Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
Doosan beat Samsung to win 2015 Korean Series
The Doosan Bears /Yonhap
By Bahk Eun-ji
The Doosan Bears are the 2015 champions of Korean professional baseball.
The Bears convincingly beat the Samsung Lions 13-2 to capture the best-of-seven Korean Series in five games on Saturday. It is the first Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) championship in 14 years for the Bears, and their fourth overall.
The Lions fell short in their bid to win an unprecedented fifth straight title, as three of their strongest pitchers, alleged to have been involved in illegal gambling overseas, were not in the pitching rotation for the series.
The victory at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul must be sweet for the Bears, who blew a 3-games-to-1 Korean Series lead over the Lions two years ago, losing that series in seven games.
Doosan manager Kim Tae-hyung became just the fourth rookie skipper to win the Korean Series.
The Bears pounded out 17 hits and put a runner on in every inning, scoring their first seven runs in the first three innings. Starting pitcher for the Bears Yu Hui-kwan held the Lions to two runs on five hits in six-plus innings.
Designated batter Jung Soo-bin, whose finger was lacerated, went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer and four RBIs for the Bears. Jung was voted the MVP of the series.
The Bears’ cleanup batter Kim Hyun-soo also enjoyed a three-hit day.