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• Ex-Dodgers OF Puig to play in South Korea in '25
Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is set to return to South Korea for the 2025 season after he revealed on social media that he signed with the Kiwoom Heroes....2024Read about South Korea news
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024Salvy and Shin-Soo Choo | Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports I’m doing my part: Royals on a 7-week Thursday unbeaten streak! I was going to jump straight into the links but I think it’s time to stop and smell the context. The Royals are about to enter their 20-game gauntlet against some of the best teams in baseball: 3v PHI, 4@ CLE, 4@ HOU, 3v CLE, 3v MIN, and 3@ NYY. After that stretch, the r...2024Read about Denny Medley news -
• Hyeseong Kim, KBO middle infielder, hires agency ahead of expected move to MLB this offseason, per reportKim, a contact-first hitter, has spent eight seasons with the Kiwoom Heroes...2024 -
• KBO Infielder Hyeseong Kim Hires CAA Ahead Of Expected Posting For MLB Teams
Infielder Hyeseong Kim, who stars for the Korea Baseball Organization’s Kiwoom Heroes, has hired CAA Baseball to represent him ahead of his expected move to Major League Baseball in the upcoming offseason, reports Jeeho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. (Kim’s name is commonly written as Kim Hye-Seong or Hye-Seong Kim, but Yoo further…...2024Read about Korea Baseball Organization news
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• Giants rookie CF to undergo season-ending labrum surgeryHe was one of the top signees of last offseason. San Francisco inked the KBO star to a six-year, $113M deal after he was posted by the Kiwoom Heroes....2024 -
• MLB Journeyman Opens Up About Striking Out Shohei Ohtani Twice in KoreaShohei Ohtani has lived up to his billing in his short time with the Dodgers. He’s put on a spectacle showing off his power, baserunning smarts, and likable personality. During their trip to South Korea, the Dodgers played the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO, a team that includes some former major league players. Among them: …...2024Read about Shohei Ohtani news
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Kiwoom Heroes injury and suspension
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024
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• Giants rookie CF to undergo season-ending labrum surgery
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies should seize upon their last chance to sign an NPB pitcherColorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, January 11th, 2024 This afternoon will be the final deadline for Major League Baseball teams to sign talent that has entered the posting system from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball or South Korea’s Korea Baseball Organization. As the deadline draws ever nearer, most of the biggest names have been taken off the board. Many of them were signed by ...2024Read about Colorado Rockies injuries -
• Who is Jung-hoo Lee?Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Padres are one of the teams interested in the Korean outfielder The San Diego Padres are looking to add a couple outfielders now that Juan Soto and Trent Grisham have been traded and Jung-hoo Lee is one of their targets, according to Jon Heyman and Dennis Lin. The Padres opened up $30+ million from the Soto trade so adding Lee is definitely doable. According...2023Read about Gene Wang injuries -
• Jung Hoo Lee posted to MLB: Former KBO MVP could set new contract record for Korean playerLee is coming off a major ankle injury in his final year with the Kiwoom Heroes...2023Read about Jung Hoo Lee injuries -
• Outside The Confines: Making a good second impressionPhoto by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Michael Lorenzen throws a no-no in his second game with the Phillies. A look at the pennant races. Orioles gonna Oriole, even when they’re good. And a ball gets stuck in the lights. Good morning. In his second-ever start for the Phillies, right-hander Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter against the Nationals. It was the Phillies 14th no-hitter of all-tim...2023Read about Michael Lorenzen injuries -
• Latest On Jung Hoo Lee
KBO star Jung Hoo Lee has been one of the more intriguing potential free agents of the upcoming offseason ever since reports back in January indicated that he would be posted by his KBO club, the Kiwoom Heroes. A wrench was thrown in that plan when he recently required ankle surgery, though Jon Morosi of…...2023Read about Jung Hoo Lee injuries
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• Lee Jung-hoo To Require Season-Ending Ankle Surgery
Outfielder Lee Jung-hoo of the Kiwoom Heroes in the KBO League will miss the next three months due to an ankle injury that requires surgery, reports Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap News Agency. There’s less than two months remaining in the KBO regular season schedule, meaning this will effectively end his season. Lee, 24, has already…...2023Read about Jeeho Yoo injuries
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 7, 2023
