The latest reporting from Korea, translated into English.
The Cubs lost 1-4 to the Padres in the Wild Card Series on September 30 (local time) and were eliminated. Suzuki, who is about to become a free agent, named "an environment where my family feels safe" as his criterion. A split has not been decided.
Lotte infielder Kim Min-seong (37) is wrapping up a 20-season playing career. His retirement ceremony will be held at the Sajik game against LG on October 9, and he finishes with 1,476 career hits (as of 10.02).
Korea beat Ecuador 3-0 but lost 1-4 to Uruguay, finishing with 1 win and 1 loss. Japan drew 0-0 with Ecuador and advanced to the Kirin Cup final on penalties, where they will face New Zealand.
In virtual taekwondo, which made its Asian Games debut, An Hyang-sik lost 1-2 in round score to Vietnam's Chau Ngoc Tuyet Sang and was eliminated in the round of 16. He won the second round but gave up the final round.
Lydia Ko (29) is chasing the top spot on the LPGA career money list at the Lotte Championship. The gap is $223,228. On the first day, Kim A-lim and Yoon I-na shared the lead at 7 under par.
Samsung catcher Kang Min-ho became the first player in KBO history to appear in 2600 career games, in the October 1 game against Hanwha in Daegu. In the same game, he also recorded his 2300th career hit, the 7th player in history to do so.
After practice on September 30, Reaves praised the defense of Thybulle and Williams and said he was confident the defense will get better. The "252 billion won salary" figure is actually the total of a four-year contract.
DCGI 2026, which brings together 12 teams from 6 regions that did not qualify for the World Championship, opens on the 3rd. The total prize pool is 1.5 million yuan, and the final is on the 17th.
KT beat KIA 7-5 in Gwangju for its fourth straight win. Its magic number for the title is down to 5. Samsung also beat Hanwha 3-2, but the gap remains 3 games.
Austin went 1 for 4 against SSG on Oct. 1, and LG lost 5-6 to get swept in the three-game series. Over the last 10 games, Austin has no home runs and 1 RBI, and ranks third in home runs and second in RBIs.
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's football final between Korea and Japan will be held on October 3 at Toyota Stadium. Coach Lee Min-sung did not confirm that Lee Gi-hyuk and Yang Hyun-jun will play in the final.
Son Heung-min goes after sole first place on South Korea's men's all-time A-match scoring list in tonight's match against Venezuela. He is level with Cha Bum-kun on 58 goals, so one goal would put him ahead with 59.
