet in fall baseball.” It means…

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Nicolas Otamendi engraved ‘teammate’ Lionel Messi on his body to commemorate World Cup victory. Argentina’s ‘Mesor Informado’ said on the 31st (Korean time), “Otamendi decided to pay homage to Messi through a tattoo. The tattoo design is accompanied by the phrase ‘Eternal Glory’ and Messi wins the World Cup trophy. It was engraved with the back of Messi holding a ceremony with his arms wide open.” Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He…

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Public opinion is already on fire. It is doubtful whether the Korea Football Association (KFA)’s urgent extinguishing will work. KFA decided to pardon the soccer player at the board meeting held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 28th. A total of 100 people were included in the pardon, including 48 players who were expelled in 2011 for match-fixing in professional football. The press release was distributed around 7:00 PM, an hour before the friendly match…

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Will the Korean big leaguers be able to achieve victory this year? First of all, San Diego Padres infielder Kim Ha-seong and Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Choi Ji-man are expected to play an active role. MLB.com predicted the starting lineup for each team ahead of the opening of the US Major League in 2023. Kim Ha-seong, who has been in the big league for three years, was expected to join the starting lineup as a second baseman and…

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The Daegu Dreams business baseball team invites Chinese professional baseball teams and plans to hold a single tournament by combining 6 domestic business baseball teams and 2 college professional baseball teams. ‘Sichuan Dragons’, a Chinese professional baseball team, has been launched for the first time in 10 years and has yet to perform well in international competitions. This exchange match between the Chinese professional baseball team and the Korean business baseball team will build a…

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Glory Ferguson, Who are the players who led the Wenger era? The English Premier League (EPL) secretariat said on the official website on the 29th (Korean time), “Manchester United legend Alex Ferguson and Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger became the first managers to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. They have created remarkable legacies at Manchester United and Arsenal respectively, and won a total of 16 Premier League trophies while creating one of the most…

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Korean soccer team captain and leading striker Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham) is leaving for England, receiving cheers from many fans. Son Heung-min arrived at Incheon International Airport on the 30th in a white man-to-man Tarim and took a 10:55 am flight to London. Numerous fans came to the airport to see Son Heung-min off with passionate cheers. Son Heung-min set a new record in the second consecutive match in March (2-2 draw against Colombia on the…

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Ji-man Choi (31) and Bae Ji-hwan (23) of the Pittsburgh Pirates finished preparations for the opening of the regular season by participating in the final demonstration game of the 2023 American Professional Baseball Major League (MLB). On the 29th (Korean time), Choi Ji-man went 2-for-1 with 1 hit and 1 RBI in an exhibition game against the Minnesota Twins held at Macketney Field in Bradenton, Florida, USA. He finished this year’s demonstration game with a…

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The home run king of the exhibition game got a chance first than the home run king of the 2nd team. Second-team home run king Lee Jae-won, whom LG Twins coach Yeom Kyung-yeop tried to raise as the “second Park Byung-ho,” has been sidelined for about two weeks due to side pain. As of now, it is highly likely that Lee Jae-won’s vacancy will be filled by Song Chan-eui, who was the home run king of…

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