Yoo Jee-ho

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By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- The top two clubs in the South Korean baseball standings will clash this weekend for the final time before the midseason break. The LG Twins, in first place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) with a record of 38-25-1 (wins-losses-ties), will visit the Hanwha Eagles (37-27-0) for three games starting Friday at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, some 140 kilometers south of Seoul.

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By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- Kia Tigers slugger Choi Hyoung-woo became the oldest winner of the top monthly prize in South Korean baseball Monday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Choi as the winner of the Player of the Month honor for May. It was Choi's record sixth monthly award, as he broke a tie with his Tigers teammate Yang Hyeon-jong and Samsung Lions first baseman/designated hitter Park Byung-ho. Choi had last won this award for May 2017.

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By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- Since South Korea have already secured their spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, their one remaining qualifying match against Kuwait, scheduled for Tuesday night in Seoul, may not mean much to some players. But for up-and-comers trying to play their way onto the World Cup squad next year, there will be plenty at stake, for this match will signal the start of their internal competition.

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By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- With her LPGA career going nowhere, South Korean player Lee Il-hee went back to school to finish her bachelor's degree last year -- "15 years to finish my degree," in her words -- and even found a job in finance. But Lee, now 36 years old, lasted only 100 days in her new career and then realized, well, she was still good at golf.

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By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Kim Hye-seong has checked off a new box by hitting his first career triple while also making a catch in center field worthy of a highlight reel. Kim batted 1-for-2 in a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Sunday (local time), and that lone hit was a two-run triple in the top of the second inning.