Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Ex-MLB All-Star Choo Shin-soo falls off Hall of Fame ballot

Former All-Star outfielder Choo Shin-soo has dropped off the National Baseball Hall of Fame for writers after failing to clear the minimum vote threshold.

2026-01-21

Choo Shin-soo becomes 1st Korean on Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

Former All-Star outfielder Choo Shin-soo, who paired excellent on-base skills with a power-speed combination, has become the first Korean player to be nominated for National Baseball Hall of Fame selection.

2025-11-18

Choo Shin-soo throws first pitch for ex-team Texas Rangers

Ex-Texas Rangers All-Star Choo Shin-soo threw out the ceremonial first pitch for his former club. Choo tossed the first pitch before the Rangers' home game against the Cleveland Guardians at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.

2025-08-23

Former MLB, KBO star Choo Shin-soo sent off in emotional ceremony

Following two decades of professional baseball in the United States and his native Korea, Choo Shin-soo received an emotional send-off at his old home stadium Saturday.

2025-06-15

Retired MLB, Landers star Choo Shin-soo to work with feeder team

Retired Korean baseball star Choo Shin-soo will work with the feeder team of his final KBO club, the SSG Landers, next year in a front office capacity.

2024-12-29

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

SSG Landers' Choo Shin-soo, former MLB star, records 2,000th hit

SSG Landers' Choo Shin-soo made his 2,000th hit over a two-decade-long career spanning the MLB, the minor leagues and the KBO in the Incheon club’s 12-7 win over the Lotte Giants at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on Wednesday.

2024-04-25

Choo Shin-soo hits first walk-off home run in the KBO

Veteran outfielder Choo Shin-soo of the SSG Landers hit the first walk-off home run of his KBO career on Tuesday, leading the Incheon club to a 4-3 win over the Lotte Giants at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon.

2022-07-06

Tokyo ready

SSG Landers slugger Choo Shin-soo received a second Covid-19 vaccine dose at the Central Vaccination Center in central Seoul on Monday.

2021-05-25