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Thais account for more than 35 percent of all undocumented foreign nationals staying here, according to the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday.

A ministry official told The Korea Times that 145,810 Thais were staying without valid visas or permits in Korea as of late May. This figure is about 35.1 percent of the total of 415,230 such foreign residents, far higher than that of other countries, including Vietnam (79,366), China (64,151), the Philippines (13,740), Indonesia (12,172) and Cambodia (10,681).

The release of information comes as the country’s strict entry requirements, particularly its K-ETA system, its electronic travel authorization, are being blamed for a decrease in the number of tourists from Thailand this year.

From January to April, Korea saw some 119,000 Thai travelers, down 21.1 percent from the same period last year, in stark contrast to a surge in foreign arrivals from other countries.

The ministry, which is in charge of reviewing K-ETA applications, does not disclose reasons for its rejections of travel permits. But the official said the same criteria have been applied to review the applicants from all countries subject to the policy.

As discontent is seemingly growing among Thai travelers over the K-ETA, with boycott signs such as the “ban Korea travel” hashtag gaining support on X, formerly Twitter, Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism asked the Ministry of Justice to temporarily exempt Thailand from K-ETA, at least until the end of 2024, as tourism officials are redoubling efforts to meet the target of attracting 20 million foreign tourists this year.

But the Ministry of Justice has expressed caution. Speaking to Yonhap, a Korean news agency, the ministry said a “cautious approach” would be needed as such a policy change could lead to a significant increase in the number of undocumented foreigners in the country.

When issues and complaints about the K-ETA emerged last November, the ministry defended its checking system, saying some 78 percent of all Thais staying in Korea were doing so illegally, and it was its “rightful duty” to reduce the number of those staying here unlawfully.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand was among the top sources of tourists, along with China, Japan, the United States and Taiwan. Many worry that the number of Thai visitors would never recover to the previous level anytime soon and negatively affect the relationship between the two countries.

The ministry official dismissed the claims that the K-ETA was the main reason behind the drop in the number of Thai visitors. But he said the 스포츠토토존 ministry is now trying to improve the system to make it more convenient, adding that it will do so while ensuring border security.

Cole started the game against the Baltimore Orioles at the Bronx Yankee Stadium in New York on the 20th (Korea Standard Time) and recorded 62 pitches, 3 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts, and 2 runs in 4 innings.

Cole, who won the Cy Young Award for the first time in his career last year, felt pain in his elbow during the spring camp, which made his heart sink. He has been an ace for nine years after receiving 324 million dollars (447.6 billion won) ahead of the 2020 season. The injury seemed to make this season difficult. However, he underwent medical checkups by five specialists and thoroughly checked his elbow condition. He was diagnosed with nerve stimulation and swelling of his elbow without any ligament damage. He was able to return without surgery.

He performed perfectly in three Minor League rehabilitation games, and had his last rehabilitation game in Triple-A on Saturday. He had two hits, 10 strikeouts, and one run (non-ERA) in four ⅓ innings. He threw 37 four-seams, 19 cutters, seven curves, three sliders, and one change-up and sinker each. His maximum four-seam speed was 97.8 miles (about 157.4 kilometers) and he will return to the Major League soon.

The first inning was not easy. Gunna Henderson hit the second baseman and it went out to the outfield, resulting in a double. Attlee Rutchman handled it with a fly ball to the shortstop, and induced Ryan Mountcastle to hit a grounder to the second base. It became a two-out, third base, but Ryan O’Hearn gave up the first run as he got a timely double to the left-center field. With two outs and a runner on the second base, Anthony Santander hit a fly ball to center field, barely making it past the first inning. In the first inning alone, he allowed as many as four balls with speeds of over 100 miles per hour.

In the second inning, Colton Kauser hit a fly ball to shortstop and Cedric Mullins hit a liner to center field. Then, he guided Ramon Urias to a grounder to shortstop to finish the second inning.

