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League Primer: Korea Baseball Organization

Baseball is slowly coming back and that means it’s time to prime up the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). History The KBO first saw action in 1982. For the most part, the KBO has had an uneventful history. Teams have come and gone, superstars have been made while others haven’t panned out. Korea’s premier league has […]

Posted on April 28, 2020April 25, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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League Primer: Copa Gobernador

A little known tournament is taking place this March. Learn all about Copa Gobernador (CG). History Copa Gobernador has been taking place since 2003. It’s a small tournament organized by Instituto Estatal del Deporte de Coahuila. In the past, all three Liga Mexicana de Béisbol teams from the state of Coahuila participated as well as […]

Posted on March 20, 2020February 16, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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League Primer: Japan Women’s Baseball League

Baseball in Japan isn’t limited to just the leagues you know about, the Japan Women’s Baseball League (JWBL) has been around for some time now, you should get to know the premier women’s professional league. History First there was the Girls Professional Baseball League, at least the GPBL was a thing until 2012. Then in […]

Posted on March 13, 2020February 29, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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League Primer: Southern League

There are two minor leagues for the Korea Baseball Organization. Today we’re digging into the second of those two leagues, the Southern League (KSL). History The Southern League has been in existence since 1991. Since that time it has served as a minor league for the KBO. The league continues year-after-year with little fanfare or […]

Posted on March 12, 2020February 16, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
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League Primer: Northern League

There are two minor leagues for the Korea Baseball Organization. Today we’re digging into the first of those two leagues, the Northern League (KNL). History The Northern League has been in existence since 1991. Since that time it has served as a minor league for the KBO. The league continues year-after-year with little fanfare or […]

Posted on March 10, 2020February 16, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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January 27, 2021

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January 27, 2021

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ICYMI: Telvin Nash traveled to Japan and spent 2020 with the Toyoma GRN Thunderbirds of the Baseball Challenge League. He was great all year long and set himself up for a return and future success in the seasons to come, @IBWAA

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