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Robles playing in Dominican, Nolin heading to Korea

January 08, 2022, 4:49pm

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

Robles playing in Dominican, Nolin heading to Korea

Whether spring training starts on time or not, Victor Robles will report to West Palm Beach with some game experience already under his belt this winter. Robles is now playing in the Dominican Winter League, added to Aguilas CibaeÃ±as' playoff roster earlier in the week and already making the highlight reel in the outfield. The Nationals center fielder threw out a runner at second base in his debut game, retrieving a drive off the wall and making a perfect throw to the delight of the crowd...

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Thames embraced Korean culture, food and how game was played

May 15, 2020, 3:25am

Byron Kerr

Nationals

Thames embraced Korean culture, food and how game was played

Nationals first baseman Eric Thames did not play Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2016. In 2013, he worked his way through the minor leagues and played in the Venezuelan Winter League. Then, from 2014 to 2016, he took a chance and accepted a contract to play in the Korea Baseball Organization for the NC Dinos. The move paid off. Thames rediscovered his game with the Dinos, crushing 124 homers with 382 RBIs in 390 games. With the KBO games being televised for audiences in the United States,...

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Quick check-in on the KBO (and a possible MLB season plan)

May 09, 2020, 9:35am

Steve Melewski

Orioles

Quick check-in on the KBO (and a possible MLB season plan)

The Korea Baseball Organization season is underway. It is nearly a week old and began without any fans in the stands. For now, it will stay that way and we'll see if that changes at some point. I haven't watched a lot of KBO action yet, but I've enjoyed what I have seen. I admire the ESPN announcers for calling games at 1 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. from their homes and doing such a good job. As for games without crowds, let me first say I want the fans back. All of them, when it becomes safe to do...

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As KBO season begins, Thames optimistic for MLB's chances

May 06, 2020, 8:15pm

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

As KBO season begins, Thames optimistic for MLB's chances

Eric Thames, like so many other baseball players, media members and fans, turned on his television late Monday night to watch a real, live ballgame between two professional teams. And like so many others who tuned in, Thames was mortified by the sight of a tarp covering the infield at Daegu Samsung Lions Park. "Initially I was angry, because it was a rain delay!" the Nationals slugger said with a laugh. "I turned it on and was like, some baseball finally ... and I turn it on and it's a rain...

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From player to coach: Collin Woody makes transition on O's farm

May 04, 2020, 3:38pm

Steve Melewski

Orioles

From player to coach: Collin Woody makes transition on O's farm

The day will come for all professional baseball players. Through their choice or a team's decision, their playing days will end. Sooner for some than others. Being told you are not good enough to continue would be not easy for anyone to hear. For 25-year-old Collin Woody, the words came late in spring training in 2019. A 38th-round draft pick by the Orioles in 2016 out of UNC-Greensboro, Woody played from 2016 through 2018. He never hit over .226. He had a 228-game career that reached as high...

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Former Oriole Tyler Wilson ready to go as baseball returns in Korea (with video)

May 03, 2020, 6:27pm

Steve Melewski

Orioles

Former Oriole Tyler Wilson ready to go as baseball returns in Korea (with video)

While Major League Baseball hopes to have a season at some point later this year, one pro baseball league will be starting a new season tomorrow. The 10 teams in the Korea Baseball Organization open a 144-game season that will run through Nov. 2. The KBO started with six teams in 1982. The Doosan Bears are the defending league champions and they've won the league in three of the last five years. The league was set to open its season on March 28, but just like with MLB, the KBO ended spring...