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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...2023
  • • KBO League’s SSG Landers Re-Sign Shin-Soo Choo
    Longtime Major League outfielder Shin-Soo Choo has re-signed for a third season with the KBO League’s SSG Landers, according to reports out of South Korea (hat tip to MyKBO.net’s Dan Kurtz).  Choo will receive 1.7 billion won, or roughly $1.32MM in U.S. dollars.  This represents a significant pay cut from Choo’s 2.7 billion won/$2.3MM salary…...2022
  • • Shin-Soo Choo Re-Signs With SSG Landers
    Shin-Soo Choo has re-signed with the SSG Landers of the KBO for 2022, per Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap News. The deal is worth 2.7 billion won, or around 2.3MM in US dollars, just a hair below what he made in 2021. After sixteen consecutive seasons in MLB, Choo signed a one-year deal to return to…...2021
  • • Shin-Soo Choo Seeking Major League Opportunity
    After sixteen seasons in the major leagues, Shin-soo Choo returned to his native South Korea in February. The former All-Star signed a one-year, $2.4MM contract with the KBO’s SSG Landers, telling reporters at the time that he turned down bigger offers from MLB teams to have an opportunity to play in front of his family. That…...2021
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  • FanGraphs Audio: The KBO Preview Episode
    • FanGraphs Audio: The KBO Preview Episode
    Episode 917 On this week’s episode, Brendan Gawlowski is joined by Patrick Dubuque of Baseball Prospectus to discuss the Korea Baseball Organization’s 2021 season. Brendan and Patrick each recently wrote KBO previews, and they spend the episode going over what to expect from the league this year. How will Shin-Soo Choo fair in his return? […]...2021
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Shin-Soo Choo injury and suspension

  • • World Baseball Classic: Group B Preview
    2023
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  • • Choo on track to achieve goal of no DL stints
    Shin-Soo Choo is closing on fulfilling his Spring Training goal for the season. He is trying to make it through the season without serious injury....2017
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  • • Jeff Banister talks injuries to Choo, Gomez after 6-4 win
    Jeff Banister discusses injuries to Shin-Soo Choo and Carlos Gomez following Sunday's win against Oakland....2017
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    2016
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  • • Jonathan Lucroy Proving to Be Deadline Difference-Maker Rangers Hoped For
    2016
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  • • Choo to have surgery to repair forearm
    Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is scheduled to undergo surgery on Wednesday to have a plate inserted into his left forearm near the wrist. Choo suffered a fractured forearm when he was hit by a pitch during Monday's game against the Athletics....2016
  • • Choo likely out for season with arm fracture
    Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo had to leave Monday's game in the fifth inning after getting hit on the left arm by a 92-mph fastball from Athletics left-hander Ross Detwiler....2016
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  • • Shin-Soo Choo Injury: Updates on Rangers OF's Forearm and Return
    2016
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  • • Shin-Soo Choo Suffers Fractured Forearm
    Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is hitting the DL with a fractured left forearm, according to an announcement from VP of communications John Blake. The tough-luck injury occurred on a hit-by-pitch. Given that it’s mid-August, it’s certainly possible that Choo’s latest injury could keep him out for the rest of the season. After all, Jon Jay…...2016
  • • Choo settling in after third trip to disabled list
    Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, who was activated from his third stint on the DL on Aug. 4, said before Saturday night's game against the Tigers that he's starting to settle in health-wise and hasn't felt any lingering issues from the trio of injuries he's had this season....2016

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  • 2023
    "Lee might be the best Korean position player since Shin-Soo Choo."

  • 2022
    "Longtime Major League outfielder Shin-Soo Choo has re-signed for a third season with the KBO League’s SSG Landers, according to reports out of South Korea (hat tip to MyKBO."

  • 2021
    "Shin-Soo Choo Seeking Major League Opportunity"

  • 2020
    "Veteran Shin-Soo Choo is giving $1,000 each to about 190 players in the Rangers' farm system."

  • 2019
    "The move is purely for depth behind the likes of Joey Gallo, Delino DeShields, Nomar Mazara and Shin-Soo Choo."

  • 2018
    "Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is not ready to be a full-time designated hitter and shortstop Elvis Andrus is not ready to worry about potentially being a free agent after this season."

  • 2017
    "Shin-Soo Choo blooped an opposite-field RBI single with one out in the ninth inning, and left-hander Cole Hamels was dominant through 7 2/3 innings for the Rangers in a 1-0 win over the Royals on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium."

