Liu Zhong-il’s Hangzhou Asian Games was bathed in golden glory, but there was one athlete who was not without question marks. Choi Won-joon (27), a KIA Tigers “reserve outfielder” who didn’t play a single game despite being included in the final roster. His inclusion in the final roster, which was announced shortly after he completed […]
The Samsung Lions are hiring former NC Dinos first base coach Lee Jong-wook (44). According to multiple baseball sources, Lee recently accepted a job offer from Samsung. The position will be decided at a later date. Sunlin Information Report-Youngnam University alumnus Lee Jong-wook rose to become a national outfielder as a rookie with the Doosan […]
“It’s disappointing both individually and as a team.” Kim Kwang-hyun (36-SSG Landers) finished the season with a 12-10 record and 4.93 ERA in 31 games this season. After winning 13 games in 2022, Kim’s seven-year streak of double-digit wins was snapped last year with nine wins. However, he returned to double-digit wins for the second […]
Ryu Hyun-jin, A Free Agent Still Highly Regarded, “An Option to Use the Starting Rotation” Staying in Korea, making last-minute considerations about signing an MLB contract and returning to Hanwha. Ryu Hyun-jin (36), who is contemplating whether to remain in the Major League Baseball (MLB) of the American professional baseball league or return to the […]
The Second Half of the KB Baduk League Begins on the 15th, A Turning Point in Wonik’s Dominance The point difference between the 3rd to 8th place teams is only 3 points… Unknown PS competition KB Baduk League, now in its 20th season, has reached its halfway point in the heat and begins the second […]
Ohtani Hits 10 Home Runs in his First Outdoor Batting After Elbow Surgery… “It Feels Good” Shohei Ohtani (29, Los Angeles Dodgers) announced his prospects for participating in the opening game of the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) season held in Seoul. According to MLB.com and ESPN, Ohtani completed outdoor batting training at Camelback Ranch […]
Lee Beom-ho, 1st Team Batting Coach, Becomes the New Head Coach of Professional Baseball KIA The professional baseball KIA Tigers appointed Lee Beom-ho (42), current first-team batting coach, as the new manager. On the 13th, the KIA club announced that it had signed a contract with coach Lee for 900 million won, including a two-year […]
International visitor arrivals to the Philippines have reached more than 4.8 million so far this year, the country’s Department of Tourism said on Friday. In a statement quoted by the Philippine News Agency, the bureau said that, as of November 1, the number of international visitors to the Philippines had reached 4,879,022. The Philippines is […]
Casino revenue at Paradise Co Ltd, which runs foreigner-only casinos in South Korea, stood at KRW60.29 billion (US$43.9 million) in October, flat from a year earlier. Judged sequentially, such revenue was down 1.3 percent, the firm said in a Monday filing to the Korea Exchange Revenue from table games in October was nearly KRW55.84 billion, […]
French star and former Alfred Dunhill Links champion Victor Perez is relishing the prospect of taking on the likes of Cam Smith, Jason Day and Min Woo Lee after confirming his place in Australian golf’s biggest two events. Perez is among half-a-dozen Europeans who have committed to playing in the upcoming Australian PGA and Australian […]