Choo Shin-soo collected 3 hits and Joey Gallo homered twice, but the Texas Rangers still fell to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. The loss was the Rangers’ fourth straight. Texas Rangers leadoff hitter Choo Shin-soo batting in a game on August 1, 2017. (Yonhap)Choo batted in his customary leadoff spot, but was given the day off from playing the field, slotting in at designated hitter.Choo singled in his first two at-bats in the 1st and 3rd innings, but was left stranded both times. He flew

The Chicago Cubs 16-4 blowout victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks was a full team effort, as every Cubs batter contributed at least one hit to the team’s victory.But of all of the 17 hits collected by Cubs hitters during the game, perhaps the most surprising was a third inning home run hit by Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester, the first of his career.  Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester throwing a pitch on July 23, 2017. (Yonhap)Lester became notable for his hitting during the 2015 season

Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kim Hyun-soo hits a double in a game on August 1, 2017. (Yonhap)Kim Hyun-soo collected his first hit as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies, a double, against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.Kim, who was traded from the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, was making his second start in his new uniform. He batted in the eighth spot in the lineup as the Phillies’ designated hitter. He got his first plate appearance in the second inning with one out, and

Christian Vazquez’s first home run of the season was a big one, a three-run walk-off to give his Boston Red Sox a 12-10 victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.In a way it seemed fitting that the light-hitting Vazquez, who is slugging a paltry .365, hit the game-winning home run off Cleveland closer Cody Allen, who is generally lights-out. The game had already been one of unexpected turns and subverted expectations, and Vazquez’s home run was the perfect nightcap. Boston Red

After toiling for years and bouncing from league to league, Nexen Heroes starting pitcher Jake Brigham seems to have finally found his stride. Brigham has been stellar for Nexen in the second half of the Korean Baseball Organization season, and was recently named player of the week for the final week of July. Nexen Heroes starting pitcher Jake Brigham delivers a pitch in a game on July 25, 2017. (Yonhap)The 29-year-old Brigham began his professional baseball journey in 2006, when he was drafted

Lotte Giants starter Song Seung-jun allowed only 2 runs in his Tuesday night start against the LG Twins, but the 2 runs were all LG starter Kim Dae-hyun and the LG bullpen would need as they blanked the Lotte offense for a 2-0 victory.Song scattered two walks and nine hits over his five innings, striking out six. He fell to 6-3 on the year, but improved his ERA to 3.75.LG shortstop Oh Ji-hwan drove in the only runs of the game with a second inning home run and a third inning double, going 2-for-

The Lotte Giants have gained a reputation as a power-hitting team, and they have the bats to back it up, with names like Lee Dae-ho, Kang Min-ho, Jeon Joon-woo and Choi Jun-seok. But Lotte is not just a one-dimensional team of sluggers; they also have players, like center fielder Na Kyung-min, who are defined not by their power, but by their hustle and scrappy play.Na took a circuitous path to join the Giants. He graduated high school in 2009 and signed with the Chicago Cubs to try and make in M

INCHEON -- Despite breaking a national record and setting new standards for South Korean swimmers at the recent world championships, youngster Kim Seo-yeong said she has a lot of regrets from her performance.But the 23-year-old isn't about to dwell on past mistakes. Rather, she's determined to learn from her shortcomings. South Korean swimmer Kim Seo-yeong speaks to reporters at Incheon International Airport on Aug. 1, 2017. (Yonhap)Kim and the rest of the national swimming team returned home fr

INCHEON -- With each passing race, South Korean swimmer An Se-hyeon feels her dream is getting bigger and bigger.The 21-year-old enjoyed a breakout performance at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, last month. She finished fourth in the 200-meter butterfly in 2:06.67, just 0.65 second out of bronze, and fifth in the 100m butterfly in 57.07 seconds. Both times were national records, and the fourth place finish in the 200m fly was the best placement ever by a South Korean

INCHEON -- Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan failed to capture any medals at this year's world championships held last month, but that wasn't even his biggest regret.At 27, a relatively advanced age for a freestyle swimmer, Park knows he just might have raced in his last world championships. And he now wishes he would have enjoyed himself a little more.Park returned home with the rest of the national team from the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. It was Park's