He struck out for the first time in the top of the third inning. He struck out the leadoff Tana Jorge Mateo with a swing and miss. He allowed a walk and stole second base to Gunna Henderson, but struck out Adley Rutchman and Ryan Mountcastle in succession, finding the pace. 토토사이트 순위

In the fourth inning, Ryan O’Hearn, the leadoff hitter, cooked a liner to center field. And he regained stability by striking out Anthony Santander and Colton Kauser in succession.

Coming down from the fourth inning, Cole spread his finger from the bench and expressed his will to throw another inning, before taking the mound again in the fifth inning. However, he had to leave the mound after being hit to left by Cedric Mullins, the first batter, in the fifth inning. Later, Ron Marinaccio committed a two-run shot to Ramon Urías, increasing Cole’s loss to two points.

On the day, Cole threw 62 pitches, and displayed 28 forceps, 13 cutters, 11 knuckle curves, five changeups, and five sliders. He marked the maximum speed of his four-seam ball at 97.5 miles (156.9 kilometers).

Although he still had powerful ball power, he confirmed the points that need to be supplemented, such as allowing six balls with a batting speed of more than 100 miles to the firepower of Baltimore batters.

Leadoff Shohei Ohtani (30, Los Angeles Dodgers) completely fills the vacancy of Mookie Betts. However, the Colorado Rockies, not the Dodgers, who came from behind to win the game the previous day, secured a finishing win.

Ohtani started as the first designated hitter in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) away game against Colorado at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on the 20th (Korea time) and hit two hits, one strikeout, three RBIs and one run in five times at bat.

Dodgers has set up starting lineup with Ohtani (designated hitter), Freddie Freeman (first baseman), Teoscar Hernandez (left fielder), Andy Page (center fielder), Jason Heyward (right fielder), Gabin Lux (second baseman), Cavan Biggio (third baseman), Kike Hernandez (striker) and Austin Barnes (catcher). Bobby Miller started as starting pitcher in his return match from injury. 토토사이트 추천

Colorado faced Brenton Doyle (midfielder), Ezekiel Tobar (striker), Ryan McMahon (third baseman), Jacob Starling (catcher), Michael Toglia (first baseman), Sean Butchard (left fielder), Jake Cave (right fielder), Erehuris Montero (designated hitter) and Adael Amador (second baseman). The starter was Ryan Feltner.

After Mookie Betts, who played shortstop and top hitter at the same time, suffered a broken finger, Ohtani came out as the first batter in three consecutive games. With three hits including two doubles and four on base from the first day, Ohtani showed off his hot batting performance as the first batter by hitting multiple hits including a home run the previous day.

He swung the bat boldly from the first pitch in his first at-bat on the day, but started the game with regret with a ground ball to the third base.

In the top of the second inning, he started as a troubleshooter when runners were lined up. The Dodgers started the game after giving up three runs in the bottom of the first inning, but Ohtani appeared at the batter’s box with the bases loaded with two outs and hit a four-seam fastball with three pitches at 96.5 miles per hour (155.3 kilometers) and hit a three-run double that hit the left-center field with a bullet-like 108.5 miles (174.6 kilometers).

In the top of the fourth inning, he hit Feltner’s high four-seam fastball hard in the absence of two outs, but he grounded out to the third base because the ball did not fly.

Ohtani made a multi-hit with two outs in the top of the sixth inning when Nick Mears took the mound. He hit a low curve at the ball count of 1-2, sending a ball to right field. Freeman hit a ground ball to the third base and failed to score.

In the top of the eighth inning, Colorado sent Jake Bird to the mound, but the Dodgers put up pinch-runner Barnes after Quique’s double with two outs. With Smith’s walk, Ohtani hit a sinker and slider with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. Ohtani displayed aggressive pitching. He inserted a three-pitch slider into the bottom of the zone, and Ohtani froze. Rookie strikeout.

Ohtani’s batting average for this season also increased from 0.316 to 0.317. In the three games he played as the first batter, he had a batting average of 0.467 (seven hits in 15 times at bat) and had four long balls, including one home run. With one more walk to get on base, Ohtani’s batting average is 0.500, far exceeding that of an ordinary first batter.