  • 2016
    "Texas also took another hit to its outfield, as Shin-Soo Choo is heading back…"

  • 2015
    "Shin-Soo Choo singled home the winning run, plating Leonys Martin."

  • 2014
    "Texas Rangers left fielder Shin-Soo Choo will miss the remainder of the 2014 season after being placed on the 15-day disabled list with a bone spur in his left elbow Monday."

Shin-Soo Choo trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • World Baseball Classic: Group B Preview
    2023
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  • • KBO League’s SSG Landers Re-Sign Shin-Soo Choo
    2022
  • • Shin-Soo Choo Re-Signs With SSG Landers
    2021
  • • Shin-Soo Choo Seeking Major League Opportunity
    2021
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  • • MLB rumors: Shin-Soo Choo signs with Korean team; Carlos Correa hints at deadline for Astros extension
    Here's what's buzzing around MLB for Thursday...2021
  • Ex-Rangers OF Choo signs to play in S. Korea
    • Ex-Rangers OF Choo signs to play in S. Korea
    Shin-Soo Choo will play for a basebal club in his native South Korea after agreeing to a one-year contract worth 2.4 million, the biggest of its kind in the KBO league....2021
  • • Effectively Wild Episode 1659: Rotten Mather
    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Fernando Tatis Jr. coining a term for his contract, a Bill James tweet about analytics, and Shin-Soo Choo leaving MLB to make his belated KBO debut, share Stat Blasts about all-over-30 lineups and players who’ve dominated one position in their franchise’s history, and then (32:17) bring on FanGraphs […]...2021
  • • Report: Rangers sign former All-Star Hunter Pence
    The Texas Rangers have not necessarily been active this winter. Missed out on the playoffs each of the past two seasons, Texas is in the beginning stages of a rebuild. With that comes the need to add cheap veterans to the mix. Texas did that on Thursday by signing three-time All-Star and two-time world champ Hunter Pence to a minor league contract. Pence, 35, grew up in the Fort Worth area of Texa...2019
  • • Rangers Notes: Choo, Beltre, Diekman, Mendez
    The Rangers would be willing to pay down some of Shin-Soo Choo’s remaining salary in a trade, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports in his latest notes column. Heyman writes that the Rangers would do so “for the right take,” though it seems difficult to imagine the Rangers being especially picky in any Choo negotiations.…...2018
  • • Rangers Notes: Choo, Andrus, Herrera
    The latest from Arlington… Shin-Soo Choo has been hitting well and could gain some trade buzz at the deadline, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram writes.  The biggest obstacle, of course, is the approximately $55MM owed to Choo through the 2020 season, though the veteran outfielder has a .267/.375/.450 slash line and 11 homers…...2018
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Shin-Soo Choo stats and results

