Korean KBO League

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Established
1982 (44 years old)

First Recorded Event
2012-03-17

Current Season
2026

Current Round

Sport
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Baseball

Location
South Korea

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - Naver TV [2021]

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Upcoming
08 Apr	Doosan Be	9:30am	Kiwoom He
08 Apr	Kia Tiger	9:30am	Samsung L
08 Apr	Lotte Gia	9:30am	KT Wiz
08 Apr	NC Dinos	9:30am	LG Twins
08 Apr	SSG Lande	9:30am	Hanwha Ea
09 Apr	SSG Lande	9:30am	Hanwha Ea
09 Apr	NC Dinos	9:30am	LG Twins
09 Apr	Lotte Gia	9:30am	KT Wiz
09 Apr	Kia Tiger	9:30am	Samsung L
09 Apr	Doosan Be	9:30am	Kiwoom He
Results
07 Apr	Kia Tiger	3 - 1	Samsung L
07 Apr	Lotte Gia	1 - 2	KT Wiz
07 Apr	Doosan Be	2 - 2	Kiwoom He
07 Apr	SSG Lande	2 - 4	Hanwha Ea
07 Apr	NC Dinos	-	LG Twins
05 Apr	Lotte Gia	3 - 4	SSG Lande
05 Apr	KT Wiz	2 - 0	Samsung L
05 Apr	Kiwoom He	5 - 6	LG Twins
05 Apr	Kia Tiger	3 - 0	NC Dinos
05 Apr	Doosan Be	8 - 0	Hanwha Ea

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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