Michael Keith Johnson is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who pitched all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),and also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),KBO League,and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
The KBO League,officially the Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League,is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers are the most successful team,having won 11 of the 40 championships.
The Asia Series was an international club baseball competition,contested by the champions of all four of the professional leagues that are associated with the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) —Australian Baseball League (ABL),Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL),Korea Baseball Organization League,and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) —along with the CEB European Champion Cup holder and the host city,to bring the number of teams up to six.
Ryan Robert Feierabend is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners,Texas Rangers,and Toronto Blue Jays. Feierabend also played in the KBO League for the Nexen Heroes and KT Wiz,and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions.
Tilson Manuel Brito Jiménez is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman. He played Major League Baseball,KBO League baseball,and Chinese Professional Baseball League baseball.
Kwang-hyun Kim is a South Korean left-handed pitcher for the SSG Landers of KBO League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and in KBO for the SK Wyverns.
Félix Antonio Doubront [doo-bront'] is a Venezuelan pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox,Chicago Cubs,Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics in a span of six seasons from 2010 through 2015. He also has pitched for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League and the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Henry Sosa Esther is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He was born in El Seibo,Dominican Republic. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,in the KBO League (KBO) for the Kia Tigers,Nexen Heroes,LG Twins,and SK Wyverns,and in the CPBL for the Fubon Guardians.
Yang Hyeon-jong is a Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. He made his MLB debut with Texas in 2021. He won the Korean Series in 2009 and 2017,and was the Korean Series MVP and KBO MVP in 2017 as well.
Wilin Arismendy Rosario Hernández is a Dominican professional baseball catcher and first baseman for the Mariachis de Guadalajara of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies,the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles,Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers,and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions.
Wilmer Font Gómez is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the SSG Landers of the KBO League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays,Texas Rangers,Los Angeles Dodgers,Oakland Athletics,New York Mets,and Toronto Blue Jays.
William Deck McGuire is an American former professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets,and was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year in 2009. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,Toronto Blue Jays,Los Angeles Angels,and Samsung Lions of the KBO League,and Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Lisalverto Bonilla is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds,in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions,and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Rakuten Monkeys and Uni-President Lions.
Travis Jordan Banwart is an American professional baseball starting pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in the KBO League for the SK Wyverns and KT Wiz. He also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Fubon Guardians.
Jacob Daniel Brigham is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2015 with the Atlanta Braves,and has also played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Nexen / Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League.
Ricardo Antonio Pinto Valera is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays,and for the SK Wyverns of the KBO League.
Timothy Macgill Melville is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,Minnesota Twins,San Diego Padres,and Colorado Rockies. Melville also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions.
Nicholas Scott Additon is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Chinatrust Brothers.
The 2018 Korean Series is the championship series of the 2018 KBO League season. The Doosan Bears,as the regular season champions,automatically advanced to the Korean Series,where they faced the SK Wyverns. The series ran from November 4 to November 12.
Theodore J. Stankiewicz is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft and played in the 2020 Summer Olympics for the Mexico national baseball team.
