At the top of the list, the managers battling for the top spot shake their heads emphatically. ‘Not yet,’ they say. The current KBO standings are solidifying into a “three-way tie”. As of the 27th, the LG Twins are in first place with a winning percentage of 0.644, followed by the SSG Landers in second place, 0.5 games behind LG. The Lotte Giants remain in third place. Lotte and SSG are also separated by just…
Following the success of last year’s signing of Park Byung-ho, another free agent signing has been successful. It’s shortstop Kim Sang-soo. KT signed Kim Sang-soo to a four-year, $2.9 billion free agent contract after the end of last season. They released compensatory player Kim Tae-hoon in Class B. KT was in need of a new shortstop due to the military enlistment of star shortstop Shim Woo-jun, and after concluding that there was no one available…
Kiwoom Heroes’ Chung Chan-heon (33) will take the mound for the first time after four days of rest as the team looks to snap a four-game losing streak. Chung will take the mound against the Lotte Giants in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on April 28. Kiwoom has been in a slump lately, losing four straight games. In the last game against Lotte on April 27, the…
Seongnam FC suffered a 1-2 upset loss to FC Anyang in the 15th round of the Hana OneQ K League 2 2023 at Tancheon Sports Complex at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. Seongnam’s unbeaten run took a hit and they remain in seventh place in the standings. They started well, taking the lead with a goal from Lee Jong-ho, but gradually gave up the offense. When they counterattacked with Chris, he committed a dangerous foul on…
Daegu FC and Incheon United played to a 2-2 draw in the 15th round of the Hana OneQ K League 2023 at DGB Daegu Bank Park on Wednesday. Incheon earned a point with the draw to remain in 10th place with three wins, six draws and 15 points. Daegu is in sixth place with 21 points from five wins, six draws and four losses. The first goal belonged to Incheon. In the 30th minute, Shin…
Park Seung-ho (20, Incheon) has been ruled out of the South Korean national team after scoring a crucial equalizer against Honduras in the second group game of the U-20 World Cup in Argentina. According to the Korea Football Association on Aug. 28 (KST), a medical examination revealed that Park suffered a fractured fibula and damaged triangular ligaments in his right ankle. This was confirmed by CT (computed tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans performed…
Korea’s Kim Eun-Joong-ho received the news that they have qualified for the round of 16 at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023 ahead of their fateful final group game against Gambia. Japan, who are not in the same group, qualified after coming from behind to beat Israel 2-1 in their Group C match at the Mendoza Stadium in Argentina on Monday (Aug. 28). It was Japan’s second straight come-from-behind loss and dropped them to third…
Doosan’s search for a successor to Jae-ho Kim, 38, has stalled, and Kim himself has shared his tips on how to become a starting shortstop. “It’s the reality of Doosan that we don’t have a solid starting shortstop,” Kim said in February at the spring training camp in Sydney, Australia, expressing concern about the future of the Bears’ shortstop. He was entering the final year of his three-year, 2.5 billion won free agent contract, but…
Kim Sang-soo, the man who made the Samsung Lions a household name. He joined KT Wiz in free agency. With blue blood running through his veins, he donned a black jersey and met his old team and old fans at Daegu Lions Park. “It’s a strange feeling,” Kim said when asked by the broadcasters before the game how it felt to be in Daegu in a KT jersey. The 26th was the first game of…
NC Dinos infielder Do Tae-hoon, 30, who is enjoying his best season since his professional debut seven years ago, is looking for the “lifesaver” who saved his life last year.After the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League home game against the Hanwha Eagles at Changwon NC Park on the 26th, Do said through the club, “There are people who helped me in a car accident last year. If they see me, I hope they will…