Even if he doesn’t get a hit, he’s a hero. That’s what Bae Ji-hwan (24, Pittsburgh Pirates) does, diving and jumping all over the outfield. Bae started at second base in the sixth inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2023 Major League Baseball home game against the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, […]
National Team Drinking Wave, US Fans React?
What do American baseball fans think of the varsity drinking epidemic in a strange country across the Pacific? A team drinking scandal is rocking the baseball world. In March, it was revealed that some of the players who participated in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Tokyo, Japan, drank alcohol away from the team’s accommodations […]
‘It affects the A-match roster’ Klinsmann + 3 coaches head to Jeonju for ‘Hyundai Family Derby’
South Korea national soccer team head coach Jürgen Klinsmann and three coaches watch the Hyundai Street Derby. It is a ‘gut feeling’ that could influence the roster for the upcoming June A match. According to a Korea Football Association (KFA) official on Wednesday, Klinsmann, assistant coach Andreas Harechok, coach Paolo Stringara and coach Michael Kim […]
‘This is a nightmare,’ says pitcher who gave up 9 runs in 2 innings, most since debut, and was overwhelmed on resignation day
‘This is a nightmare’ After trusted starter Yang Hyun-jong gave up seven runs in the first inning, the mood in the KIA dugout quickly turned sour. The KIA Tigers came to Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 2nd in good spirits, having won all but one game of their three-game midweek series against the KT […]
Emergency lefty long reliever throws 78 pitches to save NC’s 5-run lead from collapse
Choi Sung-young pitches a complete game to lead the NC Dinos to victory. Choi Sung-young takes the mound after the bottom of the first inning in the NC Dinos’ 2023 KBO Baseball League game against the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on February 2. NC, which went 2-3 against the Doosan Bears […]
‘It’s promotion’ stadium raid → rival team scores 2 goals → automatic promotion fails…’pro-Son Heung-min team’ fans go from heaven to hell in ‘6 minutes’
Son Heung-min’s first professional team, German Bundesliga 2 (2. Bundesliga) side Hamburg, had their promotion celebration canceled with just six minutes left in the game. “Hamburg fans stormed onto the pitch to celebrate their promotion to the Bundesliga, but quickly turned red,” the Daily Mail reported on Sept. 29 (KST). Hamburg won 1-0 against Eintracht […]
‘Welcome to Klinsmann’ Welsh Cattlemen’s Association president welcomes Korea “It’s good to play against a quality team”
Jürgen Klinsmann’s national soccer team will face Wales in their first European away game in September. Welsh Football Association President Noel Mooney welcomes South Korea. The Korea Football Association announced on Sept. 29 that it has agreed with the Welsh Football Association to play a friendly against Wales on Sept. 7. The venue will be […]
Ko Woo-seok, Futures League 1 inning 3K no-hitter up to 150km…”One more throw and I’m coming”
LG closing pitcher Ko Woo-seok, 25, is taking steps toward a comeback. Ko pitched one inning in the eighth inning of a Futures League game against the Goyang Heroes in Goyang on July 30. He gave up just one hit and struck out three without walking a batter. His fastball touched 150 mph. Ko, who […]
Let’s shake up the volleyball court… Han Bomgo’s top high school prospect Kim Se-bin
“I feel like I have to be as good as you expect me to be. . There is a lot of pressure, but I try to overcome it every day.” Kim Se-bin (18-middle blocker), a junior in the school’s volleyball team, said this when we met at Hanbom High School Gymnasium in Suwon on Sunday. […]
Liverpool set to invest £854m in ‘I don’t want to play full-back’ declaration
The Mirror, a British media outlet, reported on May 29 (KST) that “Liverpool are after Kunde. They are willing to pay a transfer fee of up to €60 million.” Kunde has expressed positional dissatisfaction as the summer transfer window approaches. He arrived in a Barcelona shirt last summer after starring at center back for Sevilla. […]