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Could Korean closer Seung-Hwan Oh help the Detroit Tigers?

The Korean righthander, who has been pitching in the Japanese League, is interested in coming to the United States.

He has earned the nickname "Dol-bucheo" (Stone Buddha) for being unshaken and displaying a stone face under pressure. Others call him "Kkeut-pan Wang," or "Final Boss." He is one of the greatest closers in the history of the Korean Baseball Organization, and he wants to come to America.

Korean closer Seung-Hwan Oh has told his agents that he would like to pitch in Major League Baseball starting in the 2016 season. Oh has a career 1.