Rookie pitcher Hwang Jun-seo of the Korean baseball organization Hanwha Eagles pitched well in the opening game of the Futures League. Jun-seo Hwang started against SSG Landers in the Futures League on Sunday at Seosan Stadium, allowing one run on three hits, one walk, two home runs and three strikeouts in four innings. He threw…
Kia Tigers manager Lee Beom-ho named Seo Gun-chang as the ninth outfielder in his starting lineup for the 2024 KBO Baseball World Series against the Lotte Giants on Saturday at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. Seo has played first base in exhibition games since joining the organization in 2008, but this will be his first regular season…
Can Lee Hak-joo, the ‘genius shortstop,’ right the Lotte Giants’ ship? He’s 34 years old. He doesn’t have the stability of a veteran. While he excels at catching and getting the ball out of the glove quickly, his step and throwing accuracy are often faulty. However, he possesses a one-hit wonder that matches his height…
Lotte Giants outfielder Hwang Sung-bin (27). He’s a tough opponent for pitchers. At the plate, he exudes survival instincts, whether he’s hitting or bunting, and when he advances, he’s all over the place with his motions. He fulfills the fate of a hitter who needs to scratch the pitcher to survive, but depending on how…
The LG Twins of baseball scored a dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Samsung Lions. LG’s Moon Bo-kyung hit a two-run double off Samsung closer Oh Seung-hwan to set the stage for the game-winning run. It was Moon’s first hit in 915 days against Seung-hwan Oh. LG scored the winning run in the bottom of the…
Former first-round draft pick Seung-hyun Lee, one of the Samsung Lions’ five top picks in the Korean Baseball Organization, showed promise in his first Futures League start. The 2021 first-round pick of the Samsung Lions made his professional debut last year, going 4-13 with six saves and 28 strikeouts in 147 appearances for the first…