American League MVP-turned slugger Jose Abreu (37) of the Houston Astros has been struggling from a severe slump this season. As he failed to overcome his shocking batting average below 100%, he has been excluded from the starting lineup. At an away game against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, Abreu played in the bottom of the eighth inning when his team was losing 2-4. He couldn’t even stand at bat, and had to watch his team lose 3-4. Abreu had just four hits in 68 at-bats (62 times at bat) in 20 games in the league this season. He has a batting average of 65 percent, an RBI without a home run ..read more

Has his credibility dropped? San Francisco Giants’ Lee Jung-hoo has been excluded from the starting lineup again. In the final three consecutive home games against the New York Mets held at Oracle Park on Saturday, Lee replaced center fielder in the sixth inning when he was defending, and took the batter’s box twice with a fly ball and a walk. After playing a poor game at pitching and hitting, San Francisco fell to its knees 2-8. Lee Jung-hoo replaced center fielder No. 7 when he was defending in the top of the sixth inning when his team was losing 0-6. It was right after Mets left-hander Sean ..read more

Pohang Steelers winger Jung Jae-hee (30) has made a splendid comeback in the 2024 season after recovering from his chronic hamstring injury. Since the opening of the “Hana Bank K League 1 2024,” he played in six matches, scoring the most goals in his team. Equipped with the league’s fastest speed, Jung mainly played as a joker in the second half, and scored all four goals in the extra time of the second half. His concentration is remarkable, with an average of one goal scored every 36.8 minutes. One of the secrets to Jung’s great rebound is “flour-free.” “I had a hard time watching the Pohang ..read more

Jurgen Klinsmann’s behavior is also unusual for the Japanese media. Japanese media “Sacker Digest” noted that director Jürgen Klinsmann appeared on the Austrian broadcast and brought up the story of Korea. Soccer Digest said, “Coach Jurgen Klinsmann started the Austrian program. Revealing that his dismissal was unfair, he recalled the ‘table tennis incident’ that occurred during the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).” “It would have been better if I had been quiet, but once again, I burst into a comment that provoked Korea. I caused a stir with my rash remarks,” h ..read more

Coach Xavi Hernandez, a former “World Class” midfielder, is connected to the South Korean national team. One year under Jurgen Klinsmann was literally a “failure.” He has been under intense criticism from soccer fans for causing controversies such as “tactics,” “working from home” and “losing one’s home league,” which had been feared even before he took office. Klinsman’s team, which lacked substance, completely collapsed on the Asian Cup stage. The team was fully prepared by including “captain” Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, Lee Kang-in, and Hwang Hee-chan, who are playing at the center of Europ ..read more

Jurgen Klinsmann touched the wounds of Korean football again, which was hard sealed. Klinsmann appeared with Andreas Herzog (former head coach) on the Austrian Serbus TV sports talk show on the 22nd (local time) and mentioned once again the fight between Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) during the Asian Cup. Klinsmann said, “A young player (Lee Kang-in) who plays in Paris said rude things to the old player (Son Heung-min), the captain of Tottenham. The two got into a physical fight, and due to Lee Kang-in, Son’s fingers were dislocated. It ended with a fe ..read more

Reporter Park Seung-hwan] Shohei Ohtani, who unintentionally stood at the center of controversy due to the coercive attitude of security guards in the process of recovering the first home run ball he hit while wearing the LA Dodgers uniform. This time, he failed to recover the historic home run ball. Ohtani started the 2024 Major League New York Mets home game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on the 22nd (Korea time), and started as a designated hitter, showing off his unrivaled presence with two hits (one home run) and two RBIs, two runs and one walk from three times at bat. Ohta ..read more

“This year he is healthy. He leads the American League with eight home runs.” Mike Trout (33, Los Angeles Angels) is poised to make a comeback after overcoming a slump in recent years. In 22 games this season, Trout posted a batting average of 0.244 with eight homers, 11 RBIs and 14 runs on base, 0.323 with a slugging percentage of 0.581 with an OPS of 0.904. He ranks first in homers in the American League, sixth in slugging percentage, and 10th in OPS. Trout signed a 12-year, 426.5 million-dollar contract with the Angels. It was the most expensive contract in the Major League for some time be ..read more

Born in 1989, the 35-year-old acting coach had a clear goal. This is a change in the team atmosphere. Daegu FC and Daejeon Hana Citizen had a 0-0 draw in the eighth round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at DGB Daegu Bank Park in Daegu on the 21st. Daegu added one point on the day and ranked 10th, ahead of Gwangju, which had one win, four draws, three losses and seven points, one game less. Daegu’s baton was taken by acting coach Jeong Sun-ho, who was born in 1989. It was an emergency prescription to fill the gap caused by Choi Won-kwon’s resignation. Acting President Chung constantly stressed ..read more

It was a poor performance to be considered as a team aiming for 10 consecutive Olympic finals. Unless Hwang Sun-hong quickly closes the loophole in the match against China, there is no guarantee of an immediate victory in the Korea-Japan match, let alone the Olympic finals. The South Korean U-23 national team, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, will face Japan in the final Group B match of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Qatar Asian Cup at 10 p.m. on the 22nd (Korea time). The U-23 Asian Cup will also serve as a preliminary match for men’s soccer for the 2024 Paris Olympics, wi ..read more