Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

'A great honor': Lee Seung-yuop returns to Japan as Yomiuri Giants hitting coach

In 2006, Korean baseball fans were just as likely to follow Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) as they were KBO. That was the peak of Lee Seung-yuop’s career in Japan, where he batted cleanup as the 70th No. 4 hitter in the Yomiuri Giants.

2026-01-18

SK selects Doosan as preferred bidder for wafer subsidiary sale

SK Group has selected Doosan Group as the preferred bidder for the acquisition of a 70.6 percent stake in its semiconductor wafer subsidiary, accelerating a long-delayed divestment as part of its broader portfolio rebalancing effort.

2025-12-17

Doosan Bobcat files patent infringement suits against Caterpillar

Doosan Bobcat, a Korean construction equipment maker, said Wednesday that its U.S. unit has filed multiple lawsuits against the U.S. construction firm Caterpillar over alleged infringements of its patent rights.

2025-12-03

Bears bring back own free agent pitcher Choi Won-joon

The Doosan Bears signed their own free agent pitcher Choi Won-joon to a new four-year contract Friday.

2025-11-28

Bears re-sign own free agent pitcher Lee Young-ha

The Doosan Bears signed their own free agent pitcher Lee Young-ha on Thursday on a four-year contract worth up to 5.2 billion won, with 2.3 billion won as a bonus and 2.3 billion won in salary for the duration of the contract.

2025-11-27

Doosan signs Jo Soo-haeng as in-house, Park Chan-ho as outside free agents

The Doosan Bears announced that they signed outfielder Jo Soo-haeng to a four-year deal worth up to 1.6 billion won ($1.09 million). The announcement came hours after the club said they had made a deal with free agent infielder Park Chan-ho.

2025-11-18

Bears sign free agent shortstop Park Chan-ho to four-year deal

The Doosan Bears signed free agent shortstop Park Chan-ho to a multiyear contract on Tuesday, as the first domino fell in Korean baseball's open market for the winter.

2025-11-18

Doosan Bears seek to buttress defense in Japan training camp

The Doosan Bears are pushing through grueling infield training at their camp in Miyazaki, Japan, with the KBO club beginning a major rebuild after a disappointing ninth-place finish on the 10-team table in the 2025 regular season.

2025-11-13

Local, disasporic artists exhibit together to explore belief from different perspectives

“sent in and spun,” running through Dec. 13, is part of the gallery’s ongoing series in which a Korean diasporic artist is spotlighted alongside an emerging local artist.

2025-11-01

Kim Won-hyung is Doosan Bears' new skipper

Kim Won-hyung has joined the Doosan Bears as their new manager on a two-year contract worth 2 billion won ($1.4 million) with an additional one-year option, the KBO club announced Monday.

2025-10-20