Former Cardinals Playing In KBO 6-9-2020: Jamie Romak Singles, Doubles, Walks, Homers, & Drives In Three Runs

Outta the Park with Jamie Romak https://t.co/RvFSR49XVN pic.twitter.com/BHrAhxLwLE

— Dan Kurtz (@MyKBO) June 9, 2020

Jamie Romak (former Memphis-SK) startedat first base and batted fourth.  3-for-4 with one double, one home run, three RBIs, two runs, and one walk.

SK beat LG 5-3 in 10 innings

Seung-Hwan Oh (former St. Louis-Samsung) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and one walk.

Kiwoom beat Samsung 5-3

Seung-Hwan Oh Eligible To Return From Gambling Suspension Tuesday

The greatest closer in South Korean baseball will be eligible to return from a gambling suspension Tuesday.

Yonhap News Agency

Seung-Hwan Oh To Be Eased Back Into KBO Action

The greatest closer in South Korean baseball history is on track to return from a lengthy suspension next week, but his manager said Wednesday he is in no hurry to throw him into the fire.

Yonhap News Agency

Investment Startups: Matthew Liberature, Zack Thompson Bring New-Look, Left-Left Combo To Cardinals Pitching Revival

Manager Mike Shildt insisted, at least twice, it wasn’t preplanned on the first day of live batting practice to have the final pitcher on the mound be Matthew Liberatore, the Cardinals’ prized prospect acquisition in a trade one rival official called “potentially a coup.”

Birdland

Eugene Koo Is Talking A Different Game

When five-time All-Star and former National League manager of the year Matt Williams made some history Thursday in Korea’s major league, nearby was a familiar face with a familiar smile and, if caught coming out of the dugout, a familiar stride.

Post-Dispatch

Seung-Hwan Oh Makes First Spring Appearance Since KBO Return

Former major league closer Oh Seung-hwan has made his first appearance since returning to the South Korean league last year.

Yonhap News Agency

Mike Shildt Has Best Of Two Worlds; Batting Practice; Cardinals Examine New 'Three-Batter Rule'

Cardinals manager Mike Shildt is pulling a rare double this spring. First, he is charged with trying to lead his team to another division title and then beyond. And there is the matter of his first visit to the altar.

Post-Dispatch

Kwang-Hyun Kim Could Start Games For Cardinals - He Hasn't Had An At-Bat In Ten Years

“Pitchers are hitters, too,” Mike Shildt proclaimed Sunday at spring training, though this was before Kwang-Hyun Kim’s inaugural batting practice as a St. Louis Cardinal.

Hochman

Kwang-Hyun Kim Works Up Sweat In Familiar Colors With Cardinals

South Korean pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun switched teams this offseason, from the SK Wyverns in his native country to the St. Louis Cardinals in the majors. But both teams use red and white as their main colors of their uniforms. And when Kim donned his Cardinals uniform for the first time in spring training Wednesday, it brought back memories in more ways than one.

Yonhap News Agency

Kwang-Hyun Kim Open To 'Any Role' With Cardinals

More than a dozen pitchers have arrived at the Cardinals’ Spring Training facility ahead of Tuesday’s report date, and Monday consisted of informal workouts on the practice field and the mound. Jack Flaherty, Dakota Hudson, John Brebbia and others threw bullpen sessions, while veteran Adam Wainwright warmed up with the Cardinals’ No. 12 prospect, Johan Oviedo.
St. Louis Official Site

The dozen or so journalists who traveled from South Korea to South Florida flocked toward the rock star, the photographers hoping to get an angle the others couldn’t, the writers hoping to get an angle the others couldn’t, either.
Hochman

John Mozeliak Explains Global Perspective Of Cardinals

The Cardinals continue to span the globe for talent.

RetroSimba

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 12-19-19: Tyler Herron Strikes Out Two & Holds Two Inherited Runners On Base Over Two & A Third Scoreless innings; Maikel Cleto Strikes Out Two Over Two Hitless/Scoreless Innings For The Win; Ronny Cedeno Collects Three Singles, One Home Run, & Two RBIs

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Act Sensibly, Add Kwang-Hyun Kim To Arms Supply

The Cardinals were looking to make an opportunistic signing in the pricey free-agent marketplace. Winning the Kwang-Hyun Kim bidding meets that criteria.

Gordo

Cardinals Sign Kwang-Hyun Kim To Two-Year Deal

Looking for depth, flexibility and innings, the Cardinals found their pitcher in Korean left-hander Kwang Hyun Kim.
St. Louis Official Site

The Cardinals, who had only two games started by a lefthanded pitcher this past season, announced the signing of 31-year-old Korean southpaw Kwang Hyun Kim at a Busch Stadium press conference Tuesday afternoon.
Post-Dispatch

Seung-Hwan Oh To Undergo Elbow Surgery On August 23rd

Former major league reliever Oh Seung-hwan will undergo elbow surgery next week, a relatively minor procedure before he can rejoin his former South Korean club.

Yonhap News Agency

With Velocity Dip In Signature Fastball, How Will Seung-Hwan Oh Handle KBO Hitters?

With the passage of time, coupled with an elbow injury, veteran South Korean reliever Oh Seung-hwan is clearly not the pitcher he once was.

Korea Times

Samsung Signed Seung-Hwan Oh To One-Year/$490K Deal

Jeeho Yoo Twitter

Rockies Released Mark Reyonlds & Seung-Hwan Oh

Colorado PR Official Twitter

Rockies Designated Seung-Hwan Oh For An Assignment

Colorado PR Official Twitter

Seung-Hwan Oh Will Have Season-Ending Elbow Surgery

Kyle Newman Twitter