Yoo Jee-ho
Sports Writer at Yonhap News Agency (English)
English sports writer for @YonhapNews in Seoul. 2 World Cups, 3 WBCs, 5 Asian Games, 6 Olympic Games. The lucky guy who gets paid to watch sports. 🇰🇷🇨🇦
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en.yna.co.kr | Yoo Jee-ho
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The Kiwoom Heroes announced Thursday their outfielder Yasiel Puig will be out with a left rotator cuff injury. Heroes manager Hong Won-ki told reporters that Puig had suffered the injury in his slide back to the first base bag on a pickoff attempt during a game against the Doosan Bears at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. The play occurred during the bottom of the second inning.
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13 hours ago |
en.yna.co.kr | Yoo Jee-ho
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants now has a trio of three-hit games this season. Lee batted 3-for-4 and scored a run as the Giants defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wednesday (local time). Lee raised his team-best batting average from .315 to .333. He also leads the Giants in slugging percentage with .581, on-base plus slugging with .969, and runs scored with 21.
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en.yna.co.kr | Yoo Jee-ho
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Gwangju FC will try to add a new chapter to their underdog story when they take on a heavily favored Saudi Arabian opponent in a knockout match at the top Asian club football tournament this week.
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en.yna.co.kr | Yoo Jee-ho
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- LG Twins starter Song Seung-ki was so locked in on the mound Wednesday, as he mowed down one NC Dinos hitter after another, that he didn't realize he hadn't given up a hit until after completing the sixth inning. Before the game, Song had made up his mind that he would only focus on retiring one batter at a time and not worry about finer details.
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en.yna.co.kr | Yoo Jee-ho
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A day after suffering their first losing streak of the season, the LG Twins bounced right back with a near no-hitter at home Wednesday. Starter Song Seung-ki fired six no-hit frames, and three relievers gave up just one hit, as the Twins emerged with a 3-0 win over the NC Dinos before 17,828 fans at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul.
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One team beats the other team 12-2 on KBO Opening Day. And this is what fans of those teams do together outside the stadium after that game. 👏 https://t.co/CjVwJjbekB
Some random info: Former #STLCards pitcher Kwang-Hyun Kim (aka KK, remember him??) will be the highest-paid player in the KBO in 2025. Will make roughly $2.05 million US (3 billion Korean won). Kim played for the Cards on a two-year, $8 million deal, from 2020 to 2021.
In which I talk about my love of the Leafs, running into ex-NHL stars during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea (Larionov, Chelios, Ferraro), growing up playing baseball with and against future KBO stars👇 Thank you @Douglas_T_Hill for the rare chance to talk about my story
I had a terrific Conversation this week with South Korean sports fan (and journalist) @Jeeho_1. His is a truly remarkable story and I hope you give it a listen. https://t.co/NEWBCIdxNw https://t.co/kITQxE2uIV