SAMSUNG LIONS TRADE FOR VETERAN RELIEVER TO ADDRESS BULLPEN WOES

To address their bullpen issues in the early going, the Samsung Lions acquired veteran reliever Kim Tae-hoon from the Kiwoom Heroes in exchange for infielder Lee won-seok and a draft pick on Thursday. Kim, 31, has spent his entire Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) career with the Heroes, dating back to 2014. In 263 career games, the right-ha