BTS’ Suga, MLB star Chan Ho Park to join Oakland Athletics as shareholders

BTS member Suga and former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Chan Ho Park are putting their money on the Athletics, formerly the Oakland Athletics...

TVing beefs up sports content, narrowing gap with Netflix

TVing, a South Korean over-the-top (OTT) platform, is beefing up its live sports programming and TV series featuring baseball players to catch up to...

Twenty-something female away team fans lead Korean baseball craze

South Korea’s professional baseball league games enjoyed record-high attendance of more than 10 million this year thanks to the growing number...

Twentysomething women become mainstream Korean baseball fans

South Korea is a fast-aging country, where one in every five people is 65 years old or older. But it is a different story for the country’s pr...

Shinsegae's baseball team on the rise: SSG Landers

Many professional sports teams are not profitable as they incur significant operating costs to secure star players and run related facilities while ...

Shinsegae buys baseball club in quest for retail-sports synergy

The vice-chairman of South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group, Chung Yong-jin, has a reputation of being an early adopter. He's known to be ...