The Arizona Diamondbacks rode ‘KBO alum’ Merrill Kelly to the World Series .Arizona defeated the Texas Rangers 9-1 in Game 2 of the 2023 Major League Baseball World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Monday (June 29).The win evened the World Series at one game apiece after a 5-6, walk-off loss in…
Month: October 2023
Kelly becomes first pitcher in history to win both KS and WS
Baseball’s ‘reverse export myth’ Merrill Kelly (35, Arizona Diamondbacks) became the first pitcher in history to win both the Korean Baseball Organization’s (KBO) Korean Series (KS) and Major League Baseball’s (MLB) World Series (WS). Kelly pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, striking out nine and giving up one run (one earned) in a 9-1 victory…
Embiid, Maxi side-by-side for 34 points, NBA Philly wins first game with or without them
Joel Embiid and Tyreese Maxey combined for 34 points as the National Basketball Association (NBA) Philadelphia 76ers earned their first win of the new season. The Sixers defeated the Toronto Raptors 114-107 on the road in the 2023-2024 NBA regular season on Monday (Jan. 29) at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After falling short…
Oh Chang-rok wins 14th career Halla Jangsa title at Kim Hongdo Jangsa Wrestling Tournament
Oh Chang-rok (MG Sae-mae Village Bank) won his 14th career Halla Jangsa (105㎏ and under) title at the Withers Pharma 2023 Folk Wrestling Ansan Kim Hongdo Jangsa Wrestling Tournament. Oh won the title by defeating Park Min-gyo (Yongin Special City Hall) 3-1 in the deciding match at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do,…
Horseback Riding Class for Multicultural Families
Seogwipo City announced on the 27th that it is operating a healing horseback riding program for vulnerable groups such as multicultural families.The program provides horseback riding experience and education for multicultural families, single-parent families, and people with disabilities, and Seogwipo City supports 450,000 won (90%) of the 500,000 won tuition fee. Vulnerable groups such as…
LG pitcher Plutko departs Korea “I’m grateful beyond words”
Adam Plutko (32), a right-handed foreign pitcher for the LG Twins of the Korean Baseball Organization who was unable to pitch in the Korean Series due to a pelvic contusion, left South Korea on the 27th and returned to the United States.The LG Twins announced on their social media that Plutko, who has been rehabilitating,…
Kajiwara’s walls were high as badminton’s Yoo Soo-soo wins Para AG silver
South Korean badminton sensation Yoo Soo-soo (Sport Class WH2-Korea Disability Employment Service) was held off by world No. 1 Daiki Kajiwara of Japan to win a silver medal at the Hangzhou 2022 Para Asian Games.Yoo lost 0-2 (15-21 9-21) to Kajiwara in the men’s badminton singles final on Sunday at Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang…
Changnyeong County designated as Korea’s No. 1 Hot Spring City to boost hot spring tourism
Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea’s representative hot spring city, has received the designation of ‘Korea’s Representative Hot Spring City No. 1’ from the government.On the 27th, the county announced that Sung Nak-in, the county’s governor, received the designation from Vice Minister of the Interior and Safety Kogi Dong at the ‘2023 Korea Hot Spring Industry Expo’ hosted…
MGM China Holdings, a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, announces an agreement to modify and extend credit facilities
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today announced that its 51% stake subsidiary MGM China Holdings Limited has agreed to revise and rewrite its senior credit facility contract in Hong Kong dollars in principle with lenders to extend it by $1 billion and extend its maturity by 18 months. The modified and extended facility consists of…
Galaxy Macao Phase 2—Middle-class, Expanding to mass market
Galaxy Macao announced that it will focus on services in the non-casino sector in its ongoing Phase 2 investment project. This phase will target middle-class people in inland China with shopping facilities, restaurants, entertainment facilities, and exhibition/convention services. Galaxy Macao held a press conference on the 31st and revealed the second phase of the project,…