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
07 Jul 26	Samsung Samsung Lions	9:30am	LG TwinsLG Twins
07 Jul 26	Lotte GiLotte Giants	9:30am	Kia TigeKia Tigers
07 Jul 26	KT WizKT Wiz	9:30am	Kiwoom HKiwoom Heroes
07 Jul 26	Hanwha EHanwha Eagles	9:30am	NC DinosNC Dinos
07 Jul 26	Doosan BDoosan Bears	9:30am	SSG LandSSG Landers
08 Jul 26	Doosan BDoosan Bears	9:30am	SSG LandSSG Landers
08 Jul 26	Hanwha EHanwha Eagles	9:30am	NC DinosNC Dinos
08 Jul 26	KT WizKT Wiz	9:30am	Kiwoom HKiwoom Heroes
08 Jul 26	Lotte GiLotte Giants	9:30am	Kia TigeKia Tigers
08 Jul 26	Samsung Samsung Lions	9:30am	LG TwinsLG Twins

		Results
05 Jul 26	SSG LandeSSG Landers	3 - 13	Samsung LSamsung Lions
05 Jul 26	LG TwinsLG Twins	P - P	Hanwha EaHanwha Eagles
05 Jul 26	KT WizKT Wiz	4 - 2	Lotte GiaLotte Giants
05 Jul 26	Kia TigerKia Tigers	P - P	NC DinosNC Dinos
05 Jul 26	Kiwoom HeKiwoom Heroes	1 - 8	Doosan BeDoosan Bears
04 Jul 26	Kia TigerKia Tigers	4 - 5	NC DinosNC Dinos
04 Jul 26	Kiwoom HeKiwoom Heroes	5 - 8	Doosan BeDoosan Bears
04 Jul 26	KT WizKT Wiz	1 - 4	Lotte GiaLotte Giants
04 Jul 26	LG TwinsLG Twins	5 - 3	Hanwha EaHanwha Eagles
04 Jul 26	SSG LandeSSG Landers	7 - 13	Samsung LSamsung Lions

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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