Korean KBO League

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Established
1982 (43 years old)

First Recorded Event
2012-03-17

Current Season
2025

Sport
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Baseball

Location
South Korea

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - Naver TV [2021]

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Upcoming
15 May	Hanwha Ea	9:30am	Doosan Bea
15 May	Kia Tiger	9:30am	Lotte Gian
15 May	LG Twins	9:30am	Kiwoom Her
15 May	Samsung L	9:30am	KT Wiz
15 May	SSG Lande	9:30am	NC Dinos
16 May	Lotte Gia	9:30am	Samsung Li
16 May	NC Dinos	9:30am	Kiwoom Her
16 May	LG Twins	9:30am	KT Wiz
16 May	Kia Tiger	9:30am	Doosan Bea
16 May	Hanwha Ea	9:30am	SSG Lander
Results
14 May	Kia Tiger	- 4	Lotte Gian
14 May	Hanwha Ea	1 - 7	Doosan Bea
14 May	LG Twins	12 -	Kiwoom Her
14 May	SSG Lande	3 - 6	NC Dinos
14 May	Samsung L	2 - 3	KT Wiz
13 May	SSG Lande	6 - 3	NC Dinos
13 May	Samsung L	5 - 3	KT Wiz
13 May	LG Twins	9 - 6	Kiwoom Her
13 May	Kia Tiger	4 - 1	Lotte Gian
13 May	Hanwha Ea	3 - 4	Doosan Bea

Description

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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