Baseball player Kim Hyun-soo expressed his ambitions for his career at a press event in Seoul on Tuesday. He came to Korea after signing a two-year contract worth
(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
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,
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
SURPRISE, Arizona (Yonhap) — Having recently reached a history-making agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates, South Korean shortstop Kang Jung-ho said Saturday he feels added responsibility as a trailblazer
San Francisco, perhaps the most Asian American of the country’s large cities, celebrated the Giants third World Series victory in five years, with another parade last week. The
The Boston Red Sox, demonstrating confidence that Koji Uehara’s late-season woes were an aberration and not a harbinger of imminent decline, signed the 39-year-old closer to a two-year, $18 million
Major League Baseball’s World Series will kick off Wednesday morning Japan time at the Kauffman Stadium in Missouri, with Norichika Aoki of the Kansas City Royals slated to become the 12th Japanese
If Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki plays in next month’s All-Star Game at Target Field, it will likely be a result of the numbers he’s put up offensively — many of which have
Ever since signing with the Mariners in early July 2009, Ji-Man Choi has done one thing really, really well: hit. Through the first three-plus seasons of his professional
San Francisco Giants 2B Kensuke Tanaka, who played nine games in the outfield with Triple-A Fresno, is expected to be used some in the outfield, and he also
During the 2011 offseason, the Baltimore Orioles signed a couple of lefties from the Pacific Rim in Wei-Yin Chen and Tsuyoshi Wada. They have been pleasantly surprised in
Jessica Gomes Michael Morse put Seattle ahead with a line-drive, three-run homer, his first since re-joining the club from the Washington Nationals during the off-season, and the Mariners
In the sixth inning of his greatly anticipated major league debut, Hyun-Jin Ryu was booed at home after he loafed to first base on a groundout. Minutes later,
PHOENIX – Hyun-Jin Ryu is scheduled to make his major league debut April 2 in the Dodgers’ second game of the regular season. The Dodgers had the choice
World Baseball Classic Game is Most Viewed Program in Cable History in Taiwan Tournament Game is Most Viewed Sporting Event in Japan In Last 12 Months As the
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ newest pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is poised to make his Major League debut this season. But English rather than opposition batters such as Albert Pujols
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Korean left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu shortly before a Sunday deadline, wrapping up a productive weekend in which they may have acquired their No. 2
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers were the winning bidder for Korean left-handed pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, Major League Baseball announced on Saturday. The Dodgers’ bid, reportedly for about $25.7
Last year it was Yu Darvish. In previous years it has been Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzka. This year there is one pitcher from the Japanese talent pool
New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending September 23rd. This marks Ichiro’s fourth career weekly
WASHINGTON — Wei-Yin Chen wasn’t fooling anyone with his breaking ball, least of all Stephen Strasburg. Chen gave up a home run to Washington’s starting pitcher and didn’t
Ichiro Suzuki (SEA) started in right and batted third. He went 3-for-6: infield single, pop out to third, pop out to short, single to left, single to center,
Takashi Saito (Japanese) – Arizona Diamondbacks – Pitcher – on the inactive roster Tsuyoshi Wada (Japanese) – Baltimore Orioles – Pitcher – starting out the season on the 15-day disabled
After trading his three All-Star pitchers Trevor Cahill, Andrew Bailey, and Gio Gonzalez, A’s general manager Billy Beane could also end up trading the guy who helped in
A move out of the leadoff spot appears possible for Ichiro as the Mariners look toward the 2012 season. Mariners manager Eric Wedge held his scheduled media session
First baseman Travis Ishikawa will be with a new organization for the first time in his professional baseball career next season. After spending nine seasons with the San
The winning bid for Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish will top the $51.1 million the Red Sox paid for the right to speak to Daisuke Matsuzaka, SI.com reported Saturday.
The Japanese website Sponichi reports that the Yankees have offered Hiroki Kuroda a one-year, $12 million contract. Now that Kuroda has said he’s willing to pitch away from
The seven time NPB all-star CF, Norichika Aoki, announced he will be posted on Monday. Aoki is a superb contact hitter and defensive OFer, being one of only
