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Former All-Star Choo Shin-soo retires after 20 years in MLB, KBO

After 16 seasons in the big leagues and four more in the KBO, former MLB All-Star Choo Shin-soo officially called it a career on Thursday.

2024-11-08

Veteran slugger and MLB All-Star Choo Shin-soo makes final KBO appearance

Choo Shin-soo, the most successful Korean hitter in Major League history, made the final regular season appearance of his stories career at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Monday.

2024-10-01

Don't call it a comeback — long droughts end across the baseball world

It was the year of the comebacks in global baseball, with the winners of the World Series, Japan Series, Korean Series and Taiwan Series all snapping lengthy droughts to win their championship titles.

2023-11-14

Texas Rangers win first World Series in Game 5 triumph over Arizona

After five stadiums, roughly two dozen managers and 10,033 games, the Rangers are champions.

2023-11-02

Rough start

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin works against the Texas Rangers during the first inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Tuesday. Ryu gave up three runs on five hits in six innings of work, earning his third loss of the season

2023-09-13

Gwangju's favorite son Yang Hyeon-jong rejoins the Tigers

Major league returnee Yang Hyeon-jong has rejoined the Kia Tigers on a four-year-deal worth 10.3 billion won ($8.7 million), the club announced Friday.

2021-12-24

Tigers again fail to agree contract terms with Yang Hyeon-jong

Yang Hyeon-jong's highly-anticipated return to the Kia Tigers is still up in the air, with the club reporting Wednesday that the two parties had still not agreed on his new contract after five rounds of negotiations.

2021-12-23

Contract talks delay Yang's prodigal son return to Gwangju

After an attempt to break the majors, Yang Hyeon-jong was expected to quickly ease back into life with the Tigers. But that homecoming isn't going smoothly, with reports Wednesday that the two parties are struggling to agree contract terms.

2021-12-15

Yang Hyeon-jong looks set to rejoin the Kia Tigers

Yang Hyeon-jong looks set to rejoin the Kia Tigers after his short-lived U.S. career ended in free agency at the end of the season.

2021-10-14

Short-lived major league debut earns Yang an F

Yang Hyeon-jong's disappointing debut year with the Texas Rangers earned him an F from The Athletic on Monday, the lowest grade awarded in an article ranking the club's 2021 pitching staff.

2021-10-05