Choo Shin-Soo

Japan will face South Korea tonight at 9:30est to determine the WBC champions. Japan is defending this title which they acquired in 2006 and will place Hisashi Iwakuma on the mound to face Korea’s Jung Keun Bong . At first it may seem difficult to care about a bunch of players whose names you can’t pronounce but when you look into the pride and competitive nature of these to teams its easy to see why this has the makings to be an instant classic. Japan carries many familiar MLB names on their roster Kosuke Fukudome (cubs), Kenji Johjima (Mariners), Akinori Iwamura (Rays), Daisuke Matsuzaka ... Read Full Story

South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-Soo was cleared Wednesday to keep playing in the World Baseball Classic after being examined by Cleveland Indians team doctors. Choo had been bothered by a sore left triceps muscle and the Major League Baseball club worried the injury might have some connection to 2007 ligament transplant surgery in his left elbow. "He had a full examination, and all went well," Indians general manager Mark Shapiro said. "We had an uneasy feeling with him on a different continent. He said he was sore, but now it is all gone. "With our attention to detail in this organization regarding medical issues, ... Read Full Story

The World Baseball Classic belongs to Japan. Again. Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki hit a two-out, two-run single in the top of the 10th, and Japan beat reigning Olympic champion South Korea 5-3 Monday night to win its second straight WBC title before a boisterous crowd of 54,846 at Dodger Stadium. The Japanese won the inaugural tournament three years ago, beating Cuba 10-6 in the finals at Petco Park in San Diego. South Korea had tied the game at 3 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth on Lee Bum-ho's run-scoring single off Japanese closer Yu Darvish (2-1), who got in trouble ... Read Full Story

Venezuela has a roster full of big-leaguers, South Korea just one. Nevertheless, the reigning Olympic champions reached the finals of the second World Baseball Classic with ease Saturday night. Cleveland Indians outfielder Choo Shin-Soo hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run first, Yoon Suk-Min allowed two runs in 6 1-3 innings, and South Korea beat mistake-prone Venezuela 10-2 at Dodger Stadium before an enthusiastic crowd of 43,378 that included Commissioner Bud Selig. Kim Tae-Kyun added a two-run homer off loser Carlos Silva in the second for South Korea, which meets the winner of Sunday night's semifinal matchup between defending WBC champion Japan and ... Read Full Story

September 8, 2009 by Hallyuwood   Filed under News The Wonder Girls took part in America’s pastime when they visited Progressive Field, home of South Korean player Choo Shin-soo, who plays for the Cleveland Indians. During their introduction, The Wonder Girls, all dressed in Indians’ jacket and short, sang the baseball classic ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ and went on to the pitchers mound where Sunye had the honor in the throwing the ceremonial first pitch. The Indians played host to the Minnesota Twins during the day. It was learned that Shin Soo Choo’s favorite singers were the Wonder Girls and he ... Read Full Story