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The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; Korean: 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea.The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League (KBO 리그) and KBO Futures League (KBO 퓨처스리그 (farm league) since 1982.
The KBO League (Korean: KBO 리그) is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea, contested by ten teams.The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. [2]
The Korea Baseball Softball Association (KBSA; Korean: 대한야구소프트볼협회) is the governing body of baseball in South Korea. KBA was founded in 1946 as Joseon Baseball Association (Korean: 조선야구협회), and renamed in 1954. KBA has been charged with the task of promoting and spreading organised baseball.
In December 2023, it was announced that the 2024 season would be Choo Shin-soo's final season in professional baseball. Choo, who spent 15 years in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2020, played in Seattle, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Texas. He turned 42 on July 13. Due to a shoulder injury, he was limited to playing only 77 of the 144 games ...
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has announced rule changes for the 2025 season, including the pitch clock and the automated ball-strike (ABS) system. The KBO will implement the pitch clock starting in the regular season, with pitchers starting their delivery within 20 seconds with the bases empty and 25 seconds with runners on.
The South Korea women's national baseball team is a national team of South Korea and is controlled by the Korea Baseball Association. It represents the nation in women's international competition. The team is a member of the Baseball Federation of Asia.
The South Korean national baseball team (Korean: 대한민국 야구 국가대표팀), also known as the Blue Wave (Korean: 푸른물결), is the national baseball team of South Korea. It has participated in every edition of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), reaching the finals in 2009, and won the WBSC Premier12 in 2015.
KBO Futures League (Korean: KBO 퓨처스리그) or Korea Baseball Futures League is South Korea's second level of baseball, below the KBO League. It serves as a farm league with the purpose to develop professional players on-demand to play in the KBO League. The league consists of two divisions — the Southern League and the Northern League.