NC Dinos’ foreign-born pitcher Taylor Widener will finally make his KBO debut. Widener will start a home game against the Doosan Bears of the 2023 KBO on April 30 at Changwon NC Park. Widener, who made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2020 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, is a right-hander with a four-seam fastball that reaches up to 155 kilometers per hour with good command. He pitched in Arizona until last year and has…
Busan High ace Won Sang-hyun, 19, has been garnering attention for his outstanding abilities since he was a high school sophomore. Last year, he led Busan High to its first trophy in 29 years at the Bonghwangdae. He pitched a perfect game throughout the tournament, going 3-0 with a 0.41 ERA in five games and earning the Most Valuable Player title. During the offseason, Won worked hard to take his game to the next level,…
“I think he’s more confident now, and he’s more relaxed on the mound.” This year is definitely different. No more waiting in the wings. Kim Jin-wook, 21, is brimming with confidence after becoming a must-win pitcher. Kim was born in 2002. He was born a year after Lee Dae-ho (2001), who retired last year. The last time the Lotte Giants reached the Korean Series was in 1999, three years before that. In the last decade,…
Samsung Lions’ “super rookie” Lee Ho-seong struggled in his debut start. However, head coach Park Jin-man said, “It’s just the first game.” Lee, who made his professional debut this season after graduating from Incheon High School, was the only rookie to make the opening roster. He has pitched well in three games with no losses and a 2.57 ERA. Samsung removed Lee from the first-team roster on March 16, ahead of the game against Daegu…
“It would be an honor to be a legend of the team. It’s still a long way off, but if I do the best I can, I think that day will come for me too.” (Ko Young-jun, Pohang Steelers) The K League 1 Round 15 match between Pohang and Jeonbuk Hyundai at Pohang Steel Yard on Sept. 29 marked the 50th anniversary of Pohang’s founding. Pohang, which has a long tradition of professional soccer, started…
Cho Kyu-sung, who was thrust into the spotlight last year for his tremendous performance, seems to be under a lot of pressure to step up to the plate when the team is in a difficult situation. Jeonbuk Hyundai lost 0-1 to the Pohang Steelers in the 15th round of the Hana OneQ K League 1 2023 at 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 at Steelyard. This ended Jeonbuk’s four-match unbeaten streak. Acting head coach Kim Doo-hyun…
It doesn’t get any better than this. That’s the sentence that describes Jeju United these days. Jeju has overcome an early season slump to sit in third place in the K League 1 after 15 rounds. They have the same number of points as second-place FC Seoul, but are narrowly below them on goal difference. If their recent form is any indication, they have nothing to fear. They have six wins, one draw, and no…
It doesn’t get any better than this. That’s the sentence that describes Jeju United these days. Jeju has overcome an early season slump to sit in third place in the K League 1 after 15 rounds. They have the same number of points as second-place FC Seoul, but are narrowly below them on goal difference. If their recent form is any indication, they have nothing to fear. They have six wins, one draw, and no…
The LG Twins won 7-1 against the KIA Tigers in the 2023 Shinhan Bank Solar KBO League at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on April 28. LG reclaimed first place in the league with a record of 30 wins, one loss and 16 ties in 47 games. LG starter Im Chan-kyu pitched seven innings of four-hit, four-strikeout ball to secure the win. He has been performing exceptionally well lately, and this game was a continuation of that…
The Lotte Giants have taken on the task of stabilizing their bullpen. The mood in the Lotte dugout before the 28th game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok SkyDome was very good, and for good reason. The team had been on a roll lately. Prior to the game, Lotte was riding a three-game winning streak and had a record of 26-15, closing in on the first-place LG Twins by just one game. When we met…