Korean KBO League

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Poster

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
13 Aug	SSG Lande	9:30am	Kiwoom He
13 Aug	Samsung L	9:30am	Kia Tiger
13 Aug	Hanwha Ea	9:30am	Lotte Gia
13 Aug	KT Wiz	9:30am	LG Twins
13 Aug	Doosan Be	9:30am	NC Dinos
14 Aug	Doosan Be	9:30am	NC Dinos
14 Aug	Hanwha Ea	9:30am	Lotte Gia
14 Aug	KT Wiz	9:30am	LG Twins
14 Aug	Samsung L	9:30am	Kia Tiger
14 Aug	SSG Lande	9:30am	Kiwoom He
Results
12 Aug	SSG Lande	3 - 1	Kiwoom He
12 Aug	Samsung L	1 - 5	Kia Tiger
12 Aug	KT Wiz	2 - 11	LG Twins
12 Aug	Hanwha Ea	2 - 0	Lotte Gia
12 Aug	Doosan Be	2 - 3	NC Dinos
10 Aug	Kia Tiger	16 - 12	NC Dinos
10 Aug	LG Twins	4 - 5	Hanwha Ea
10 Aug	KT Wiz	9 - 2	Samsung L
10 Aug	Lotte Gia	1 - 10	SSG Lande
10 Aug	Kiwoom He	4 - 3	Doosan Be

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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