[Sports Round-up] Son Heung-min helps LAFC earn draw on MLS debut

It's Monday, which means it's time to take a look at what's been happening in the world of sports.

We have our sports editor Paul Neat joining us in the studio.

Hello, Paul.

Hello.

Let's begin with football.

Son Heung-min made his MLS debut. What can you tell us?

Son Heung-min, on Saturday local time, officially made his MLS debut for Los Angeles FC.

And he wasted no time in making an impact.

He came off the bench in the second half against the Chicago Fire, and used his signature pace and close control to cause havoc for the Fire defense.

In the 77th minute, he was fouled inside the box, winning a penalty that Denis Bouanga converted to level the match at 2–2.

LAFC had earlier equalized in the first half before falling behind again, but Son's involvement ensured they came away with a point.

LAFC are fifth in the Western Conference and take on the New England Revolution this Saturday, where Son could make his full debut.

Off to a good start.

Staying in the U.S. but moving on to MLB.

A home run for Kim Ha-seong.

Yes, his first in around a month.

Kim on Sunday batted 2-for-3 with two RBIs and one run scored, also drawing a walk, against the Seattle Mariners.

But his team, the Tampa Bay Rays, lost the match 6 to 3.

Batting seventh, Kim hit a double to left off starter Bryan Woo in the top of the second.

It was Kim's second double of the season and his first since July 9th.

His home run came in the fourth inning, hitting a fastball.

It was his first home run since July 10th and was his second of the season.

The day before, Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants matched his season best run by recording a hit for the eighth game in a row.

He went 1-for-4 in a 4-2 loss to the Washington Nationals.

The hit came in the very last inning with an infield single in what was his final appearance at the plate.

Staying with baseball but moving to the KBO.

Another attendance milestone.

Yes, nine million fans now after 528 games.

That's the fastest the league has ever hit that milestone.

The previous record was 610 games set last season.

In fact, the KBO has only ever surpassed nine million once before, and that was last year.

The overall record is 10-point-8 million.

Officials and analysts say the league is on pace to surpass the single-season attendance record and even get as high as 12 million.

All 10 clubs together are averaging around 18-thousand fans per match, which is up 16-percent from this point last season.

And finally, to golf.

Two South Koreans have qualified for the second leg of the PGA Tour playoffs.

Indeed, they have. Kim Si-woo and Im Sung-jae.

Both put in good displays in the first tournament of the annual series over the weekend.

On Sunday, at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee, Kim Si-woo finished tied for 14th at 8-under par 272.

Im Sung-jae finished one stroke behind Kim to tie for 17th.

Kim jumped from number 46 to 41st in the FedEx Cup standings, while Im moved up from 29 to 25.

Only those in the top 70 qualified, and the top 50 from the weekend's competition advance to the BMW Championship, which starts this Thursday.

Great stuff.

Thanks for that, Paul. See you next week.

Thank you.