I don’t love the powder blue as much as a lot of people but upon another look, the powder blue with dark blue bill is quite nice. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images These Spring Training games are fun and all, but when does the Regular Season start? Day games usually result in limited news, but this day was busier than most. It’s been announced that LoCain will officially retire a Royal ...2023Read about Jamie Squire injuries
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• World Baseball Classic: Group B Preview
Kodai Senga is not playing this year, but he’s the type of player you can see first in the WBC. | Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Two-time champion Japan will host four more teams looking for two spots in the second round The second of four pools in the first round of the 2023 World Baseball Classic will get underway at 9pm Central this Wednesday when Korea faces off against Australia. Gr...2023Read about Kodai Senga injuries
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"In addition to the Padres, the Dodgers will face two Korean clubs, the Kiwoom Heroes on Saturday (8 p." - 2023
"It was reported in January that the Kiwoom Heroes of the…" - 2022
"The Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League have signed shortstop Addison Russell and re-signed left-hander Eric Jokisch to contracts for the 2023 season, according to reports out of South Korea." - 2021
"Ex-Pirates rookie first baseman Will Craig, who was demoted to the minors after his fielding mistake against the Cubs on May 27 went viral, is ready to "start over" with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization." - 2020
"Prior to their deal with former Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization spoke to outfielder Yasiel Puig about a potential deal for the 2020 season, Heroes GM Kim Chi-hyun tells Jee-ho of the Yonhap News Agency (Twitter link)." - 2019
"The latest minor moves from around the baseball world… The Kiwoom Heroes of South Korea’s KBO League announced that righty Jake Brigham has been re-signed to a new contract (hat tip to Jee-Ho Yoo of Yonhap News)."
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Kiwoom Heroes trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies should seize upon their last chance to sign an NPB pitcher
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• KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes Re-Sign Ariel Jurado
The Korea Baseball Organization’s Kiwoom Heroes have reached a new deal with right-hander Ariel Jurado, Jeeho Yoo of the Yonhap News reports (via X). Jurado will earn $1.2MM in salary on his new one-year contract, and another $100K worth of incentive bonuses are also available. Jurado’s debut season in the KBO League was a success,…...2023Read about Korea Baseball Organization trade rumors
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• KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes Sign Enmanuel De Jesus
Left-hander Enmanuel De Jesus has signed on with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization, according to Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap News. Yoo indicates that the one-year pact between the sides is worth $800K. De Jesus, 27 last week, signed with the Red Sox out of Venezuela back in 2014. De Jesus spent seven…...2023Read about Jeeho Yoo trade rumors
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• Jung Hoo Lee signs with Giants: Korean outfielder inks six-year, $113 million deal to join MLBThe South Korean outfielder was posted by the Kiwoom Heroes this offseason...2023Read about Jung Hoo Lee trade rumors -
• Giants, Jung Hoo Lee Agree To Six-Year Deal
The Giants and outfielder Jung Hoo Lee are in agreement on a six-year, $113MM deal, per Jon Heyman of The New York Post. There is an opt-out after four years. Lee, 25, has been a highly anticipated free agent for a long time now. It was reported in January that the Kiwoom Heroes of the…...2023Read about Jung Hoo Lee trade rumors
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• Jung Hoo Lee signs with Giants: Korean outfielder inks six-year, $113 million deal to join MLB, per reportThe South Korean outfielder was posted by the Kiwoom Heroes this offseason...2023Read about Jung Hoo Lee trade rumors
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• Jung Hoo Lee posted to MLB: Former KBO MVP could set new contract record for Korean player
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• Yankees, Giants Expected To Pursue Jung Hoo Lee
South Korean outfielder Jung Hoo Lee is one of the more intriguing players who’ll be available in this year’s free agent class. The Kiwoom Heroes will make him available to MLB teams via the posting system at some point in the next few weeks. In an appearance on the MLB Network this afternoon, Jon Morosi suggested…...2023Read about Jung Hoo Lee trade rumors
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• Outside The Confines: Making a good second impression
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Kiwoom Heroes stats and results
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024
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• Who is Jung-hoo Lee?
