Korean KBO League

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Established
1982 (44 years old)

First Recorded Event
2012-03-17

Current Season
2026

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Baseball

Location
South Korea

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - Naver TV [2021]

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16 May	Doosan Be	8:00am	Lotte Gia
16 May	NC Dinos	8:00am	Kiwoom He
16 May	Samsung L	8:00am	Kia Tiger
16 May	SSG Lande	8:00am	LG Twins
17 May	SSG Lande	5:00am	LG Twins
17 May	Samsung L	5:00am	Kia Tiger
17 May	NC Dinos	5:00am	Kiwoom He
17 May	Doosan Be	5:00am	Lotte Gia
17 May	KT Wiz	5:00am	Hanwha Ea
19 May	Doosan Be	9:30am	NC Dinos
Results
16 May	KT Wiz	-	Hanwha Ea
15 May	Doosan Be	5 - 6	Lotte Gia
15 May	KT Wiz	3 - 5	Hanwha Ea
15 May	NC Dinos	1 - 4	Kiwoom He
15 May	SSG Lande	7 - 8	LG Twins
15 May	Samsung L	4 - 5	Kia Tiger
14 May	Lotte Gia	4 - 5	NC Dinos
14 May	LG Twins	5 - 9	Samsung L
14 May	KT Wiz	10 - 16	SSG Lande
14 May	Kiwoom He	1 - 10	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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