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, May 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball league announced Monday it has surpassed 3 million in regular-season attendance in the fewest games in its history. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said its 2025 season attendance reached 3,061,937 after a record 175 games. The previous mark for the fewest games to 3 million was 190 games from the 2012 season. The KBO earlier reached the 1 million and then the 2 million marks in a record-setting pace, too.
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en.yna.co.kr | Yoo Jee-ho
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Bayern Munich and their South Korean defender Kim Min-jae have locked down the Bundesliga title for the 2024-2025 season with time to spare. Bayer 04 Leverkusen, trying to chase down Bayern Munich, settled for a 2-2 draw against SC Freiburg in their Bundelisga action at Europa-Park Stadion in Freiburg, Germany, on Sunday (local time).
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en.yna.co.kr | Yoo Jee-ho
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hae-ran has captured her third career LPGA title in Utah in wire-to-wire fashion. Ryu shot a bogey-free final round of eight-under 64 to win the inaugural Black Desert Championship at Black Desert Golf Course in Ivins, Utah, on Sunday (local time) at 26-under 262. Ryu, who had six birdies and an eagle, beat Esther Henseleit of Germany and Yin Ruoning of China by five strokes.
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en.yna.co.kr | Yoo Jee-ho
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details in paras 2-3, photos)By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean infielder Kim Hye-seong has made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers after getting called up from the minors. Kim entered the game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta on Saturday (local time) in the bottom of the ninth inning as a defensive replacement.
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en.yna.co.kr | Yoo Jee-ho
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The two-time major champion Bryson DeChambeau was crowned the inaugural winner of LIV Golf Korea on Sunday. DeChambeau shot six-under 66 in the final round at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, some 30 kilometers west of Seoul, to finish at 19-under after 54 holes at the first LIV Golf tournament held in South Korea.
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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