Colorado Rockies got the upper hand in the bottom of the first inning. With two outs, McMahon’s hit and Starling’s walk saved the opportunity, and Toglia delivered a fatal hit to Miller, who was about to return to the mound. With the ball count in advantage of 2-0, he targeted Miller’s four-seam fastball at 97.9 miles per hour (157.6 kilometers) per hour and hit his sixth three-run homer in the season.

The Dodgers immediately fired back at him in the top of the second inning. With one out, Luxe had a hit to the left, Vizio had a hit to the right, and Quique’s walk to fill the entire base. After Barnes struck out swinging, Ohtani hit a three-run double that brought in all the runners, and Freeman had a hit to the right field to bring in Ohtani. The game came from behind to win 4-3.

Colorado Rockies did not back down easily. Following Toglia’s triple, Butchard hit a grounder to the third base to bring Toglia home.

The Dodgers immediately hit back. Following Pages’ hit in the top of the fifth inning, which started with Freeman’s hit, Hayward pulled the curveball to hit a two-run double that directly hit the fence.

Colorado started chasing after him again in the bottom of the seventh inning. Butchard hit a double and headed for the third base when Cave hit a grounder to the first base. The Dodgers put in Daniel Hudson instead of Miller, but lost point as third baseman Vizio missed Montero’s grounder. Amador’s double and Doyle’s sacrifice fly made the game 6-6 again.

With the score tied at 6-6, the Dodgers started offensively in the top of the ninth inning with two outs, raising expectations and sending in pinch hitter Miguel Rojas. However, he swung the bat from the first pitch to right field.

Colorado, which overcame the crisis, had an opportunity in the bottom of the ninth inning. Cave and Montero had 47 hits in a row to hit Johan Ramirez, a changed pitcher. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases, the crisis was critical. Amador grounded out to shortstop, but the runner headed for the second and third bases. Colorado eventually laughed. Doyle targeted Ramirez’s sweeper and made a sacrifice fly to center field, and Cave, who tagged-up, dug into home to secure the finishing win.

Miller won the showdown with the starting pitcher by decision. Miller pitched 79 pitches, allowing six hits (one homer) and three walks, two strikeouts and five runs, while Feltner allowed seven hits, two walks, six strikeouts and six runs during five innings. The struggle for the bullpen has divided feelings of joy and sorrow. Ramirez became the losing pitcher by allowing two hits and one run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Jellen Biggs, who pitched in the top of the ninth inning without allowing any score, secured his third win (three losses) of the season.

In Colorado’s lineup, Toglia, who hit a home run, made two hits, three RBIs and two runs from four times at bat, and Doyle also contributed to his team’s victory by scoring two RBIs without a hit. The Dodgers, which lost three consecutive games, recorded 46-30 losses, while Colorado recorded 26-48.

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, who had been out of the lineup due to an elbow injury, made a stable pitch in his return to injury.

Cole started the 2024 Major League Baseball home game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York on the 20th (Korea time), throwing 62 pitches in four innings, recording three hits, one walk, five strikeouts and two runs.

Cole was shaken by giving up a right-handed double to Gunnar Henderson, the leadoff hitter, and a right-handed double to Ryan O’Hearn in the first inning, but he kept the Baltimore lineup scoreless from the second to the fourth.

He was replaced after allowing a left-handed hit to leadoff hitter Cedric Mullins in the top of the fifth inning when the score was 1-1, and changed pitcher Ron Marinaccio brought home the succession runner, increasing Cole’s earned run to two points.

Cole is the league’s best pitcher who won the American League Cy Young Award unanimously last season. 토토사이트 추천

He left the starting rotation in March complaining of elbow pain during the exhibition game, and last month, he went through a full-fledged rehabilitation process to raise his physical condition again.

Meanwhile, the Yankees lost the game 6-7 after a close game in the 10th inning. The gap between the Yankees ranking first and second in the AL East has narrowed by 1.5 games.

The Athletic, a local media outlet, said in an article titled “Guardians’ Introduction to MLB Trade: Three Stories to Watch” on the 13th (Korean Standard Time) that the Cleveland Guardians could covet shortstop Kim Ha-sung this summer.

