The big day has arrived. South Korea will start 20-year-old right-hander Park Min-sung against the Philippines. The Korean National Team will play their final group game against the Philippines at 10 a.m. (KST) on Aug. 28 in Hong Kong for the 2023 Asian Cup (BFA). Both Korea and the Philippines have a 1-1 record. With […]
A pitcher who contributed 162 wins and a big hug… ERA 1.02 Ji-min Choi’s status has changed
Second-year left-hander Choi Ji-min (19) of the KIA Tigers is developing into one of the most reliable pitchers in the bullpen. On April 27 in Gwangju against the LG Twins, he relieved starter Yang Hyun-jong and recorded four outs. In the top of the seventh inning, he gave up singles to put runners on second […]
Crossbar smashed… Worried Hernandez silent, points in seven games already
Incheon United head coach Cho Sung-hwan is feeling a little sick to his stomach as he watches Hernandez lose his sharpness. He doesn’t blame the missed penalty that hit the crossbar. He’s just not finding the breakthrough as he’s being held back by the opposition defense. And his scoring record is too low. Hernandez’s team, […]
Choi Won-kwon on “Edgar’s multi-goal performance? It was Edgar as usual”
Daegu FC head coach Choi Won-kwon praised veteran Brazilian striker Edgar for his multi-goal performance, saying it was very much like Edgar. Choi Won-kwon’s Daegu drew 2-2 against Incheon in the 15th round of the Hana One Q K League 2023 at DGB Daegu Bank Park in Daegu at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Daegu conceded […]
South Korean soccer reaches round of 16 for third consecutive time…’Again in 2019!
For the third consecutive FIFA U-20 World Cup, South Korea’s soccer team advanced to the round of 16 for the third consecutive tournament and continued to make strong strides towards ‘Again in 2019’. Japan slipped to third place in Group C of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup after coming from behind to lose 1-2 […]
Japan crumbles…upset loss to ’10-man’ Israel puts them out of the group stage for the first time in 22 years
The Japan U-20 National Team suffered an upset 1-2 defeat against Israel in their final Group C match of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, Argentina on Monday (June 28). Japan took the lead through Isa Sakamoto’s celestial header in the final minute of the first half, but […]
“I want to be the best I can be at second base,” says the 18th-year infielder
“I’m focusing on being the best in one area (second base) with the goal of having long balls.” Choi Joo-hwan (35-SSG Rangers) started at second base, batting fifth, against the Doosan Bears in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League on June 26 at Jamsil Stadium. The opposing starting pitcher was ace Raul Alcantara (31-Dusan), […]
Lotte’s foreign player, who was on the verge of being dropped, was saved by the advice of an 8 billion free agent catcher.
Lotte’s foreign pitcher, Dan Streeley, 35, was a man in crisis. Lotte manager Larry Sutton shrugged off Straylor’s early struggles, calling him a “typical slow starter.” But the struggles continued through April and into May. Straylor had a 4.62 ERA in his first nine games of the season. This was due to a very poor […]
A .196 career batting average with a bullet double from a catcher, and a 30-30 Club Legends commentator.
MBC Sports Plus commentator Park Jae-hong, who symbolized the “five-tool player” during his playing days by ushering in the KBO’s first 30-homer, 30-steal era, was right on target with KT Wiz catcher Kang Hyun-woo. Kang Hyun-woo wore the starting mask against Samsung in Daegu on the 26th. In the bottom of the fifth inning with […]
We’re already a quarter of the way there. The greatest two-hitter of all time… A possible batting title for the lowest batting average
The batting average of the top batsmen has been dropping. As of the 26th, the top hitter is Eredia of SSG Landers. He’s batting 3-for-2 (167 hits, 55 runs, 0.3293). Second is Moon Sung-joo of the LG Twins, who is 3-for-2 (152-for-50, 0.3289). In third place is LG’s Austin Dean with 6 RBI, fourth is […]