Here come the Lions. The Samsung Lions, the two-time defending champs in the Korea Baseball Organization, have roared out of the gate in May. They’re in the midst of a six-game winning streak that has catapulted them to second place at 19-10, just one game behind the Nexen Heroes with two games in hand. The Lions have won the past two KBO crowns, and they’re looking to become only the second K...

After being traded by the same Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) team for the second time in his career this week, Kim Sang-hyun didn't initially hide his disappointment. In his first game for the SK Wyverns since being moved by the Kia Tigers, the right-handed slugger put what bitter feelings he might have had behind him, and made an immediate impact on the field. Batting cleanup for the Inche...

The new professional baseball club set to join the top league in 2015 will be called the Wiz, team officials announced Tuesday. KT, the nation’s largest fixed-line operator which will run the 10th team in the Korea Baseball Organization, said the Wiz, short for wizard, was the winner of a naming contest. KT received the KBO’s approval for expansion in January this year and will spend 2014 in th...

A pair of key pitchers in the top South Korean baseball league made their season debuts over the weekend following an extensive injury layoff, trying to boost their respective teams' title aspirations. Right-hander Yoon Suk-min of the Kia Tigers made his first appearance of 2013 on Saturday and earned a victory over the Nexen Heroes in relief. Left-handed reliever Park Hee-soo of the SK Wyverns ...

The Kia Tigers traded former MVP-winning outfielder Kim Sang-hyun to the SK Wyverns Monday as part of a two-on-two deal in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The Tigers dealt Kim and left-handed reliever Jin Hae-soo in exchange for right-handers Song Eun-beom and Shin Seung-hyun. Kim and Song are the principal figures of the trade. Kim, 32, was voted league MVP in 2009 after leading the KBO...