New Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim arrived last month for a brief stay in Southern California on his way to spring training this week. But his welcome to the United States was less about sunshine and beaches and more about surviving grueling workouts led by Brady Anderson, Orioles vice president of baseball operations.
Kim is embarking on a new challenge after a decade of playing professionally in his native South Korea, where he became one of the top hitters in the Korean Baseball Organization. He even earned the title of Iron Man for a decade of durability.