Category: Baseball

  Kang Jung-ho, Choo Shin-soo, Ryu Hyun-jin Korean baseball players are excelling overseas in Major League Baseball (MLB) with their experience and skill. One example is Kang Jung-ho,

Astros catcher Hank Conger smacked a grand slam to help send the team to an 8-0 win over the Twins on Friday. Conger hit the grand slam in

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) — After launching two long balls in a game for the first time in his young Major League Baseball career over the weekend, South

  Jung Ho Kang becomes the 3rd ever Korean to get 2 or more home runs in a game.  Kang hit his 11th and 12th home run against

Shin-Soo Choo’s time with the Texas Rangers has been marked with inconsistency – due to injuries and a lack of offensive production, he had yet to really show the Rangers that

On April 28, Jung Ho Kang owned a .182/.208/.227 slash line. He had one extra-base hit to his name. It was way early, sure, but it was also

SEATTLE (AP) — Mariners’ right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma tossed a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles. Iwakuma has struck out seven, and he issued a three walks. Iwakuma escaped that

What worried Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates the most when he made his debut to the Major Leagues this season was away matches in summer. Fortunately, it

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jung Ho Kang is enjoying the spotlight in the major leagues and showing the Pittsburgh Pirates just what they hoped when they brought him over

Shin-Soo Choo also had a historic night on Tuesday, becoming the second player to hit for the cycle in 2015. Playing in Colorado, the Rangers outfielder drove in

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Ishikawa is having a rough season. On this night, he enjoyed one of the best games of his career. Ishikawa had three

(June 14, 2015 – Source: Justin K. Aller/Getty Images North America) Jung-Ho Kang becomes valuable for the Pittsburgh Pirates  Mike Vlaiku  June 28, 2015  MLB, NL Central, Pittsburgh Pirates It

Photo: Stephen Dunn, Getty Images LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 20: Nori Aoki #23 of the San Francisco Giants goes down after being hit by a pitch in

TORONTO — Munenori Kawasaki, called up to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, got his first major league hit this season — then was later sent back to

Jung Ho Kang‘s slow start to spring training had a surprising number of people concluding that his big-time production in Korea wouldn’t translate to MLB, but he’s proven

Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo continued his season turn-around in Thursday’s loss to the Royals. Choo had three hits in four at-bats and has now hit safely in every

Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBI in his team’s 4-3 win over the Cardinals Sunday. Kang, who drew

Growing up in Japan, Nori Aoki used to imitate Ichiro Suzuki. “We all copied him when we were younger. He had a different leg kick than he has

ST. LOUIS — After 35 innings, 37 runners left on base and three games that ended in walk-off fashion, the Pirates left St. Louis on the wrong end

Nori Aoki hit his first home run of the season in Sunday’s win over the Angels. Aoki stepped into the batter’s box against Jered Weaver to open the

Mark Melancon imploded in the 9th inning as the Pirates blew a late three-run lead and lost their second straight to the Cubs, 9-8. The Pirates had taken

Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates finally registered his first Major League hit in an away game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. He took a single off

Jung Ho Kang is making MLB history this season as the first position player to come into Major League Baseball through the Korean Baseball Organization. Texas Ranger outfielder

The general feeling around baseball is that Masahiro Tanaka‘s right elbow is a ticking time bomb as he attempts to pitch through a small tear of his ulnar collateral

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — San Francisco Giants outfielder Norichika Aoki continued his hot spring for his new team, extending his preseason hitting streak to seven games on Sunday. Aoki,

Pirates second baseman Jung Ho Kang broke out of a mini slump Sunday by belting a two-run home run in the ninth inning to take down the Braves.

We have compiled the list of Asian players for the 2015 MLB season. There are over 15 Asian players who will start for their team. Take a look, http://asianplayers.com/baseball-players/

Slugger Byung-ho Park is coming off a 52-homer season for Korea’s Nexen Heroes. He’s the former teammate of infielder Jung Ho Kang, who not long ago signed with

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Yu Darvish had his season-ending elbow surgery Tuesday, when the torn ligament from the Texas Rangers ace’s right arm was replaced with a tendon from

By Brian Han Kang Jung-ho played third base on Thursday despite most of his value coming from his reputation as a power-hitting middle infielder. He’s no stranger to

To accomplish a pitching Triple Crown a pitcher must lead the league in strikeouts, wins and earned run average. This has happened 38 times in MLB history and

JUPITER, Fla. • A few hours after manager Mike Matheny said that center fielder Tommy Pham would have to make the most of every opportunity he got this spring,

The Pirates are not known for making splashy free agent signings, but they did make a decent investment in shortstop Jung Ho Kang this winter. He’s coming over

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Nori Aoki has reconsidered his original plan to wrestle big ace Madison Bumgarner. “Maybe after practice,” he cracked, chuckling while sitting at his locker

Currently the team has Lester, Jake Arrieta, Hammel and Kyle Hendricks penciled in as starters for the start of the season. The fifth spot is likely to be

During his seven seasons in MLB, Hiroki Kuroda managed a 3.45 ERA in 211 starts (and one relief appearance), which is slightly better than the 3.69 ERA he

BRADENTON, Fla. — After hitting an $11 million jackpot with the Pittsburgh Pirates, infielder Jung Ho Kang wants to pay it forward with other ballplayers in his native

MIAMI – Ichiro Suzuki has decided to play for the Miami Marlins. Ichiro and the team have agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract, pending a physical, a