Asia Series baseball game in Tokyo

Asia Series baseball game in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Sun Dong Yol (L), manager of South Korea's Samsung Lions, and Bobby Valentine, manager of Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines, shake hands before their Asia Series 2005 baseball game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 10.

4 baseball managers hold new conference before Asian Series

4 baseball managers hold new conference before Asian Series

TOKYO, Japan - China's China Stars Manager James Lefebvre (L), Taiwan's Sinon Bulls Manager Liu Jung-hua (2nd from L), South Korea's Samsung Lions Manager Sun Dong Yol (2nd from R) and Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines Manager Bobby Valentine join hands during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8. The four baseball clubs will compete in the Asia Series 2005 at Tokyo Dome between Nov. 10 and 13.

S. Korean woman, children granted reprieve to stay in Japan

S. Korean woman, children granted reprieve to stay in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Ko Un Yol (C), a 39-year-old South Korean woman, smiles in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 18 after immigration authorities allowed her and her two children to extend their provisional permit to stay in Japan for another month.

4 baseball managers hold new conference before Asian Series

4 baseball managers hold new conference before Asian Series

TOKYO, Japan - China's China Stars Manager James Lefebvre (L), Taiwan's Sinon Bulls Manager Liu Jung-hua (2nd from L), South Korea's Samsung Lions Manager Sun Dong Yol (2nd from R) and Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines Manager Bobby Valentine join hands during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8. The four baseball clubs will compete in the Asia Series 2005 at Tokyo Dome between Nov. 10 and 13. (Kyodo)

Asia Series baseball game in Tokyo

Asia Series baseball game in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Sun Dong Yol (L), manager of South Korea's Samsung Lions, and Bobby Valentine, manager of Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines, shake hands before their Asia Series 2005 baseball game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 10. (Kyodo)

Asia Series baseball game in Tokyo

Asia Series baseball game in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Sun Dong Yol (L), manager of South Korea's Samsung Lions, and Bobby Valentine, manager of Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines, shake hands before their Asia Series 2005 baseball game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 10. (Kyodo)

S. Korean woman, children granted reprieve to stay in Japan

S. Korean woman, children granted reprieve to stay in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Ko Un Yol (C), a 39-year-old South Korean woman, smiles in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 18 after immigration authorities allowed her and her two children to extend their provisional permit to stay in Japan for another month. (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