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“Happy defense” was one of the catchphrases that followed the Korean baseball team. It wasn’t really a happy defense. It was more of a sarcasm that stuck with the team when they came up with a “wacky defense” that benefited the opposing team. Hanwha is gradually changing the concept of “happy defense”. This season, they’re…
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KIA manager Kim Jong-kook has made a decision ahead of June, when the heat begins in earnest.He removed Sean Anderson, who suddenly slumped in May, Jung Hae-young, who hasn’t shown stability in the closer’s role, and Hwang Dae-in, who is in a slump in his early 20s, from the first team. Anderson and Hwang Dae-in…
By Donghoon Kang = The national soccer team, led by coach Jürgen Klinsmann, will travel to Europe in September. The first opponent will be Wales. It will be the first time since March 2018 (Northern Ireland-Poland) that the national team will play an away match against a local country in Europe. The Korea Football Association…
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Ten years ago, I was in the sixth grade. He was playing for the Pohang Steelers youth team, Pohang Dongcho (now Pohang Steel). Ten years later, he became a professional player, scoring a goal and leading his team to victory in the 50th anniversary match. The protagonist of this growth story is the ‘little giant’…
View summaryListen with voiceTranslation settingsResize fontPrint“My wife is pregnant, and I think she’ll like it a lot.” Bucheon FC 1995 defender Park Hyung-jin, 33, came on as a second-half substitute against Gimpo FC in the 15th round of the Hana OneQ K League 2 2023 at Bucheon Sports Complex on Sept. 29 and scored a…
By Cho Hyo-jong Reporter= Bucheon FC1995 striker Ahn Jae-jun shared his feelings about scoring a goal and securing the win in front of his family. Bucheon defeated Gimpo FC 2-0 in the 15th round of the Hana OneQ K League 2 2023 at Bucheon Sports Complex in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, on Sept. 29. With the three…
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May’s monthly MVP race is shaping up to be a “family affair” for LG. The top hitters and top pitchers are all with LG. Catcher Park Dong-won, who hit nine home runs, and pitcher Lim Chan-kyu, who won all four games and posted a one-run ERA, are challenging for the monthly MVP. The LG Twins…
Yang Hyun-jong (35-KIA Tigers) jumped into sole possession of second place on the KBO’s all-time wins list with 162. Jung Min-cheol (51), who slipped to third place, thanked them and called for more juniors to step up.Yang Hyun-jong and Kim Kwang-hyun (35-SSG Landers), who has 152 wins, are big pitchers who have carried Korean baseball…
The Kia Tigers dropped both of their three-game series last week. Hindered by errors KIA went 1-2 in the three-game weekend series against the league-leading LG Twins on April 26. They lost game one 3-5, but won game two 6-3 with ace Yang Hyun-jong starting. Yang now has 162 career wins, moving him into sole…
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Hanwha has revived special batting practice, or “special batting”. At home, the team holds nightly batting practice after the game, and on the road, the team organizes batting practice at an off-site ballpark before the game. It’s not a one-off, but a regular practice. It started on the 23rd of this month against KIA in…