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• Outside The Confines: Making a good second impression
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 21, 2023
Why am I using a picture from a 2020 Royals-Indians game? One of these masked men is Adam Plutko, who will appear later in this article | Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Asian Baseball Midseason Check, Part II: KBO Day games are rough. Most outlets figure they can just use the game story to cover their Royals quota for the day. So there’s not a lot of Royals content. But I had a lot...2023Read about Adam Plutko stats
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 7, 2023
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• Outside The Confines: Mr. Smith goes to Washington
Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Dominic Smith signs with the Nationals. And other news from around baseball. My New Year’s Resolution is to always have something interesting to say before the links in Outside the Confines. Like the rest of my resolutions, I’ve already broken it. The Nationals have signed free agent first baseman Dominic Smith to a one-year, $2 million deal. Yep, ...2023Read about Justin Casterline stats
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024
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• Outside The Confines: Making a good second impression
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• World Baseball Classic: Group B Preview
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• Giants, Jung Hoo Lee Agree To Six-Year Deal
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• KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes Sign Addison Russell, Eric Jokisch
The Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League have signed shortstop Addison Russell and re-signed left-hander Eric Jokisch to contracts for the 2023 season, according to reports out of South Korea. (Hat tip to Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net). Jokisch will receive $1.5MM, while Russell receives $700K. This is Russell’s second KBO stint, after previously playing 65…...2022Read about South Korea
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• Ex-Pirates 1B to 'start over' in KBO after gaffe2021Read about Will Craig -
• KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes Acquire Will Craig
The Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization have acquired first baseman Will Craig (hat tip to reporters Sung Min Kim and The Yonhap News’ Jeeho Yoo). Craig will earn $371K for the remainder of the KBO season. Craig was most recently a member of the Pirates, and GM Ben Cherington said over the weekend…...2021Read about Will Craig
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• KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes To Post Lee Jung-hoo After 2023 Season
The Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization announced that they will post outfielder and reigning league MVP Lee Jung-hoo after the upcoming season, per Yoo Jee-ho of the Yonhap News Agency. “After some internal discussions, we agreed to respect the player’s intent to play in Major League Baseball,” the team said in a statement.…...2023Read about Korea Baseball Organization
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• Puig Drew Interest From KBO But Hopes To Sign With MLB Club
Prior to their deal with former Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization spoke to outfielder Yasiel Puig about a potential deal for the 2020 season, Heroes GM Kim Chi-hyun tells Jee-ho of the Yonhap News Agency (Twitter link). Ultimately, Puig’s preference was to take another shot at latching on…...2020Read about Korea Baseball Organization
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• Addison Russell signs with Korea Baseball's Kiwoom Heroes after the club failed to land Yasiel Puig
The Cubs non-tendered Russell back in December...2020Read about Yasiel Puig
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• Jung Hoo Lee Likely To Be Posted In Early December
The Kiwoom Heroes gave Jung Hoo Lee’s medical records to KBO League officials yesterday, Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap News reports (via X). Between the usual review protocols between both the KBO and then MLB officials, Yoo figures that Lee will be officially posted for Major League teams in early December, factoring in a bit of…...2023Read about Jung Hoo Lee
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024
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• Micheal Grove’s Role With Dodgers to Start Season RevealedLos Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Michael Grove will play a vital role for the Dodgers to start the 2024 season. The 27-year-old started in Saturday’s exhibition matchup against the Kiwoom Heroes, his final tune up before the regular season. With the Dodgers opening their season on March 20 and 21, Grove will start his season …...2024Read about Los Angeles Dodgers -
• Stop listening to those Yasiel Puig rumorsPhoto by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images He’s not signing with the Rays. The Tampa Bay Rays WILL NOT be signing Yasiel Puig to any type of deal and he will certainly not be receiving an invite to the team’s spring training (which begins in just 16 days as of 1/29/24). As the calendar was about to flip from 2023 to 2024, rumors and speculation started to emerge that the Rays had signed Puig to...2024Read about Yasiel Puig -
• Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies should seize upon their last chance to sign an NPB pitcher
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• Outside The Confines: Making a good second impression
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• Lee Jung-hoo To Require Season-Ending Ankle Surgery
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 21, 2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 7, 2023
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• World Baseball Classic: Group B Preview
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• Top Ex-MLB Performers In The 2022 KBO Season
The KBO playoffs are at their final stages, with the Kiwoom Heroes meeting the LG Twins and the winner going on to face the SSG Landers in the Korean Series. A few familiar names from MLB in recent years had strong seasons in Korea, so let’s take a look at three of the top ex-MLB…...2022
Kiwoom Heroes rumors, scandals
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024
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• Stop listening to those Yasiel Puig rumors
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 7, 2023
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