  • • Rangers Notes: Calhoun, Miller, Pitching Staff
    Here’s the latest on the Rangers: Outfielder Willie Calhoun rededicated himself during the winter after a subpar 2018 campaign, but it’s up in the air whether his hard work will yield a season-opening roster spot. As Jeff Wilson of the Star Telegram points out, fellow outfielders Joey Gallo, Nomar Mazara, Delino DeShields and Shin-Soo Choo…...2019
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  • • Rangers' crowded outfield could send Willie Calhoun back to minors
    Outfielder Willie Calhoun rededicated himself during the winter after a subpar 2018 campaign, but it’s up in the air whether his hard work will yield a season-opening roster spot. As Jeff Wilson of the Star Telegram points out, fellow outfielders Joey Gallo, Nomar Mazara, Delino DeShields and Shin-Soo Choo are locks to make the team, while minor league pickup Hunter Pence will likely earn the last...2019
  • • Choo stays hot, scores as AL outslugs NL
    An ongoing 51-game on-base streak is a major reason why Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career, and he continued to find ways to reach base during Tuesday's All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. Choo led off the eighth inning with a single off Milwaukee's Josh Hader, and he eventually scored on a three-run home run from Seattle's Jean Segura....2018
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  • • Shin-Soo Choo Gets His Own Reality Show
    When it comes to athletes and reality shows…no sport has been as under-represented as Major League Baseball. Shin-Soo Choo has joined the tiny fraternity of Major Leaguers (past and present) that have appeared on a reality television show. The Texas Rangers outfielder is one of the focal points on JTBC’s new reality show “Stranger”. According to show listings, the program follows “Korean celebriti...2017
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  • • Shin-Soo Choo Gets His Own Reality Show
    When it comes to athletes and reality shows…no sport has been as under-represented as Major League Baseball. Shin-Soo Choo has joined the tiny fraternity of Major Leaguers (past and present) that have appeared on a reality television show. The Texas Rangers outfielder is one of the focal points on JTBC’s new reality show “Stranger”. According to show listings, the program follows “Korean celebriti...2017
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    2016
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  • • Jonathan Lucroy Proving to Be Deadline Difference-Maker Rangers Hoped For
    2016
  • • Shin-Soo Choo Injury: Updates on Rangers OF's Forearm and Return
    2016
  • • Will Joey Gallo Finally Seize Opportunity to Showcase Freakish Power in MLB?
    2016
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  • • Shin-Soo Choo Injury: Updates on Rangers OF's Hamstring and Return
    2016
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  • • World Baseball Classic: Group B Preview
    2023
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  • • Shin-Soo Choo Seeking Major League Opportunity
    2021
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  • • Shin-Soo Choo giving $1K to every minor leaguer in Rangers’ system
    Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday that it is extending its support program for minor-league players during the coronavirus pandemic, and those at the lower levels of the Texas Rangers’ farm system have even more money coming their way courtesy of Shin-Soo Choo. In addition to the $400 per week and medical benefits they will get from MLB, Rangers minor leaguers will also be receiving $1,00...2020
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  • • Shin-Soo Choo Gets His Own Reality Show
    2017
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  • • Shin-Soo Choo Gets His Own Reality Show
    2017
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  • • Will Joey Gallo Finally Seize Opportunity to Showcase Freakish Power in MLB?
    2016
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    2015
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    2015
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  • • Twitter Reacts as Rougned Odor Scores on Unintentional Interference Rule
    2015
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  • • Blue Jays vs. Rangers: Game 4 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2015 MLB Playoffs
    2015
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Top Shin-Soo Choo news

  • • Choo donating funds to Rangers minor leaguers
    2020
  • • Rangers walk off with win over White Sox
    Carlos Rodon struck out a career-high 10, and Yovani Gallardo matched him pretty much pitch for pitch over six, but neither figured in the Rangers' 2-1 victory over the White Sox in 11 innings on Thursday. Shin-Soo Choo singled home the winning run, plating Leonys Martin....2015
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  • • Rangers rout Rays in Wild Card showdown
    Homers by Chris Gimenez, Adrian Beltre, and Shin-Soo Choo led the Rangers to a 12-4 rout of the Rays in a matchup of American League Wild Card hopefuls on Saturday night at Globe Life Park....2015
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  • • Shin-Soo Choo donates $1,000 to every Rangers minor leaguer during coronavirus shutdown
    Choo, 37, is entering his seventh season in the organization...2020
  • • Choo comes through: RBI single foils Royals
    2017
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  • • Rangers ride 3 HRs, hold off Yanks in finale
    Adrian Beltre, Shin-Soo Choo and Drew Robinson cracked home runs to send Michael Pineda to an early exit, and the Rangers held on to defeat the Yankees, 7-6, on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium....2017
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  • • Comeback falls just short in finale vs. Texas
    Adrian Beltre, Shin-Soo Choo and Drew Robinson cracked home runs to send Michael Pineda to an early exit, and the Rangers held on to defeat the Yankees, 7-6, on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium....2017
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  • • CC, Yankees knocked around by Rangers
    Shin Soo-Choo homered and drove in four runs and the Rangers enjoyed a 10-run third inning, routing CC Sabathia and the Yankees in a 15-4 blowout on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium....2015
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  • • Napoli, Rangers race past Mariners
    Mike Napoli slugged a pair of two-run homers and the Rangers had two five-run innings as they defeated the Mariners on Saturday. Rougned Odor and Shin-Soo Choo also went deep for Texas. Mike Zunino had a three-run homer for the Mariners and Taylor Motter had an RBI double....2017
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  • • Beltre, Hamels keep Rangers in AL WC mix
    Cole Hamels allowed one run in seven innings and Shin-Soo Choo and Adrian Beltre hit home runs as the Rangers topped the Mariners in the series finale to remain 2 1/2 games back of the second AL Wild Card. Robinson Cano hit his 300th career homer and Nelson Cruz hit his 35th home run of the season as Seattle dropped its sixth consecutive game, falling five games back of in the Wild Card race....2017
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  • • Shin-Soo Choo Hits for 8th Cycle in Texas Rangers History
    2015
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  • • Blue Jays Fan Charged with Mischief After Thrown Beer Can Sprays Baby
    2015
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  • • Shin-Soo Choo Donates $1K To Each Rangers Minor Leaguer
    Rangers designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo has decided to donate $1,000 to each of the club’s nearly 200 minor leaguers, per a report from Naver Sports in Choo’s native South Korea (link in Korean). Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News confirms the story and has more on Choo’s donation. As Grant explains, Choo has often…...2020
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  • • Choo's HR sounds charge in win over A's
    Shin-Soo Choo had a two-run homer and Nomar Mazara knocked in two runs, giving him 99 RBIs on the season, as the Rangers edged the A's. Jed Lowrie got his 48th double, the most for a player in Oakland A's history, and Renato Nunez connected for a three-run homer, the first of his career....2017
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Shin-Soo Choo schedule, game

