Head coach Cho Sung-hwan expressed his disappointment. Incheon United drew 1-1 with FC Seoul in the 17th round of the Hana OneQ K League 1 2023 at the Incheon Football Stadium on July 7 at 7:30 pm. With the win, Incheon leapfrogged into ninth place with four wins, seven draws, and six losses (19 points)…
‘Never a dull moment’ Pitch Clock → ‘97.8%↓ in ultra-long games’
먹튀검증 The first season with the pitch clock. The effect was dramatic. There was a 97.8% reduction in games longer than three and a half hours, which can lead to spectator and viewer fatigue. The Major League Baseball office compared game lengths from the 2022 season to this season based on results through Day 69,…
“I’ll make it up to you with baseball,” says the 2004 rookie in his first coffee…
Kiwoom Heroes rookie catcher Kim Dong-heon received his first gift of coffee tea. Kim was thanked by many players before the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League game against the LG Twins at Gocheok Sky Dome on July 7. The seniors, who each received a cup of tea, greeted him with “I’ll drink it well!”…
Already clawing…baby tiger…clawing.
The claws of the ‘baby tiger’ are sharpening. The pace of growth for Kia Motors Baseball’s top rookie Yoon Young-cheol (19-photo) has accelerated. Selected by KIA with the second overall pick in the first round of the 2023 KBO League Rookie Draft, Yoon was already labeled a “complete pitcher” in high school. Last year, as…
320 Billion Superstar Called by ‘Master’ Pochettino…Chelsea-PSG talks begin
Chelsea are looking to sign Neymar (31-Paris Saint-Germain). Neymar wore a Barcelona shirt in 2013-14 after playing for Santos. After forming a formidable attacking line with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, Neymar moved to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 2017. PSG paid a shocking €222 million transfer fee for Neymar, making him the most expensive player…
SON’s new manager finally signs four-year deal with Tottenham… “Longest contract agreed since Pochettino”
Son Heung-min (30) finally has a new coach. Enzi Postecoglu (57), who coached Oh Hyun-gyu (22), has left Celtic to become Tottenham’s new head coach. Tottenham officially announced Postecoglou’s appointment through their official channel on June 6 (KST). “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Postecoglou as the new manager of Tottenham Hotspur,”…
Park Joo-ho leaves the field after 16 years…”I have no retirement regrets, I want to give 100 points for my career”
No regrets. Park Joo-ho (36) wrapped up his final press conference as a player with a smile at his retirement press conference. Suwon FC lost 1-3 to Ulsan Hyundai in the 17th round of the Hana WonQ K League 1 2023 at Suwon Sports Complex at 4:30 p.m. on June 6. It was a farewell…
26-year-old infielder Zechin Ohtani aims to make ML history…82 years in the making
Can someone join the ranks of the “last four hitters”? Luis Arajuez, 26, of the Miami Marlins, is trying to break the 82-year-old record. Arajuez went 4-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in the Marlins’ 9-6 win over the Kansas City Royals on June 6. That pushed his batting average to a whopping…
Out of shape but focused, ‘Oh Seung-hwan’s 500th save’ stuns Samsung Widener to end 4-game NC streak
The Samsung Lions snapped the NC Dinos’ four-game winning streak in the first game of the midweek. Samsung won its first midweek game against NC 9-6 at Lions Park in Daegu on Saturday. Despite losing Koo Ja-rook and Kim Dong-jin to hamstring strains, the bats came alive in every inning. They scored a whopping nine…
‘ERA 3.41→4.22→11.57’ What the heck is going on with the KBO’s longest tenured pitcher?
Kiwoom Heroes’ Eric Yokishi (34) hasn’t been able to break out of his slump. Yokishi took the mound against the LG Twins in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Saturday, giving up six runs on 10 hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 4⅔ innings. 먹튀검증…