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  • • KBO’s Samsung Lions Sign Connor Seabold
    The Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization announced Friday that they’ve signed former Red Sox and Rockies right-hander Connor Seabold. The Beverly Hills Sports Council client will be guaranteed $900K with another $100K available to him via incentives, per Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. Seabold, 27, was a third-round pick of…...2023
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  • • David McKinnon Signs With KBO’s Samsung Lions
    Former Angels and Athletics corner infielder David MacKinnon has signed with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization, the team announced. Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency tweets that MacKinnon is guaranteed $1MM on the deal — a $900K salary and $100K signing bonus. MacKinnon, who turns 29 today, was a 32nd-round…...2023
  • • KBO’s Samsung Lions To Sign Taylor Widener
    The Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization have agreed to a deal with right-hander Taylor Widener, reports Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap News (Twitter link). Righty Albert Suarez is being released in a corresponding move. Widener has spent the ’23 campaign in South Korea. The former Diamondback signed an offseason deal with the NC Dinos. He started…...2023
  • • Royals Rumblings - News for July 21, 2023
    Why am I using a picture from a 2020 Royals-Indians game? One of these masked men is Adam Plutko, who will appear later in this article | Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Asian Baseball Midseason Check, Part II: KBO Day games are rough. Most outlets figure they can just use the game story to cover their Royals quota for the day. So there’s not a lot of Royals content. But I had a lot...2023
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  • • KBO’s Samsung Lions Re-Sign Three Players
    The Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization announced last night they’ve re-signed all three of their foreign-born players (h/t to Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net). Right-handers David Buchanan and Albert Suarez and outfielder José Pirela all inked new deals for the 2023 campaign. All three players have prior MLB experience. Buchanan made 35 starts for the Phillies from…...2022
  • • A First-Half Recap of the 2022 KBO Season, Part Two
    Featuring the Samsung Lions, Doosan Bears, Lotte Giants, NC Dinos, and Hanwha Eagles....2022
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  • 2023
    "Former Angels and Athletics corner infielder David MacKinnon has signed with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization, the team announced."

  • 2022
    "The Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization announced last night they’ve re-signed all three of their foreign-born players (h/t to Dan Kurtz of MyKBO."

  • 2021
    "Montgomery, now pitching for the Samsung Lions, went berserk after being ejected over the 12-second pitch rule"

  • 2020
    "The 33-year-old Ruf is returning stateside after spending three seasons with the Korea Baseball Organization’s Samsung Lions, who purchased his contract from the Dodgers in February…"

  • 2019
    "The Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization have announced an agreement with infielder Tyler Saladino (hat tip to Dan Kurtz of MyKBO."

  • 2018
    "Joseph consulted with his former teammate, Darin Ruf, who spent the 2017 season playing with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization…"

  • 2017
    "8:59am: The Dodgers have sold the contractual rights of infielder Darin Ruf to the Samsung Lions of…"

  • 2016
    "Righty Anthony Ranaudo has signed a one-year deal with the Korea Baseball Organization’s Samsung Lions, the club announced (h/t Dan Kurtz of MyKBO."

