Baseball: Ex-Hanshin, St. Louis closer Oh Seung Hwan to retire

Relief pitcher Oh Seung Hwan, who has racked up a total of 549 saves in his native South Korea, Japan and the United States, will retire at the end of this season, his Samsung Lions said Wednesday.While in Japan, Oh led the Central League with 39 saves in 2014 and 41 saves in 2015 for the Hanshin Tigers. He moved to the St. Louis Cardinals in 2016 and saved 42 games for three major league clubs until 2019.The 43-year-old right-hander said in a statement through the Korean Baseball Organization club that he is happy to have pitched in many games in various leagues.READ FULL ARTICLE