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Name
Korean KBO League

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Poster

Established
1982 (42 years old)

First Recorded Event
2012-03-17

Current Season
2024

API Football ID
5

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Baseball

Location
South Korea

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - Naver TV [2021]

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18/05	NC Dinos	-	Kia Tigers	8:00am
18/05	Samsung Lion	-	Hanwha Eagle	8:00am
18/05	KT Wiz	-	LG Twins	8:00am
18/05	Kiwoom Heroe	-	SSG Landers	8:00am
18/05	Doosan Bears	-	Lotte Giants	8:00am
19/05	Doosan Bears	-	Lotte Giants	5:00am
19/05	Kiwoom Heroe	-	SSG Landers	5:00am
19/05	NC Dinos	-	Kia Tigers	5:00am
19/05	Samsung Lion	-	Hanwha Eagle	5:00am
19/05	KT Wiz	-	LG Twins	5:00am
Results
17/05	Kiwoom Heroe	4 - 5	SSG Landers
17/05	KT Wiz	5 - 13	LG Twins
17/05	Doosan Bears	1 - 5	Lotte Giants
17/05	Samsung Lion	7 - 5	Hanwha Eagle
17/05	NC Dinos	4 - 7	Kia Tigers
16/05	Hanwha Eagle	3 - 4	NC Dinos
16/05	Kia Tigers	7 - 7	Doosan Bears
16/05	KT Wiz	0 - 2	Lotte Giants
16/05	SSG Landers	4 - 12	Samsung Lion
16/05	LG Twins	5 - 6	Kiwoom Heroe

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The KBO League (Korean: KBO 리그), officially as Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League for sponsorship, is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982, and has expanded to ten franchises. The KBO League is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers are the most successful team, having won 11 out of the 38 championships.

In comparison with American Major League Baseball, ESPN reports that the KBO level of play "appears to be somewhere between Double-A and Triple-A, on average, though the best players are more likely to be MLB-quality than your typical Double-A league." Historically, the KBO is known for its vocal and exuberant fan base, as well as the widespread practice of bat flips (ppa-dun (Korean: 빠던), a portmanteau of the "first syllables of the words for 'bat' and 'throw'") by hitters after stroking what they think will be a home run. In the KBO, the bat flipping tradition dates back to the 1990s.

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