Samsung Lions trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • David McKinnon Signs With KBO’s Samsung Lions
    2023
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  • • Mike Montgomery To Sign With KBO’s Samsung Lions
    Veteran left-hander Mike Montgomery will finalize a contract with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization today, MLBTR has confirmed. Naver Sports in South Korea first reported that a deal between the Lions and the Ballengee Group client was “likely.” Montgomery, 31, was in Spring Training with the Mets but didn’t land a roster…...2021
  • • Giants Sign Darin Ruf
    The Giants have inked first baseman/outfielder Darin Ruf to a minor league contract, Jayson Stark of The Athletic reports. The deal includes an invitation to major league spring training. The 33-year-old Ruf is returning stateside after spending three seasons with the Korea Baseball Organization’s Samsung Lions, who purchased his contract from the Dodgers in February…...2020
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  • • David Buchanan Signs With KBO’s Samsung Lions
    Former MLB hurler David Buchanan has inked a deal with Korea’s Samsung Lions, per Yonhap News (h/t MyKBO’s Dan Kurtz). He’s slated to receive a $100K signing bonus, $600K salary, and $150K incentive package. The 30-year-old Buchanan is now well removed from his time as a big league hurler. He made 34 starts for the…...2020
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  • • Tyler Saladino Signs With KBO’s Samsung Lions
    The Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization have announced an agreement with infielder Tyler Saladino (hat tip to Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net). The deal comes with a $700K salary, a $100K bonus and up to $100K in incentives. The 30-year-old Saladino, a veteran of five major league seasons, will now ply his trade overseas…...2019
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  • • International Notes: McGuire, Kelly, Dominguez
    A few notes on some the market for players heading overseas and (potentially) returning from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball and the Korea Baseball Organization… The Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization announced that they’ve signed righty Deck McGuire, per Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. McGuire will earn a $600K salary in…...2018
  • • Former second-round pick Tommy Joseph signs with KBO team
    Former Phillies first baseman Tommy Joseph has agreed to a one-year contract with the LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports (via Twitter). The Jet Sports client will be guaranteed $1M on the contract — the maximum amount for which a foreign player can sign for his first year in the KBO. Meanwhile, former Twins and Red Sox right-hander Justin Haley has sig...2018
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  • • Cubs select Allen Webster, transfer Brandon Morrow to 60-Day DL
    The Cubs have selected the contract of right-hander Allen Webster and moved Brandon Morrow to the 60-day disabled list to open a roster spot, according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune. Chicago had announced Tuesday that Morrow would not return in 2018.Now 28 years of age, Webster was once rated as one of the game’s top overall prospects but has never lived up to that considerable potential...2018
  • • NL East Notes: Joseph, Fedde, deGrom, Marlins
    Despite the fact that he’s left without a clear role on the Phillies, Tommy Joseph turned away “serious interest” from teams in Japan and Korea this offseason, reports Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia. Joseph consulted with his former teammate, Darin Ruf, who spent the 2017 season playing with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization and raked at a .315/.396/.569 clip. Ruf reco...2018
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Samsung Lions stats and results

  • • Royals Rumblings - News for July 21, 2023
    2023
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  • • Cubs select Allen Webster, transfer Brandon Morrow to 60-Day DL
    2018

Top Samsung Lions news

  • • Giants Sign Darin Ruf
    2020
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  • • Tyler Saladino Signs With KBO’s Samsung Lions
    2019
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  • • Dodgers Sell Contract Of Darin Ruf To KBO’s Samsung Lions
    9:12am: The Lions have already announced the move, as Jee-ho Yoo of Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reports. Ruf will earn $1.1MM in 2017 — a significant step up from what he’d have earned in the Majors or minors. 8:59am: The Dodgers have sold the contractual rights of infielder Darin Ruf to the Samsung Lions of…...2017
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  • • Anthony Ranaudo Signs With KBO’s Samsung Lions
    Righty Anthony Ranaudo has signed a one-year deal with the Korea Baseball Organization’s Samsung Lions, the club announced (h/t Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net, on Twitter). The 27-year-old, who was released by the White Sox to pursue the opportunity, will earn a $1.05MM salary. Once a top-100 prospect in the Red Sox organization, Ranaudo has seen…...2016
  • • Tim Adleman Signs With KBO’s Samsung Lions
    The Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization announced today that they’ve signed right-hander Tim Adleman to a one-year deal worth $1.05MM (via Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency). The Reds haven’t announced the move, but Adleman was still on Cincinnati’s 40-man roster, so they’ll likely receive financial compensation from the Lions for…...2017
  • • David Buchanan Signs With KBO’s Samsung Lions
    2020
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  • • Korea’s Samsung Lions Acquire Arnold Leon
    The Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization have acquired right-hander Arnold Leon. Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net noted on Twitter that a move was in the works, and it’s since been announced by the team (via Yonhap News). Leon, 27, had been pitching for the Blue Jays’ organization, which acquired him from the A’s for…...2016
  • • NL East Notes: Joseph, Fedde, deGrom, Marlins
    Despite the fact that he’s left without a clear role on the Phillies, Tommy Joseph turned away “serious interest” from teams in Japan and Korea this offseason, reports Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia. Joseph consulted with his former teammate, Darin Ruf, who spent the 2017 season playing with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization…...2018
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Samsung Lions schedule, game

  • • Royals Rumblings - News for July 21, 2023
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  • • KBO/NPB Notes: Rucinski, C. Stewart, N. Soto
    We’re nearing the start of the 2020 season for the Korea Baseball Organization, whose campaign will begin at 1 a.m. ET on Tuesday with fives games set to take place. If you’re still awake then, you’ll be able to catch the NC Dinos-Samsung Lions matchup on ESPN, which reached a broadcast deal with the KBO…...2020
  • • Giants Sign Darin Ruf
    2020
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