Tag: texas rangers

texas rangers

Latest News

Choo Shin-soo throws first pitch for ex-team Texas Rangers

Ex-Texas Rangers All-Star Choo Shin-soo threw out the ceremonial first pitch for his former club. Choo tossed the first pitch before the Rangers' home game against the Cleveland Guardians at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.

2025.8.23

Kim Seong-Jun of the Texas Rangers talks to the media after signing with the team at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on May 18. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Korean high school player Kim Seong-jun signs with Texas Rangers

A Korean two-way prospect has signed with the Texas Rangers, hoping to become his country's equivalent of the Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani.

2025.5.19

Most popular

Choo Shin-soo poses with a commemorative No. 17 jersey featuring a list of major milestones in his career during a press conference in Incheon on Thursday. [NEWS1]

Former All-Star Choo Shin-soo retires after 20 years in MLB, KBO

After 16 seasons in the big leagues and four more in the KBO, former MLB All-Star Choo Shin-soo officially called it a career on Thursday.

2024.11.8

Choo Shin-soo of the SSG Landers walks to the dugout after the last regular season at-bat of his professional career at the bottom of the eighth at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Monday. [NEWS1]

Veteran slugger and MLB All-Star Choo Shin-soo makes final KBO appearance

Choo Shin-soo, the most successful Korean hitter in Major League history, made the final regular season appearance of his stories career at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Monday.

2024.10.1

Clockwise from top left: The Texas Rangers celebrate winning the World Series on Nov. 1. The Hanshin Tigers celebrate winning the Japan Series on Nov. 5. The Wei Chuan Dragons celebrate in a graphic released by the club following their Taiwan Series win on Nov. 12. The LG Twins celebrate winning the Korean Series on Nov. 13. [SCREEN CAPTURE; AFP; EPA/YONHAP]

Don't call it a comeback — long droughts end across the baseball world

It was the year of the comebacks in global baseball, with the winners of the World Series, Japan Series, Korean Series and Taiwan Series all snapping lengthy droughts to win their championship titles.

2023.11.14

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Josh Sborz celebrates after winning Game 5 of the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday in Phoenix. The Rangers won 5-0 to win the series 4-1. [AP/YONHAP]

Texas Rangers win first World Series in Game 5 triumph over Arizona

After five stadiums, roughly two dozen managers and 10,033 games, the Rangers are champions.

2023.11.2

Rough start

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin works against the Texas Rangers during the first inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Tuesday. Ryu gave up three runs on five hits in six innings of work, earning his third loss of the season

2023.9.13

Gwangju's favorite son Yang Hyeon-jong rejoins the Tigers

Major league returnee Yang Hyeon-jong has rejoined the Kia Tigers on a four-year-deal worth 10.3 billion won ($8.7 million), the club announced Friday.

2021.12.24

Yang Hyeon-jong arrives at Incheon International Airport on Oct. 5. [YONHAP]

Tigers again fail to agree contract terms with Yang Hyeon-jong

Yang Hyeon-jong's highly-anticipated return to the Kia Tigers is still up in the air, with the club reporting Wednesday that the two parties had still not agreed on his new contract after five rounds of negotiations.

2021.12.23

Contract talks delay Yang's prodigal son return to Gwangju

After an attempt to break the majors, Yang Hyeon-jong was expected to quickly ease back into life with the Tigers. But that homecoming isn't going smoothly, with reports Wednesday that the two parties are struggling to agree contract terms.

2021.12.15