Lotte ties up with team from China league

Lotte ties up with team from China league

BEIJING, China - The Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League and the Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization signed a three-way business tie-up agreement with the Beijing China Hope Stars of the Chinese baseball league on March 23 in Beijing. Lotte acting owner Akio Shigemitsu (R) shows off the Chinese team uniform after the signing.

Lotte ties up with team from China league

Lotte ties up with team from China league

BEIJING, China - The Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League and the Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization signed a three-way business tie-up agreement with the Beijing China Hope Stars of the Chinese baseball league on March 23 in Beijing. Lotte acting owner Akio Shigemitsu (R) shows off the Chinese team uniform after the signing. (Kyodo)

Japan Series MVP Lee takes aim at U.S. major leagues

Japan Series MVP Lee takes aim at U.S. major leagues

Lee Dae Ho, first baseman of Japan's Pacific League baseball club SoftBank Hawks and MVP of the recently completed Japan Series, poses during a press conference in Seoul on Nov. 3, 2015. Lee, a two-time Triple Crown winner in the Korean Baseball Organization who has played the past four seasons in Japan, said he wants to play in the U.S. major leagues next season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan Series MVP Lee takes aim at U.S. major leagues

Japan Series MVP Lee takes aim at U.S. major leagues

Lee Dae Ho, first baseman of Japan's Pacific League baseball club SoftBank Hawks and MVP of the recently completed Japan Series, speaks at a news conference in Seoul on Nov. 3, 2015. Lee, a two-time Triple Crown winner in the Korean Baseball Organization who has played the past four seasons in Japan, said he wants to play in the U.S. major leagues next season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Sun Dong Yol to manage S. Korea at 2020 Olympics

Baseball: Sun Dong Yol to manage S. Korea at 2020 Olympics

Former star pitcher Sun Dong Yol, seen in this undated photo, will manage the South Korean national baseball team toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when the sport will make a comeback to the Summer Games, the Korea Baseball Organization said on July 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo