Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Lee, Choo flying high
By Jung Min-ho
Lee Dae-ho of Japan’s Orix Buffaloes saved his team from falling to a seventh consecutive loss while the Cleveland Indians’ Choo Shin-soo had another multi-hit game on the weekend.
At the top of the ninth, it appeared Saturday the Buffaloes would suffer another frustrating result. They trailed the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2-1 before Lee hit a two-run homer.
But Buffaloes fans had to wait a little longer to celebrate when Swallow’s hitter Atsushi Fujimoto leveled the scores to send the match to extra innings. At the top of the 11th, Lee was walked and Kawabata’s hit with the bases loaded gave Orix a 6-3 victory.
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