[SPOTV News = Reporter Choi Min-woo] Seo Geon-chang (35) chose his ‘hometown team’ KIA Tigers rather than his ‘hometown team’ Kiwoom Heroes. The Kiwoom infield is already saturated. It is expected that there will be fierce competition for the starting position. Seo Geon-chang wore the KIA uniform on
[SPOTV News = Sports Team] The late Lee Hyun-sook, mother of Lotte Giants coach Baek Yong-hwan, passes away. 1. Date of death: Monday, January 15, 2024 2. Funeral: Room 5, Funeral Hall, Boramae Hospital, Seoul 3. Death date: January 17, 2024 (Wednesday) 10:00 4. Burial Ground: Seoul Metropolitan Gov
[SPOTV News = Jamsil, Reporter Kim Min-kyung] “The loss to Changwon on October 19 is truly unforgettable. I will hold the loss deep in my heart.” Doosan Bears coach Seung-yeop Lee brought up a painful memory as he announced the start of the 2024 season. Coach Lee still cannot forget the loss in the
[SPOTV News = Reporter Kim Tae-woo] KIA, one of the most noteworthy teams in this year's league, succeeded in reinforcing its infield player base. The main character is Seo Geon-chang (35), who was the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2014 KBO League regular season. While KIA made a move that was n
[SPOTV News = Jamsil, Reporter Kim Min-kyung] “We must each prepare for new attempts and challenges to become winners in a changing environment.” Go Young-seop, the new president of the Doosan Bears, attended the 2024 founding ceremony held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 15th and emphasized that
[SPOTV News = Reporter Shin Won-cheol] The end of my worries was returning to my hometown. Infielder Seo Geon-chang, who played for Kiwoom Heroes and LG Twins but volunteered to be released instead of applying for free agency, is transferring to his hometown team, KIA Tigers. KIA Tigers announced th
[SPOTV News = Reporter Shin Won-cheol] On February 26th (Korean time) last year, the exhibition game between the Atlanta Braves and the Boston Red Sox ended with the score tied at 6-6 due to a 'pitch clock finish', with no winner or loser. The home team, Atlanta, had a chance to load the bases with
[SPOTV News = Reporter Yoon Wook-jae] This is the completion of the best foreign trio of all time. A 15-win left-hander, an undefeated pitcher, and a returning MVP. KT Wiz, who were unfortunately defeated in last year's Korean Series, will once again attempt to conquer the top spot this year with th
[SPOTV News = Reporter Kim Min-kyung] “I wish they spent more (money) on the players.” These are the words left by outfielder Lee Jeong-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants), who successfully advanced to the U.S. Major League this winter, to his former team, Kiwoom Heroes. Last month, Lee Jeong-hoo success
[SPOTV News = Reporter Kim Tae-woo] Last December, when the KBO's last executive committee meeting of 2023 was held, the end was somewhat turbulent due to a system that was not even on the agenda. Some clubs have talked about revising and supplementing the salary cap system, and several clubs are kn
[SPOTV News = Reporter Kim Tae-woo] One of the hot topics at SSG, which calls for a generational change in the entire team, is who will take over the positions of veteran bullpen pitchers. Noh Kyung-eun and Ko Hyo-jun, who had great performances last year, are scheduled to be used again this year, b
[SPOTV News = Reporter Kim Tae-woo] On December 17th last year, KIA announced the news that five of its pitchers were studying abroad in the United States. At the time, KIA announced, 'We are sending five pitchers, Lee Ui-ri, Yoon Young-cheol, Jeong Hae-young, Hwang Dong-ha, and Kwak Do-gyu, as well
[SPOTV News = Reporter Kim Min-kyung] The Doosan Bears built a solid starting lineup last year. He ranked first in the league with a starting ERA of 3.64. The main players of the strongest starting lineup, including foreign one-two punches Raul Alcantara and Brandon Waddell, and domestic ace Kwak Bi
[SPOTV News = Reporter Shin Won-cheol] Numbers 12, 22, 47, and 25. NC Dinos catcher Kim Hyeong-jun chose his fourth uniform number since his professional debut. Last year, while wearing number 47, which Na Seong-beom used, for a while, I wanted to use catcher's position number 2, but this year, I en
[SPOTV News = Reporter Yoon Wook-jae] Isn't all 'C grade' the same as 'C grade'? In this Stove League, the joys and sorrows of players who received FA C grade are mixed. Among the players who exercised their free agency rights after finishing last season, there are a total of seven players who recei
[SPOTV News = Reporter Kim Tae-woo] There is now only one empty spot in the 2024 opening foreign player lineup for the 10 KBO League clubs. There is one KIA foreign pitcher. While the recruitment process is slower than expected, KIA continues to monitor market conditions. As this is an offseason tha
[SPOTV News = Reporter Kim Tae-woo] It was a year that started with motivation, but the results were not so good that it could be said to be the worst season since debut. It wasn't that I didn't try. But the results were sobering. And a professional is a place where only the results are remembered.
[SPOTV News = Hampyeong, Reporter Kim Tae-woo] The coaches told me not to even play catch. Of course, I didn't even think about batting training. It was frustrating, but I had no choice but to follow the coaching staff's concerns as I was well aware of them. When other rehabilitation colleagues or r
[SPOTV News = Hampyeong, Reporter Kim Tae-woo] At KIA's Okinawa finishing camp held in November last year, several KIA rookie players, including catcher Lee Sang-jun, joined and sweated. Although it was not a camp where a large number of first-team players participated, it was still an event where a
[SPOTV News = Reporter Kim Min-kyung] “There are a lot of videos of him throwing a ball on YouTube or social media. When I saw him, he was a pitcher from a different world than me.” Doosan Bears 2022 first round selection left-handed pitcher Lee Byung-hun (21) gave a thumbs up when the story of juni