The Kiwoom Heroes rode a seven-game winning streak into the top three last week as the NC Dinos seized first over a particularly high-scoring weekend of KBO action and the Hanwha Eagles tumbled down to fourth.
The Hanwha Eagles are starting to soar. Known for over a decade as the KBO’s perennial stragglers, the Eagles are finally back on top. The Daejeon club took first place on March 30, exactly 10 years since they last led the league on March 30, 2014
Ryu Hyun-jin was welcomed back with a loss to mark his return to the KBO on Saturday as the SSG Landers, Samsung Lions and Kia Tigers rose to the top of the KBO pack over opening weekend.
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Lee's promotion from hitting coach comes after the club fired former manager Kim Jong-kook on Jan. 29 for being the subject of an arrest warrant on bribery charges.
The Kia Tigers on Monday fired manager Kim Jong-kook after prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for Kim and former general manager Jang Jung-suk on bribery charges.
The Kia Tigers suspended manager Kim Jong-kook on Sunday as he faces a criminal investigation over bribery charges.
All 10 teams in the KBO have reached their foreign player maximums for the 2024 season, capping off months of movement in the domestic baseball league.
The 29-year-old right-hander will receive an annual salary of $600,000, a signing bonus of $200,000 and can earn up to $200,000 in incentives, the club said.
Outfielder Ko Jong-wook has re-signed with the Kia Tigers on a two-year deal worth 500 million won ($385,000), the team announced on Tuesday, becoming the second player of this year's free agent pool to go off-market.
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