  • • World Baseball Classic: Group B Preview
    2023
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  • • Effectively Wild Episode 1659: Rotten Mather
    2021
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  • • Rangers Activate Shin-Soo Choo From Injured List
    The Rangers have activated outfielder/DH Shin-Soo Choo from the 10-day injured list, and the veteran slugger will be in the lineup for what might be his last game in a Texas uniform.  To create roster space for Choo, infielder Sherten Apostel was placed on the 10-day IL with lower back tightness. More analysis to come…...2020
  • • Texas DH Shin-Soo Choo donates $1K to every minor leaguer in Rangers' system
    Rangers designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo has decided to donate $1,000 to each of the club’s nearly 200 minor leaguers, per a report from Naver Sports in Choo’s native South Korea. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News confirms the story and has more on Choo’s donation. As Grant explains, Choo has often spoken of his desire to help the game’s next generation of players — just as he was helped out by...2020
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  • • Report: Rangers sign former All-Star Hunter Pence
    2019
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  • • Choo sits amid on-base streak with Beltre at DH
    For the second time in this series against the Red Sox, Rangers All-Star Shin-Soo Choo was absent from the starting lineup. But it wasn't because left-hander Chris Sale was pitching, Texas manager Jeff Banister said. "It's been consistent of how we've done, as far as structure of the lineup with [Adrian Beltre] in the DH slot," Banister said....2018
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  • • Rangers' Choo sits with 41-game on-base streak
    Shin-Soo Choo is out of the Rangers' lineup with a sore right quad. Choo's 41-game on-base streak is tied for tops in the majors this year. He could pinch-hit, manager Jeff Banister said....2018
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  • • Report: Rangers pursuing Zack Greinke in trade
    The Texas Rangers are looking to upgrade their starting pitching in the offseason. One pitcher they’re reportedly looking at is Zack Greinke.“Two major-league sources said Tuesday night that the Texas Rangers have been in contact with the Arizona Diamondbacks about a swap of star right-hander Zack Greinke,” Jeff Wilson of the Star-Telegram reported. “One of the sources said that the deal is contin...2017
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  • • Beltre, Hamels keep Rangers in AL WC mix
    2017
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  • • Fantasy Baseball: Top 10 sleeper hitters for Week 17 include Tommy Pham, Chris Taylor and Shin-Soo Choo
    After a skimpy week for sleeper hitters, Scott White has more than he can fit into a list of 10 this week, include half of the Cubs lineup....2017
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Shin-Soo Choo rumors, scandals

  • • MLB rumors: Shin-Soo Choo signs with Korean team; Carlos Correa hints at deadline for Astros extension
    2021
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  • • Rangers Notes: Choo, Andrus, Herrera
    2018
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  • • Blue Jays Fan Charged with Mischief After Thrown Beer Can Sprays Baby
    2015
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9 (+6): October Brings Questions, and We've Got Answers
    2015
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  • • Los Angeles Angels Trade Deadline: Preview and Predictions
    2015
  • • Nelson Cruz Splash Could Finally End Mariners' 13-Year Postseason Drought
    2014
  • • Buyer Beware on Nelson Cruz After Career-Best 2014 Season
    2014
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  • • Ron Washington Comments on Resignation from Texas Rangers
    2014
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