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Son Ah-seop of the NC Dinos prepares to hit during a game against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in southern Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

NC Dinos' Son Ah-seop ties KBO record with 2,504 career hits

Son Ah-seop of the NC Dinos tied the KBO’s all-time hits record on Wednesday, picking up two knocks against the Doosan Bears to hit a career 2,504.

2024.6.20

Samsung Lions' Kang Min-ho hits a single at the top of the second inning during a game against the LG Twins on Thursday at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in southern Seoul. [YONHAP]

Lions catcher Kang Min-ho breaks Park Yong-taik's record for most KBO games at 2,238

Kang, 38, surpassed the previous record of 2,237 appearances held by storied former LG Twins hitter Park Yong-taik, who retired from professional baseball in 2020.

2024.3.29

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The KBO's latest intake of rookies gather for an orientation event at Daejeon Convention Center in Daejeon on Thursday.

2023.1.12

Clockwise from top left: Yang Joon-hyuk, Park Yong-taik, Kim Ki-tai and Lee Byung-kyu. [KBO]

KBO 40 Legends: Southpaw sluggers

The KBO on Monday announced the final members of the league’s “40 Legend” team, a round-up of the top players of all time. Sometimes power is what a team really needs, and these left-handed sluggers were some of the very best in the business.

2022.9.21

From left: Jeong Keun-woo, Kwak Yoon-gy, Ashton Lansdell and Adrian Gonzalez of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate with the trophy after winning the 2022 FTX MLB Home Run Derby X at Paradise City in Incheon on Saturday. [YONHAP]

LA Dodgers win MLB Home Run Derby X in Seoul

The team representing the Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2022 FTX MLB Home Run Derby X Seoul on Saturday, beating the Boston Red Sox by four runs in the final at Paradise City hotel in Incheon.

2022.9.17

Park Yong-taik waves to the crowd during the FTX MLB Home Run Derby X at Paradise City hotel in Incheon on Saturday. [YONHAP]

KBO legends Park Yong-taik, Jeong Keun-woo to face off in MLB Home Run Derby X final

KBO legends Park Yong-taik and Jeong Keun-woo are set to face off in the final of the 2022 FTX MLB Home Run Derby X Seoul on Saturday evening after the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers won their preliminary rounds at Paradise City Hotel.

2022.9.17

A poster for the 2022 FTX Home Run Derby X 2022 Seoul features KBO legends Lee Seung-yuop, top left, Kim Tae-kyun, top right, Park Yong-taik, bottom right, and Jeong Keun-woo, bottom left. [SPORTS INTELLIGENCE GROUP]

KBO and MLB legends look to go deep as Home Run Derby X arrives in Korea

Major League Baseball arrives in Seoul on Saturday for the first of two events scheduled in Korea this year — the FTX MLB Home Run Derby X.

2022.9.15

Park Yong-taik waves to fans at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in southern Seoul on Sunday. [NEWS1]

LG Twins bid farewell to the KBO's most prolific hitter

More than 600 days after he last appeared on the field, the LG Twins on Sunday finally bid farewell to the most prolific hitter in Korean baseball history, Park Yong-taik.

2022.7.4

Park Yong-taik's 2,500-hit record is likely to last for a while

LG Twins veteran Park Yong-taik picked up his 2,500th career hit on Tuesday, becoming the first player in the history of the KBO to reach the milestone.

2020.10.7

Park Yong-taik of the LG Twins poses for a photo at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in southern Seoul on Sept. 23. [WOO SANG-JO]

The KBO's most prolific hitter prepares to hang up his bat

After 30 years of baseball, LG Twins veteran Park Yong-taik is ready to retire. Having joined the KBO in 2002, Park has managed to maintain an impressive career batting average at .308 with 2,499 hits and 213 runs over 2,221 games.

2020.10.6