Dodgers' Kim Hye-seong scores twice, steals bag in spring game

Competing for a spot with the Los Angeles Dodgers, South Korean rookie Kim Hye-seong has begun showing signs of life at the plate and on base paths. Kim recorded a hit and a steal while scoring twice as the Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, on Monday (local time). Kim is now batting .222/.323/.333 in 14 spring training games with six runs scored and two steals. Kim, who signed with the Dodgers in January after eight years with the Kiwoom Heroe

March 11, 2025

Son Heung-min's late penalty salvages draw for Tottenham against Bournemouth

Son Heung-min salvaged a draw for Tottenham Hotspur with his second-half penalty in their latest Premier League match at home. Son converted the spot kick in the 84th minute as Spurs eked out a 2-2 draw against AFC Bournemouth at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday. It was Son's seventh goal of the Premier League this season and 11th goal in all competitions. Spurs stayed in 13th place with 34 points from 10 wins, four draws and 14 losses. Son started the match on the bench and watched

March 10, 2025

KBO preseason to open Saturday with pitch clock, other rule changes in play

The prelude to the 2025 regular season in South Korean baseball will begin Saturday, with the pitch clock, the most prominent new feature of the year, set to take effect. All 10 teams in the Korea Baseball Organization are scheduled to play 10 preseason games each from Saturday to March 18. All games were initially scheduled for 1 p.m., but some teams have already asked the league to move their games to the evening hours so that their players can get used to playing under lights before the regul

March 7, 2025

Giants' Lee Jung-hoo hits 2nd homer in spring training; Dodgers' Kim Hye-seong goes hitless

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has raised his spring training batting average to .400 after hitting his second home run of the exhibition season. Lee batted 1-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs in the Giants' 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Thursday. The South Korean sophomore batted third and got the start in center field. He hit a flyout to center in the bottom of the first inning before going deep off Jonathan Cannon with a runner on

March 7, 2025

Son Heung-min quiet as Tottenham lose 1st knockout match at Europa League

Tottenham Hotspur have lost their first knockout match of the UEFA Europa League in the Netherlands, unable to overcome a first-half own goal. Spurs' South Korean skipper Son Heung-min logged 72 unproductive minutes in his team's 1-0 loss to AZ Alkmaar in the opening leg of the round of 16 at AZ Stadion in the Dutch city of Alkmaar on Thursday. Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall put one into his own net in the 18th minute. The Premier League club must win the second leg scheduled for next Thurs

March 7, 2025

Pirates' Bae Ji-hwan homers in 3-hit effort; Giants' Lee Jung-hoo stays hot in spring training

Bae Ji-hwan of the Pittsburgh Pirates launched a home run as part of his three-hit effort in his latest spring training game, as he seeks to make the team's Opening Day roster for later this month. Batting leadoff, Bae went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored, though the Pirates lost to the Boston Red Sox 12-4 at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Florida, on Tuesday (local time). Bae is batting .545 (6-for-11) and has an on-base plus slugging (OPS) of 1.492 through six spring training games. Bae open

March 5, 2025

KBO's top rookie in 2024 trying to cut down on miscues in 2025

Doosan Bears reliever Kim Taek-yeon was the runaway winner of the top rookie prize in the Korea Baseball Organization last year after taking over as the team's closer in June. He went on to record 19 saves and a 2.08 ERA, while showing the kind of poise rare for someone who only turned 19 in the middle of the year. In 2025, expectations are high for Kim, who will be the Bears' closer from Day 1. And Kim himself will count on better numbers than last year. "I will try to cut down on walks and not

March 4, 2025