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Two Korean baseball clubs each released their Asian quota players Tuesday. The Kia Tigers first waived their struggling Australian shortstop Jarryd Dale. Dale was signed as the Tigers’ Asian quota player for this season. In 34 games, Dale batted .256 with a home run and six RBIs, while also making nine errors, the most in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The Tigers sent him down to the minors on May 11. Dale had been batting .364 in six games there, but the Tigers still didn’t find room for him. Dale had a strong start to his first KBO season, recording a hit in each of his first 15 games — the second longest such streak for a foreign-born hitter in league history. But the Tigers found his defense lacking after trying him at shortstop, second base and first base. The KBO introduced the Asian quota system this season, allowing clubs to sign players from Australia, Japan or Taiwan with prior experience in those leagues. Dale was the only position player to fill the Asian quota, but the Tigers are now said to be seeking to replace him with a pitcher. Later in the day, the Doosan Bears