The United States said Tuesday it's bringing an unprecedented gala to Seoul to celebrate the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and show support for the organizers of the 2018 event together with American troops stationed in South Korea.The U.S. Olympic Committee is hosting the "Team USA WinterFest" event at the Yongsan base of the U.S. Forces Korea on Feb. 19 next year during the Olympics."The connection between Team USA, and the military is very, very strong," Patrick Sandusky, the committee's chief

South Korean baseball club NC Dinos said Tuesday their manager Kim Kyung-moon will be sidelined indefinitely with a benign brain tumor.The Korea Baseball Organization club said Kim has been diagnosed with a small benign tumor in his pituitary gland. The Dinos said while an operation won't be necessary, Kim has been advised to take a few more days of rest.Kim left last Friday's game against the KT Wiz in Suwon, some 45 kilometers south of Seoul, with dizziness and symptoms of acute indigestion. H

On what would have been Jose Fernandez’s 25th birthday, his friend and Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez stepped onto the mound at Fernandez’ old home, Marlins Park in Miami, and pitched a gem befitting of the Marlins’ erstwhile ace, throwing eight innings of no-hit ball, and striking out 5.Fernandez, who died in a boating accident last September, was remembered by the 18,962 fans in attendance, including his daughter, mother and grandmother.  Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Go

The Los Angeles Dodgers were the biggest buyers during the deadline for the Major League Baseball player-trade on Monday, adding pitching reinforcements to solidify an already strong roster as the presumptive World Series favorites. The Dodgers, in first place in the National League West at 74-31 with a commanding 14 game lead, were already a virtual lock for the playoffs. Playoff predictors from sites such as Fangraphs and FiveThirtyEight both put the Dodgers at over 99 percent odds to take the

South Korea's football governing body said Tuesday it doesn't plan to adopt a new penalty shootout format this year in its cup competition.The Korea Football Association said its officials discussed using the new "ABBA" penalty shootout system in its competitions, but it has yet to decide on the details, adding that this year's FA Cup will go with the traditional "ABAB" pattern, in which teams take turns in a shootout.Under the "ABBA" system, a player from the first team takes a penalty, followe

New South Korea football coach Shin Tae-yong is looking to call up China-based national players early for upcoming World Cup qualifiers as he plans to visit the neighboring country later this week.Shin, who took the helm of the men's senior squad last month, will travel to China with his assistant Kim Nam-il on Friday to check on the South Korean players there, according to a Korea Football Association official Tuesday. The 46-year-old head coach will watch the Chinese Super League match between

South Korean outfielder Kim Hyun-soo drew three walks in his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies.Kim, traded by the Baltimore Orioles last Friday (local time), made his first appearance for the Phillies against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Monday. Batting seventh and playing left field, Kim went 0-for-1 with three walks.His batting average for the season is .230.The first two of the walks came against Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz in the second and third inning

South Korean golfer Lee Mi-hyang, the latest LPGA Tour winner, soared to a season-high No. 33 in the women's world rankings released Tuesday.Lee jumped 16 spots from the previous week, thanks to her come-from-behind victory at the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open.The 24-year-old rallied from six shots down at the start of the final round to capture her second career LPGA win. This was the largest final round comeback on the tour this year.Lee is the third consecutive South Korean c

The top South Korean baseball league said Monday it will open its annual draft to overseas-based amateurs and ex-professionals with Korean passports.The Korea Baseball Organization said it started accepting applications on Monday, and the deadline is Aug. 11. The draft is Sept. 11.Those who finished high school in South Korea and played for foreign professional clubs without having competed in the KBO may enter the draft, as long as their initial pro contract expired before Jan. 31, 2016.Oversea

South Korean football coach Hwang Sun-hong said Monday local fans should not be too critical of their pro football All-Star team's disappointing loss to the Vietnamese under-22 national team.The All-Star team of the top-flight K League Classic fell 1-0 to the Vietnamese team for the 29th Southeast Asian Games in a friendly match at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on Saturday.Although this match was tagged as the 2017 K League All-Star Game, it was also considered to be an international showdow