Monday
January 20, 2020
Gangnam-gu, South Korea
Fine Dust :
"We need to be better," Lotte manager Larry Sutton shouted as he was ejected on Wednesday, summing up a night when controversial calls and bizarre plays saw confusion reign across the KBO.
The Samsung Lions return largely unchanged this season as the Daegu club looks to build some momentum after five years at the bottom of the table.
Forty years ago, on March 27, 1982, MBC Chungryong beat the Samsung Lions 11-7 at Dongdaemun Stadium in central Seoul in the first professional baseball game in Korea. The rest is history.
Free agent catcher Kang Min-ho has opted to stay with the Samsung Lions, signing a four-year deal worth 3.6 billion won ($3 million) on Friday.
The Samsung Lions on Wednesday chose catcher Kim Jae-seong as their compensation player pick from the LG Twins in exchange for the Seoul club signing free agent Park Hae-min.
Free agent pitcher Baek Jung-hyun has opted to stay with the Samsung Lions, signing a four-year deal worth 3.8 billion won ($3.2 million) on Wednesday.
The LG Twins on Tuesday signed outfielder Park Hae-min on a four-year-deal worth 6 billion won ($5.1 million).
The Samsung Lions announced Tuesday that they have acquired former major leaguer Albert Suarez on a one-year deal worth up to $1 million.
The Doosan Bears beat the Samsung Lions 11-3 on Wednesday to become the first team in the history of the KBO to reach the Korean Series for seven consecutive years.
The Samsung Lions make their long-awaited return to the KBO postseason tomorrow, as they face the Doosan Bears in their first playoff game since 2015.
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