Why Cleveland? It is leading the American League Central with 43 wins and 23 losses. It is 5.5 games away from the second-ranked Kansas City Royals. FanGraphs put Cleveland’s probability of entering the playoffs at 85.2 percent. They are expecting an autumn baseball for the first time in two years following 2022. However, Cleveland’s biggest weakness is shortstop.

“Guardians are ready to attack the market this summer. They are desperately trying to reinforce their starting lineup and want strong bats,” said journalist Jack Maisel, who wrote the article. “Both strikers Brian Locchio and Gabriel Arias have weak bats. Daniel Schneeman recently joined Triple-A and Jose Tena, Juan Brito, and Angel Martinez are growing up, but this is not the right answer for them to have a Keystone combination with (second baseman) Andrés Jiménez.” 토토사이트 순위

Rockino, Cleveland’s main shortstop, has a batting average of 0.213 (37 hits in 174 times at bat), one homer, 11 RBIs and an OPS of 0.603, which ranks among the lowest in offense capability. Indeed, the team needs a shortstop equipped with bat capability. In other words, Kim Ha-sung is an alternative.

“Guardians can find short-term solutions if they cannot be resolved internally. We need a batter who can immediately strengthen our offense capability at the shortstop position,” said reporter Maisel, recalling the splendid name Blue Jays Beau-Vichette. However, it is unclear whether Toronto will become a seller next month. Kim Ha-sung could be an attractive alternative if the Padres move away from the (Autumn Baseball) race, although the possibility is slim at the moment.

However, in terms of the possibility of a trade deal, Vissette is close to slimming down and Kim Ha-sung is close to impossible. There were a lot of trade rumors about Kim last winter. In fact, the San Diego Padres pushed for it. Although it was not achieved due to AJ Freeler’s high price tag, the team reportedly received considerable inquiries from the trade market.

However, Kim Ha-sung is indispensable to the San Diego Padres since the beginning of the season. The San Diego Padres has a high chance to advance to the post season this year. The San Diego Padres, which beat the Oakland Athletics for three consecutive games on the day, are ranking second in the NL West with 37 wins and 35 losses, and second in the wild card. The FanGraphs estimated the probability of San Diego’s fall baseball at 60.1 percent. The probability increased again from 57.3 percent on the previous day.

There is no reason to put Kim Ha-sung, the “hack” of offense and defense, on the market. Even if the possibility of a playoff is virtually eliminated due to the “drastic drop” of San Diego’s “one in the world” after the All-Star break in July, it will be difficult to put Kim Ha-sung on the market. This is because there is a $7 million mutual option for next season. In other words, if Kim Ha-sung has any chance of choosing this option, he could sign an extension contract after the season ends. San Diego needs to pay attention in particular to the fact that Kim Ha-sung has absolute support from home fans.

Kim Ha-sung’s batting performance has taken an upward turn since June. He has a batting average of 0.222 (53 hits in 239 times at bat), nine homers, 34 RBIs, 36 runs scored, 41 walks, 14 steals, and OPS of 0.729. In the recent 14 games, he has shown a sharp upward trend, posting a batting average of 0.261 (12 hits in 46 times at bat), three homers, 11 RBIs, nine runs, nine walks, and 0.940.

If Kim Ha-sung gives up his options after this season and joins the FA market, he is expected to be ranked first and second along with Willy Adames of the Milwaukee Brewers. Still, experts say that Kim Ha-sung is ahead in terms of both offense and defense capabilities. As of the day, bWAR is 2.0 for Kim Ha-sung and 1.8 for Adames. Shortstop is always called for in the market. Chances are high that not only Cleveland but also the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox, who desperately need shortstop, will jump in for Kim Ha-sung.

“Boston is expected to have minor league shortstop Marcelo Mayer make his Major League debut this year,” said Boston fan media BoSox Injection. “As a result, the shortstop that Craig Brisslow wants to bring in this summer is a player with a low reputation. Kim Ha-sung and Willie Adames, who will become FA later this year, say that Boston has to yield promising players, which is too expensive.” This means that Boston could eventually target the FA market later this year.